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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. Three other innovation hubs are being built in Canton, MI near Detroit, Youngstown, OH and Raleigh, N.C. The center offers advanced training and development services.

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BIM Pioneers: From 2D to 3D with Rodio Swissboring

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In Central America, a BIM implementation team led by Oliver Contreras, Regional Construction Director for Central America and Ernesto Calzia, General Manager and Digital Transformation Co-ordinator for the Iberoamerican region, paved the way for pioneering the use of BIM.

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XPS + building science = Three high-performing roofs

Construction Specifier

Whether topping federal buildings, high-end hotels, or event centers, VRAs support sustainability efforts, add beauty, and serve as multipurpose gathering spaces. Combining these resources with decades of successful VRAs in North America, the U.S. This article explores three innovative U.S. spans nearly a mile of waterfront.

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The next destination: Passive design airports

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Julio He Airports Designers Standards Energy-Efficient Design Insulation Sustainable Design and Construction Airports around the globe contribute to the local economy, tourism, and trade. On the path to passive The airport itself is becoming more sustainable. It helps to visualize how we can implement passive design in a terminal.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: The Billboard.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. As a visual concept, each billboard shelter stands as a symbolic gesture of sustainability.

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Top 30 Construction Classes at Autodesk University 2021

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Sustainable building. This session shares actionable insights for leveraging innovation in the construction industry and getting your whole team on board. The Future of Visual Progress Tracking and Documentation in Construction. The preconstruction process. Construction, jobsite, and built environments. Diversity and inclusion.

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6 Ways to Keep Your Construction Team Up-to-Date

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LEED Green Associate informs of sustainable and green prospects in the construction industry. Technology, tools and equipment are vital to your job, so innovations in these areas are pertinent for you and your crew to study. Visual technology can help scout potential sites for construction or 3D render mock-ups of proposed plans.