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Building More with Less Waste, How GIS Helps Construction Go Full Circle

November 27, 2023

Via: ENR

For decades, the professional football and baseball teams in San Diego, Calif., played inside a brutalist bowl of concrete sitting in a sea of 18,870 paved parking spaces. When it came time to demolish the former Jack Murphy Stadium and […]


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Autonomous excavator constructs a 6-meter-high dry-stone wall

November 22, 2023

Via: ScienceDaily

ETH Zurich researchers deployed an autonomous excavator, called HEAP, to build a six metre-high and sixty-five-metre-long dry-stone wall. The wall is embedded in a digitally planned and autonomously excavated landscape and park. The team of researchers included: Gramazio Kohler Research, […]


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3 tips for contractors to leverage BIM

November 21, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

Before a panel of experts at this month’s Design-Build Conference & Expo told contractors how to implement BIM on jobsites, they confessed to their crimes. The three BIM pros pulled up a slide deck, complete with their “mugshots,” which detailed […]


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Closing construction tech’s field data gap

November 16, 2023

Via: ISHN

Despite significant investments and innovations in tech, one gap remains – bridging field data to the office. Construction tech continues to thrive. In fact, $50 billion was invested in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) between 2020-2022, an 85 percent boost […]


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Contech surpasses $30B in total venture funding

November 15, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

“Construction tech actually outperforms, as an asset class, the entire venture market,” said Patric Hellermann, general partner at Foundamental, in a video accompanying the firm’s blog post. “So it’s not driven by a general ‘rising tides lifts all boats’ logic. […]


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AI Will Revolutionize Construction… If We Let It

November 1, 2023

Via: ENR

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most significant technological advancements of the 21st century and has made a powerful impact on a number of industries including healthcare, finance, and transportation. One industry that has been slower to adopt AI […]


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How a Patent Hinders Construction and Engineering Innovation

October 19, 2023

Via: ENR

The Pankow Foundation is immensely disappointed anNo one disagrees that construction lags in innovation and that everything from restrictive building codes to exaggerated perceptions of risk hold us back. Now two decades old, the Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) seeks to […]


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Enhancing Interoperability and Data Management to Unlock the Potential of BIM

October 18, 2023

Via: ENR

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has revolutionized design and construction by streamlining collaboration, improving efficiency, and reducing costs. However, as contractors and designers continue to adopt BIM practices, the need for enhanced interoperability and effective handling of data-rich 3D models becomes […]


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How New Technologies Are Evolving to Embrace Sustainability in Architecture

October 17, 2023

Via: ArchDaily

When we talk about technology, we often think of robots, supercomputers, data centers or smartphones. But technology also refers to the invention of the first chipped stone tools or the development of the steam engine, which brought about the first […]


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New construction technology releases: Fall 2023

October 11, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

New technologies have entered the marketplace, designed to help contractors do their jobs. Here are some of the most recent releases from this fall. Leica Geosystems The Leica BLK2FLY — an unmanned aerial vehicle from Leica Geosystems, part of the […]


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Automating Construction Administration: Streamlining Submittal and RFI Review Workflows

October 10, 2023

Via: ArchDaily

Construction administration processes can pose significant challenges to project productivity. The processing of submittals and requests for information (RFIs—a necessary part of the project lifecycle) is a tedious and time-consuming task for most project teams. In the case of larger […]


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How will Artificial Intelligence Change the Way Construction Works?

October 5, 2023

Via: ENR

The entire world is talking about artificial intelligence and what it means for our future as people and as workers. The $13-trillion global construction industry has undergone massive changes in the last decade, and now even more technological change will […]


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ConTech Conversations: It’s okay to be a fast follower

October 4, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

Jit Kee Chin doesn’t need the fanciest car on the lot, as long as she can get to work each morning. Chin is the chief data officer for Boston-based builder Suffolk, and she’s also the co-founder of Suffolk Technologies, the […]


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How to Represent Wood in Projects: Fittings, Joints, Schemes

September 29, 2023

Via: ArchDaily

Drawing plays a pivotal role in architectural design as it is the primary means for transforming ideas into tangible spaces. Within wooden architecture, numerous techniques exist for creating joints, and connections, and seamlessly incorporating the material into other structural components. […]


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Most contractors unprepared for cyberattacks

September 27, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

Based on the results, “most of the industry is not prepared for a serious cyberattack,” the survey’s authors wrote. These cyberattacks may not even have the AEC firm as the end goal. Stel Valavanis, the CEO of onShore Security, wrote […]


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Modernizing Unit-Based Construction Workflows Part 2

September 15, 2023

Via: ENR

Today’s construction industry is changing faster than ever before. In fact, when surveyed, many in the industry agree it has finally reached or stepped over the precipice of major, holistic change thanks to the likes of Covid-19 and supply chain […]


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How Construction Inspection Software Enhances Safety Compliance

September 15, 2023

Via: ENR

If you’ve ever seen one of those movie-sized OSHA posters, you know the dizzying amount of rules and regulations that construction sites must adhere to in order to be safe. It makes sense, as construction sites continue to rank among […]


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IoT in Construction Meets Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the Job Site

September 6, 2023

Via: ENR

The Internet of Things (IoT) has been a hot topic lately in the construction industry and beyond. The term refers to any internet-connected device that isn’t a “traditional” computer – think cameras, temperature sensors, or real-time tracking devices. IoT is […]


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ConTech Conversations: How putting trust in building models eliminates uncertainty

August 30, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

Hannu Lindberg wants your teams on the same page. Lindberg, the leader of Redwood City, California-based contractor DPR’s virtual design and construction segment, has a lot of experience with tech from working at building firms in Europe and the U.S., […]


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Prefabrication and Automation Enabled by Virtual Construction Planning and Management

August 1, 2023

Via: ENR

Prefabrication has revolutionized how projects can be built. It is poised to be a game-changer in the construction industry by reducing waste, construction time, and costs. Prefabrication refers to manufacturing building components off site and assembling them on site, compared […]