Category: Industrialized Construction
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CEMEX Ventures Launches TOP50 Contech Startups
CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX’s Corporate Venture Capital and Open Innovation unit, has announced its TOP50 ConTech Startups list, which includes the 50 most promising new solutions from the 2020 construction ecosystem and the cities of the future. The investment ecosystem in construction startups gets traction and closes the year 2020 surpassing US$1.3 billion of investment in…
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AEC TechTV Episode 10: Supercell’s Mass Timber Office
Supercell is a Finnish gaming company known for games like Hay Day, Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, Clash Royale and Brawl Stars. I took a stroll around their headquarters construction site in Jätkäsaari, Helsinki. The office building is made mainly of mass timber. It is part of the Wood City block, an urban development by…
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Survey on Digitalization in the EU Construction Sector
The European Construction Sector Observatory (ECSO) is conducting a survey on the state of digitalization in the construction sector in each of the European Member States. You can take the 10-minute survey online. ECSO was set up in 2015 to regularly analyse and carry out comparative assessments of the construction sector in all EU countries…
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My Top 5 Innovations for Greater Efficiency, Sustainability & Quality
As a construction professional and British citizen, I genuinely could not have been any prouder and humbled to have opened UK Construction Week Virtual last week. 2020 is the year of disruptions, and we are all looking for this “New Normal”, and while this newfound regularity may have opened new opportunities, as we are now…
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Cemex and Carbon Clean to Develop Low-Cost Carbon Capture Technology
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced today that, through CEMEX Ventures, its Corporate Venture Capital unit, it has signed an agreement with Carbon Clean, a leader in low-cost modular carbon dioxide capture and separation technology, aimed at developing a carbon capture solution for the cement industry that lies below the line of $30US/ton…
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AEC Business Launches AEC TechTV in September
New, game-changing technologies and trailblazing companies are redefining the future of architecture, engineering, and construction. AEC Business launches AEC TechTV, a video channel that’s on the pulse of the digital transformation. Technologies evolve much faster than our capacity to make use of them. Will technology make or break your AEC business? It is more important…
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Architecture, Robotics, and the Importance of Human Interaction – An Interview with Prof. Kathrin Dörfler
We sat down with Professor Kathrin Dörfler of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in advance of WDBE 2020. We discussed the importance of innovation and how her research focuses on the need for practical and productive solutions when it comes to on-site support. Digital and technical innovation plays an essential role in optimizing the…
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Building 2030 Consortium Transforms the Finnish Construction Industry
Building 2030 is a Finnish consortium of 19 construction industry companies, led by Aalto University. The consortium has devised a vision for the industry and supports research projects in the field. The consortium published a video to summarize their accomplishments to date. Visit https://www.aalto.fi/en/building-2030 for more information. The post Building 2030 Consortium Transforms the Finnish…
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BIOHM Seeks to Turn Plastic Waste into Insulation Material with Mushrooms
BIOHM is a research and development led UK start-up that aims to revolutionize the construction industry with its bio-based materials. Among their products are insulation panels made from mycelium, the root formations of fungi. Recently, the company discovered that certain fungal species can consume plastic as a food source. This invention could bring about new…
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From 3D Printing to 3D Value Networks – An Interview with Janne Kyttanen
What’s the future of 3D printing in construction? I discussed this and other related topics with 3D visionary Janne Kyttanen in this podcast episode. Kyttanen, the CEO of What the Future Venture Capital, is a Finnish conceptual artist and designer who is best known for his work in design for 3D printing. He is the…