Tag: Models
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Visa Lighting Expands Harmony Line with 11 New Models
Visa Lighting, a leader in architectural lighting for over 60 years and still proudly manufacturing all of its luminaires in the USA, has expanded its popular Harmony recessed ceiling fixture family with eleven new models designed for healthcare, commercial, behavioral health, and other high-abuse applications. Originally launched in 2022, the Harmony 2×4 Overbed fixture (CM1885-W)…
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How to install a Ring doorbell — including both wired and battery models
Congratulations on your shiny, new Ring doorbell… and commiserations on now having to install it. Over 1 in 5 Brits now have a video doorbell at home, but the devices are still relatively new to most households. Not many of us will have installed more than one in our lifetimes. This guide will take you…
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How to install a Ring doorbell — including both wired and battery models
Congratulations on your shiny, new Ring doorbell… and commiserations on now having to install it. Over 1 in 5 Brits now have a video doorbell at home, but the devices are still relatively new to most households. Not many of us will have installed more than one in our lifetimes. This guide will take you…
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Cost and Performance Gains With Hardware and Software Subscription Models
Subscription-based models — offering an alternative to one-time purchases or perpetual licenses — are becoming more common in both professional and personal settings. Whether it’s machine control systems, office equipment, software or beyond, consumers are increasingly drawn to the flexibility and convenience that subscriptions provide. For the construction industry, software and hardware subscriptions offer cost, predictability,…
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Looking for a quiet heat pump? The 10 quietest models in 2025 have been revealed
As heat pump adoption continues to rise, so too do concerns over operational noise – especially in built-up areas. Whether you’re replacing an old system or planning a new install, finding a heat pump that won’t disturb your home or your neighbours is more important than ever. New data compiled from manufacturer specifications and standardised…
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Kenworth Revealed Discontinuation of the W900, T800, and C500 Models
The Kenworth Truck Company announced that it will be discontinuing three of its Class 8 trucks. This change will take place in 2026 and will help the company continue to strive to meet the evolving emissions regulations and work with component constraints. The company anticipates the industry continuing to move toward more efficient technologies and…
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Kenworth to Discontinue W900, T800, and C500 Models
The Kenworth Truck Company announced that it will be discontinuing three of its Class 8 trucks. This change will take place in 2026 and will help the company continue to strive to meet the evolving emissions regulations and work with component constraints. The company anticipates the industry continuing to move toward more efficient technologies and…
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Can BIM Models Become 95% Smaller?
When I started my computer-aided design journey in the 1980s, we could do amazing things with software and hardware that now seem ridiculously underpowered. Today, we have thousands of times more computational resources, but not enough for BIM, as many feel. I talked with Antonio González Viegas last Friday about this dilemma and what he…
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Let’s Talk Business Models – Amy Marks at WDBE 2024
Amy Marks, innovation SVP at Compass Datacenters and known as the “Queen of Prefab,” delivered her WDBE 2024 keynote in Tallinn. She shared her extensive experience in the construction industry, including her tenure as a Vice President at Autodesk and her ownership of several construction companies, one of which is among the oldest prefabrication companies…
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Innovating AEC Business Models for the Virtual Future
In this episode of WDBE Talks, Aarni Heiskanen had the pleasure of hosting two distinguished guests from the USA: Amy Peck, Founder and CEO of EndeavorXR, and Mark Bryan, Senior Foresight Manager at Future Today Institute. Amy and Mark will deliver keynotes at the upcoming WDBE 2024 conference, focusing on reshaping built environment business models…