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Top 10 Content Marketing Predictions for 2018

Construction Cost Estimating

It will continue to shift in 2018, presenting companies with many opportunities to win with high impact content. Still, by all accounts, 2018 is going to push brands to double down on original content. The message is simple: your business cannot rest on the laurels of past content or unoriginal content in 2018.

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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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A clear solution for Harvard's Klarman Hall

BD+C

Last October 2018, Harvard Business School celebrated the official dedication of Klarman Hall. The glass atrium floods the multi-purpose lobby with natural light, as well as provide a visual connection between the interior of the building and the outdoor environment, as if to invite the community members to gather in the shared space.

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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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Virtual reality as a tool for sustainable design

Construction Specifier

Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for the visualization of unbuilt information as full-scale occupiable environments, providing previously unavailable insight to designers, clients, and other stakeholders. BIM to VR for spatial visualization. Images © Ashley McGraw.

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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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AI-based Training App Creates Easy How-To Videos for On-the-Job Learning

Construction Junkie

Created in 2018, DeepHow creates indexed, searchable, and translatable how-to videos without the need for a camera crew. People learn in many different ways and it’s common for those in construction to learn visually, which is why videos are a great training and learning tool.

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