Tag: Construction
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Miller Architects & Builders Complete Construction on Immanuel Grace Lutheran School
Hutchinson, MN— Miller Architects is excited to partner with Immanuel Lutheran Church and Grace Lutheran Church to complete a new facility for its Immanuel Grace Lutheran school and preschool. In 2007, the churches formed an association to jointly operate the school and preschool, which have been housed in a converted residence near Immanuel Lutheran Church.…
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Unlocking Profitability in Construction with Data-Driven Innovation
Last Friday, I attended a seminar in Otaniemi that shared insights from the AIXCon R&D project. This initiative aims to drive systemic change in the construction industry by developing new data-driven methods and tools. AIXCon was a collaborative effort between Aalto University, VTT, and three companies: Trimble, Flow Technologies, and Celsa Steel, with KONE also…
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Bridging the Technology Gap in Construction with Mateo Zimmermann
In this episode of the AEC Business Podcast, host Aarni Heiskanen is joined by Mateo Zimmermann, VC Investment Manager at Cemex Ventures, to discuss the critical issue of bridging the technology quotient gap in the construction industry. Mateo shares insights about his role in leading Cemex’s venture capital arm, which focuses on driving innovation through…
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Construction Productivity Measurement Conundrum – AEC Business
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) regularly publishes interesting reports about construction worldwide. I found their latest construction productivity report interesting. Two things stuck out for me: how companies measure productivity and what productivity interventions are most impactful. The report was based on RICS’ Q3/2023 Global Construction Monitor data, which surveyed 3285 company responses.…
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Miller Architects & Builders Complete Construction on SoRoc on Maine Apartments
Rochester, MN— Miller Architects is thrilled to announce the completion of phase two of the SoRoc on Maine Apartments. This recent addition added two 97-unit, three-story apartment buildings to this community to further expand the existing multi-family structure. To accommodate the variety of housing needs, the buildings feature a range of unit styles, including studio,…
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Miller Architects & Builders Complete Construction on Sunlight Services LLC
St. Paul, MN— Miller Architects is excited to announce the completion of the Sunlight Services LLC expansion project. In response to the demand for elderly housing within the Hmong community in St. Paul, 30 new units were added to the property. Already reaching full occupancy in 2018 with the development of 28 new units, this…
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How to Make LLMs Work in Construction
During the Building 2030 Week, I hosted three panel discussions, one on AI in construction (pictured). Artificial Intelligence was one of the week’s key themes. LLMs are already delivering value at Jatke Much of the communication in construction is verbal or written and unstructured. Therefore, Large Language Models are perfect for analyzing, summarizing, and alerting…
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Construction Collaboration Today: Making File Sharing Work for You
As construction workflows become digitized, efficient file sharing stands out as a crucial success factor for collaboration. How do you succeed with it? A bit of history The question of collaborative construction file management is not new. My first CAD project was in the mid-1980s. File sharing was simple because the design disciplines worked on…
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Industrializing Construction: Myths, Realities, and Future Prospects
Welcome to another insightful episode of WDBE Talks, the podcast dedicated to the world of digital built environments. This episode delves into the construction industry’s “Mission Impossible” – how to grow fast enough to meet the increasing demand – with two esteemed guests: Amy Marks, the Queen of Prefab, and Kevin Cardona, Director of Entrepreneurial…
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Behavioral Science Meets Construction: Insights from Whistle Rewards
In this episode of the AEC Business Podcast, Aarni Heiskanen hosts Drew Carter, CEO of Whistle Rewards, and Dr. Laurel Newman, a behavioral scientist, to discuss instant rewards for driving behavioral change in construction. Laurel shares her psychology background and academic career, studying how the environment influences behavior. Drew introduces himself as a data scientist,…