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The New Preconstruction Advantage: Connected Quantification & Model Coordination in a Common Data Environment

Construction Business Owner

For example, if each clash costs $3,500 per instance (PWC, 2018), it’s difficult for estimators and project managers to ensure each project is profitable during the planning phases of a project. You’ll also save time and drastically increase project scope visualization by instantly accessing quantities from the 3D model. .

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Will GFCI Revisions for Manufacturers Confuse the Trades?

Pro Builder

In particular, these revisions were focused on automatic monitoring/self-testing of the GFCI’s ability to respond to a ground fault and how “visual and/or audible indications” on both receptacle and breakers should become standard on these devices. . The effective date for these changes to take effect was 2015.

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OpenSpace Launches AI-Powered Production Tracking and Object Search from 360 Degree Photos

Construction Junkie

Since its inception in 2018, OpenSpace has already collected over 50 million images, which has allowed their machine learning software to recognize and analyze photos for increased accuracy. Those results are then visualized directly onto a site plan in a heat map-style as well as a line graph timeline view. courtesy of OpenSpace.

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Autodesk Acquires AI Company, Pype, and Makes Investments into Two Others

Construction Junkie

In 2018, Autodesk made a huge splash in the construction industry by acquiring PlanGrid , BuildingConnected , and Assemble. via Autodesk. In 2019, the company combined all of those acquisitions and their native BIM 360 application in Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC).

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Civil Engineering Software | List of Civil Engineering Software | List of Engineering Software

CivilJungle

This software can help in drafting & documenting, designing, visualizing & analyzing & so on. GeoStudio 2018 R2. Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet which aids in complex calculations, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language is additionally accessible called Visual Basic for Applications. #1d.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mike White, Director of Design and Construction at North Point Hospitality

Autodesk Construction Cloud

And then, midway through 2018, I had my own ground-up development here in Atlanta. That includes project management, document management, plan management, cost management, and scheduling. Regarding document management, we've been doing that for a while with PlanGrid and now Autodesk Build. It was a 19-story Hampton Inn.

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The growing demand for transparency in buildings

Construction Specifier

This includes building controls, lighting, electrical and digital infrastructure, audio/visual (A/V), and other aspects of the structure. However, the case for seeking transparency documentation and proof of optimization for these technologies is evident more so today than ever before.