Tag: Quality
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My Best Friend Robyn’s Living Room Reveal – We Added So Much Color, Charm, Coziness (And A Lot Of Heirloom Quality Pieces)
If you like friendship romance stories you’ll like this one. Girl-meets-girl in 6th grade and stays best friends through long-distance high school, reuniting as college roommates, ripped apart to spend decades across the country pursuing careers only be reunited, able to live 7 minutes apart and go on long weekly walk and talks. That’s us…
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Dozens of firms suspended after substandard solid wall insulation jobs
The government has suspended 39 businesses that installed poor-quality solid wall insulation using publicly funded energy efficiency schemes. Routine checks carried out by independent quality body TrustMark uncovered cases of substandard solid wall insulation fitted under the Energy Company Obligation 4 (ECO4) and the Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS). Around 65,000 households have had solid…
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Ultimate Guide to Roofing: Protecting Your Home with Quality and Care
Among all the protection aspects of your home, the roof remains among the most vital assets to consider. Everyone notices the roof, but its primary function is to protect your family from weather conditions, improve the aesthetics of your home and play a crucial role in saving energy. A roof that does not easily wear…
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Boosting ROI with Quality Commercial Roof Maintenance
The Role of Roof Maintenance in Commercial Construction In the commercial construction sector, maintaining structural integrity is critical for long-term profitability. Among various building elements, the roof plays a pivotal role in safeguarding assets, ensuring energy efficiency, and prolonging the lifespan of the property. However, many property managers underestimate the importance of proactive roof maintenance.…
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BIM Quality – A Cornerstone of Digital Construction Success
What can make digital twins a reality for building owners? What can facilitate contractors in reducing risks and improving productivity? What allows designers to save time and focus on their core competencies? The answer is building information modeling, when done right. This article looks at BIM quality, why it’s essential and how to achieve it.…
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HKU Uses Blockchain for Modular Construction Quality Management
A team from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has developed a novel e-inspection system to monitor the manufacturing and delivery of student residence modules. It uses blockchain technology to store inspection records. “This e-inspection 2.0 system is a world’s first. It has set new standards and will serve as…
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Oskar Smeds of Congrid on the Paradox of Good Quality Documentation
Oskar Smeds of Congrid (https://congrid.com) talks about quality management in construction and the role of digitalization in it. The presentation is from the WDBE Comunity Session on May 27, 2021, organized in collaboration with AEC TechTV. The post Oskar Smeds of Congrid on the Paradox of Good Quality Documentation appeared first on AEC Business. View…
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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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Sweco Boosts Construction Productivity and Quality with AI
Artificial intelligence is a much-hyped technology, but there are only a handful of real-life implementations in construction. Sweco is one of the first in the world to showcase the use of machine learning in structural design. Farinha Ricardo Farinha, BIM Application Development Manager at Sweco, mentions three challenges of the conservative construction industry: “The productivity…
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Survey: Manual Processes Hurt Quality Control and Add Costs on Construction Sites
A new survey of 500 US executives and managers in construction and engineering found that nearly half still use manual collection processes to capture critical data on job sites. These manual processes increase the time needed to make decisions, hurt work quality, and leave firms facing unnecessary costs. The research, from TrackVia, a mobile-ready workflow…