Tag: Business
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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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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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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…
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AEC Business to Launch Construction Robotics E-Learning Course
AEC-Business.com is going to launch an e-learning course, Construction Robotics Today, for business owners, decision-makers, tech leaders, and professionals interested in the topic. Sign up for updates on the course! What is the state of construction robotics today? How are companies already using robots? Should we start testing or investing in this technology? The course…
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VIATechnik’s VDC Maturity Curve – AEC Business
Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) has been around since 2002, but it’s still frequently misunderstood, says VIATechnik in their newly published whitepaper. The publication explains what VDC really is and how to succeed in it. It includes the VDC maturity curve, the VDC Champion Checklist, and insight from VIATechnik’s recent survey on digital transformation across…
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New Business Models for Industrialized Construction
Daniel Hall is an Assistant Professor of Innovative and Industrial Construction at ETH Zurich. The theme of his research is to enhance governance, industrialization, circularity, and innovation in the construction industry through a transformation from fragmented project delivery methods to new organizational and informational models that integrate the complex supply chain. He holds a Doctor of…
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Construction Robotics Companies 2022 – AEC Business
Update your knowledge! Construction Robotics Today is a self-paced, concise e-learning course for industry practitioners. “This course provides tremendous value and insight into the best use cases of robotics in construction. It gives great real-world companies leading the way along with studying why and how you should devote the time and effort to changing your…