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The Power of Augmented Reality (AR) in Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

a piece of furniture or appliance) might look like in their own environment. AR refers to experiences and technologies that bring computer-generated objects into a physical environment, like augmented reality glasses for construction. Want to show the client what a new installation would look like on-site? Key Takeaways.

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Technology Increases Productivity by a Quarter on UK Rail Projects

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Did you know that technology is increasingly playing an important role in the rail industry, helping to achieve safety milestones, meet passenger demand and expectations as well as reducing the impact on the environment? If I went on-site and someone asked me, ‘Where’s that water main?’ That was hugely important ,” says Raymond.

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C.W. Driver Completes Construction on $20M Bloomingdale's Project at Glendale Galleria

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Driver has recently completed construction on a 127,000-square-foot Bloomingdale’s department store, using iPad applications and technologies that allow a paperless job site to create a crisp and efficient construction time table for the new store. Located in Glendale, Calif.,

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Independent Living and Aging in Place: Can smart home technology be the key?

Pro Builder

Older adults have progressively become more comfortable with technology like video-chat, smartphones, iPads and smart TV’s and their homes need the connectivity to support these devices. A Healthy Home Environment . To learn more about smart home technology and lighting, visit Leviton's Residential Builders site. . .

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

Carol Hagen

With the advent of all of these technologies put together into portable devices like the iPhone and iPad, not to mention Android based solutions like the Galaxy class phones and new Galaxy Tab, data now meets visualization in a way never imagined. Augmented Reality display of a building on a construction site: [link].

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Behind the Build: Interview with Jon Klieman, Global Business Development Manager at Convergint

Autodesk Construction Cloud

See what it’s like to have someone in the field with an iPad on a construction site.” Some of the biggest challenges that we experience are having very complex work environments. We work in such a complex environment that our mental RAM can be taken up very quickly by working on new things.

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Wierts BV Transitions to Autodesk Build to Improve Transparency on Repairs and Maintenance Projects in the Netherlands

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With additional functionality to PlanGrid, the solution provides Wierts BV with a comprehensive site and project management platform. The team are on a mission to go completely paper free with the project team using phones and an iPad pro for this. “We Overseeing project progress. Preparing for change.