Tag: AEC
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Construction AI News 8/2022 – AEC Business
Here are picks from the AI issue of the AEC Business newsletter in August 2022. Subscribe! Artificial intelligence can now make convincing images of buildings. Is that a good thing? “In less than a month of using AI, I have created 11,515 images,” writes Kory Bieg. “I have no doubt that this will be a…
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Meet Damon Hernandez, Founder of the AEC Hackathon
I sat down with Damon Hernandez in Helsinki at Urban3, the home base of the Finnish digital built environment ecosystem. We discussed the AEC Hackathon and Damon’s passion for connecting the digital and physical worlds. I initially met Damon Hernandez in November 2015 at the first AEC Hackathon in Finland. The hackathon followed the trademark…
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Industrialized Construction News 8/2022 – AEC Business
Here are picks from the August 2002 Industrialized Construction issue of the AEC Business Newsletter. Subscribe! 5-Million-Pound Bridge Moved Slowly Into Place in Detroit (Video) A new 5-million-pound bridge that will be the first of its kind in Michigan has been moved into place over the I-94 freeway in Detroit, thanks to special machinery known…
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Share Your AEC Tech Success Story
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the AEC Business podcast, I invite you to share your success story of using AEC technology. It can be a big or small improvement on a personal, team, or organizational level made possible by technology. Use the link below to record a voice message in which you explain the…
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Smart Construction News 8/2022 – AEC Business
Here are the topics covered in the August 2022 Smart Construction issue of the AEC Business Newsletter. Keep tabs on AEC innovation and tech news, and subscribe! Breaking down the 6 principles of Lean construction This article breaks down the six core lean construction principles and explores how to implement them in your organization. Read…
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Discovering the Right AEC Tech for You with Niknaz Aftahi
Niknaz Aftahi is the CEO and co-founder of aec+tech (aecplustech.com), an all-in-one innovation platform and community connecting AEC/O professionals with the latest tools and technologies. In this WDBE Talks interview by Aarni Heiskanen, Niknaz discusses construction sector innovation and technology and how she helps AEC professionals discover the right tech solutions. Our discussion covers Niknaz’s…
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Extended Reality News 7/2022 – AEC Business
Here are the July 2022 topics covered in the Extended Reality issue of the AEC Business newsletter. Subscribe! Lori Hufford of Bentley Systems: The intersection of digital twins, the metaverse, and the physical world is an ideal place to invest, allowing global teams to collaborate and solve complex infrastructure problems. Read more A digital partner…
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Industrialized Construction News 7/2022 – AEC Business
The AEC Business newsletter’s Industrialized Construction edition in July featured the following news stories: The Pros and Cons of Offsite Construction – A French Research Study The study is titled The current use of industrialized construction techniques in France: Benefits, limits and future expectations. The authors are Emna Attouri, Zoubeir Lafhaj, Laure Ducoulombierb and Bruno Linéatte. Read…
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Lean and Digital Construction – AEC Business
One of the core aspects of lean construction processes is that it proposes a more robust bottom-up process that is constantly reconciled with the situation on the ground. From this perspective, the construction 4.0 initiatives and lean construction processes can significantly benefit from each other. Their synergies lie across the whole construction process, from early…
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How to Leverage AI in Your AEC Business
In this episode of the AEC Business podcast, Aarni Heiskanen interviews Mehdi Nourbakhsh, Ph.D., on his new book, Augment It. The book is a great resource for AEC professionals who want to start leveraging AI in their business. Artificial intelligence is one of the most under-utilized emerging technologies in the AEC industry. When understood and…