Tag: Site
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Five Tech Startups Powering the Construction Site with AI
In the coming years, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will automate many construction tasks in unprecedented ways. We featured 10 startups in our earlier post. Here are five more startups that are in in the vanguard of turning AI into a value-adding technology for construction sites. APE Mobile APE Mobile is on a mission to make construction easier…
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10 Tech Startups Powering the Construction Site with AI
In the coming years, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will automate many construction tasks in unprecedented ways. These 10 startups are in in the vanguard of turning AI into a value-adding technology for construction sites. Open Space OpenSpace is a photo- and video-based documentation tool– “Google Streetviews” of your jobsite. OpenSpace’s proprietary Vision Engine platform allows you to…
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Aiforsite: Manage a Construction Site like a Production Plant
A construction site is not a factory, so managing a construction project is unlike managing a production line. Aiforsite, a construction tech startup, uses video, IoT, and AI to make construction controllable – analogously to manufacturing. “Contractors go to seminars and read about the benefits of digitalization. However, when they eventually want to buy a…
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Testing Robotic Cleanup on a Construction Site
A group of people had gathered at a construction site in Vantaa, Finland, on February 25, 2019. On the floor of a large room, a robot was blinking lights, apparently waiting for instructions on what to do next. This was the first test of an industry-grade cleaning robot for construction sites. The test was the…
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BIM Meets Reality on the Construction Site
BIM models are mostly used by foremen on construction sites. But what if they could be made available for workers at the press of a button? This question was what the Finnish government-funded KIRA pilot project set out to answer. As a by-product, the project also produced augmented reality (AR) solutions for construction sites. Otto…
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Digitalizing the Construction Site – Interview with Tenderfield’s Jason Kamha
Here’s my interview with Jason Kamha, Director at Tenderfield, an Australian construction software company. Can you say a few words about yourself and your company? Tenderfield is based in Sydney, Australia and was established in 2014. We provide a software-as-a-service (SAAS) platform that enables construction firms to collaborate on large construction projects throughout the tendering…
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Indoor GPS on the Construction Site: Interview with Antti Korhonen of Redpoint Positioning
This is my interview with Antti Korhonen, CEO of Redpoint Positioning Corp. We’re going to talk about indoor positioning, what Antti’s company has to offer, and how construction industry companies could use the technology successfully. How did Redpoint come about and what inspired you to join the company? Redpoint was founded back in 2011 in Cambridge,…
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Indoor GPS on the Construction Site: Interview with Antti Korhonen of Redpoint Positioning
This is my interview with Antti Korhonen, CEO of Redpoint Positioning Corp. We’re going to talk about indoor positioning, what Antti’s company has to offer, and how construction industry companies could use the technology successfully. How did Redpoint come about and what inspired you to join the company? Redpoint was founded back in 2011 in Cambridge,…
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Three Top Tips for Maintaining a Productive Construction Site
In terms of creating and maintaining productivity, building sites are much like any other workplace. As an employer, you want your staff members to labour as quickly, efficiently, and thoroughly as possible, all whilst maintaining the highest of standards and producing faultless work. This is a challenging task, it’s true, but it’s not an impossible…
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Bringing Your Construction Site Up to Code
Figures from the 2013/2014 Health & Safety Executive report found that there were 133 worker deaths and 70 members of the public fatally injured during this period. Over half of these accidents occurred in three ways: falls from heights, contact with moving machinery, or being struck with a vehicle (railway-related incidents were excluded from the…