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Augmented Reality Now: How 3D Visualization is Changing the Construction Industry

Carol Hagen

Today we’d like to welcome a Guest Post from James Benham , president of SmartBidNet and JBKnowledge who has graciously contributed his time and expertise to share this article with our readership. The devices, combined with their data, allow the user to take a BIM ( [link] ) model and render it in 3D on top of real world images.

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New College Of The Desert Visual Arts Building Breaks Ground In California

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The new Visual Arts Building at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA will be an anchor for a re-conceived Arts District and will tie in the arts facility with the rest of the academic community. The post New College Of The Desert Visual Arts Building Breaks Ground In California appeared first on Business Facilities.

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Connecting it all: Role of joints as a primary component

Construction Specifier

They have a ubiquitous presence within a building’s visual language and physical fabric, yet are often overlooked or even fundamentally misunderstood. How can joints represent a marriage between pragmatic responsibility and visual poetry? Why do certain combinations of joint materials and substrates succeed, while others fail?

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Meeting ceiling requirements in restaurant settings

Construction Specifier

In the front of house, which includes public-facing areas such as the dining room, bar, and reception area, visual aesthetics are of primary importance, including the ceiling. This article will explore options for meeting these diverse demands. Acoustic design must consider the desired noise level, as well as speech privacy.

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Contractor Using AI to To Build Worker-Safety Predictor

Construction Equipment

. MIT's Technology Review has posted a fascinating article that discusses how a Boston contractor is using visual data such as jobsite photos to analyze and predict worker safety incidents.

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Options for preventative roof maintenance

Construction Specifier

Some of you may question why this article begins with a car maintenance reference—well, in the author’s experience, people spend more time on the upkeep of cars than roofs, which, in many instances, can be 10, 50, or over a 1000 times more expensive than a vehicle. Visual reviews. membrane and metal flashings.

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Intermediate House in Paraguay

Natural Building

In the center is a mango tree between two areas that are physically separated, but are visually connected. You can read the original article at www.designboom.com. photography: Federico Cairoli. The post Intermediate House in Paraguay appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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