AEC Tech
Most AEC firms have had experience using Geographic Information Systems software at some stage of their projects. Charts: Dodge Data & Analytics
Future usage might boil down to competitive pressure, according to a Dodge Data & Analytics...
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The December 17 episode of BD+C's The Weekly is available for viewing on demand.
sonrai IAQ™ by DLR Group delivers actionable intelligence to optimize facility operations and e...
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Last September, Katerra, which specializes in modular solutions, launched its high-performance Kova Windows line, produced in its Tracy, Calif., facility. JLL found that the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t had much impact on the industry’s adoption of modular construction. Image: Katerra
A new JLL report assesses which tech options got a pandemic “boost.”
Walbridge teamed with architect Integrated Design Solutions on a 20-month renovation of The Michigan Union, the University of Michigan’s iconic 1919 student union. The project involved upgrades to the MEP systems and elevators, a roof replacement, and restoration of 540 of the building’s original windows. Courtesy Walbridge
Contractors are more receptive than ever to ways that help get projects done faster.
The November 19 episode of BD+C's The Weekly is available for viewing on demand.
BD+C editors speak with experts from ALICE Technologies, Build Group, Hastings Architecture, Nv...
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Using data from the BIM model, Jaibot locates itself accurately indoors, drills the holes dust-controlled, and marks them according to the trade, according to the maker. Photo: Hilti
The semi-autonomous robot is designed to assist MEP contractors with ceiling-drilling applicati...
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Photo courtesy UL and SPIRE Smart Building Program
The SPIRE Smart Building Program will help building owners and operators make better investment...
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Organizing vulnerabilities by campus, cost, risk severity, and count. Graphics: John Tobin
This case study highlights how new data analysis tools can be successfully leveraged to gain in...
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The October 15 episode of BD+C's "The Weekly" is available for viewing on demand.
The coming disruption of owning and operating a building and how to stay ahead through BIM.
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The August 27 episode of BD+C's "The Weekly" is available for viewing on demand.
This four-legged robot, whose gait resembles a dog's, is capturing construction data for several general contractors around the country. Images courtesy Swinerton
Boston Dynamics, the robot’s creator, has about 100 machines in the field currently.
A demonstration project in Los Angeles County will build a complex of four small single-family houses using 3D printing to form their shells. Renderings: HDR
A project in southern California will put onsite fabrication to the test against other construc...
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BD+C's March issue features the largest and most important technological innovations across the...
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The Engineering Quad at Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Photo by: Danielle Dy Buncio, VIATechnik
As our industry adopts VDC as standard practice, it is important to remember where these ideas...
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A side-by-side viewer compares an OpenSpace picture and the BIM model of a Level10 Construction project for a Silicon Valley tech company. The walk path and the current location can be seen in the top corner. Image: Level 10 Construciton
OpenSpace’s AI-based reality capture tool looks to make site documentation a completely passive...
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As soon as visitors step out of their car in the parking garage, the mobile wayfinding platform provides turn-by-turn, Blue Dot navigation through the entire campus. Photos: Gozio Health
Gozio Health uses a robot to roam hospital campuses to capture data and create detailed maps of...
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BuroHappold’s work for the new Santa Monica (Calif.) City Services Building will help it become one of the first municipal facilities to meet the cutting-edge criteria for ILFI’s Living Building Challenge.
The engineering firm also launched a long-term partnership with ILFI.
Holly St. Clair, Sasaki's first Chief Technology Officer, was recently recognized as one of the country's leading influencers. Image: Sasaki
Following an industry trend, the firms hire chiefs of technology and sustainability, respective...
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An inside look at Knotel's Boston location. Knotel, which provides flexible workplace solutions, bagged the biggest deal with ConTech investors in 2019. Image: Knotel
Builtworlds’ annual list of venture deals led by workspace providers.
This survey of 130 of the nation's largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms trac...
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The one-day event took place at Whitehall Place, in London. Photos courtesy John Tobin
Digital twin, ISO standards, blockchain, and data were the hot topics at the recent The Digital...
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Drone technology is one of the tools that engineers and contractors are using to make their jobsites more efficient. A new report by Deloitte sees construction technology as a competitive advantage. Image: Deloitte
Deloitte, in new report, lays out a risk mitigation strategy that relies on tech.
The Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator helps building teams evaluate a project’s overall embodied carbon emissions during design and procurement decision making.
Nearly 50 AEC industry organizations partnered to develop the groundbreaking Embodied Carbon in C...
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The Embodied Carbon Lab at Thornton Tomasetti has calculated the embodied carbon of more than 600 structural engineering projects over the past seven years. Beacon was developed based on the firm's experience and deep data sets.
Beacon is a Revit plugin that generates a comprehensive data visualization of a project’s embodie...
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Photo courtesy Construction Robotics
After decades when experts predicted that robots would become more prevalent on construction site...
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WSP created a VR model with all the sensor data displayed as real time information that’s visible through VR goggles. Image: WSP USA
AEC firms are finally putting to use project information they’ve been storing in their computers...
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A robot called MULE does the heavy lifting of cinderblock on a jobsite. Robotics for repetitive construction is catching on with large and small contractors alike. Images and video: Construction Robotics
The machines address trade labor shortages, as well as worker wellbeing and safety.
