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Make It Resilient 2024 Student Contest Encourages New Ways to Build for Extreme Environments

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With its latest annual Make It Real program, Autodesk is challenging high school students to imagine how to design and build a habitat for an extreme environment. For the Make It Resilient 2024 contest , any extreme environment such as a desert, rainforest, deep ocean site, areas prone to flooding, or even another planet can be chosen.

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Building healthcare in a coastal environment

Construction Specifier

In addition to the challenges inherent in designing and building any facility, Larson Health Center had its own set of unique, site-specific needs. Its location is on an originally poorly drained site of fine sand and muck elevated at only 2.1 As a result, facilities need to look towards holistic centered models. Building Code.

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The True Value of 3D Modeling for Home Builders

Pro Builder

The True Value of 3D Modeling for Home Builders. More than a marketing tool, 3D modeling can save time and money by providing greater accuracy. For an increasing number of them, this transition entails moving from two-dimensional (2D) drawings to three-dimensional (3D) digital modeling. The Path to 3D Modeling.

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Technology Trends In Construction Improving Job Site Safety

Construction Marketing

More enticing are the low costs of the tools that lower the barrier for adopting these tech gadgets on site. Turner also states that it can be easy to get caught up in the “coolness” of these tools, but they also do offer real solutions to problems faced on sites. Real Time Location Systems. Virtual Reality.

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Digital Builder Podcast Ep 25: Reality Capture & Site Scanning

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Imagine having an accurate digital version of your construction project’s real environment. That’s exactly what reality capture and site scanning provide. The concept of reality capture allows us to literally do in minutes what used to take days , if not weeks –especially when we get into really complex environments.”

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6 Ways to Improve Machine Operators’ Safety on Construction Sites

Fieldwire

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that almost 10 out of every 100,000 construction workers are killed on a construction site - each year. The focus here will be on six fundamental practices needed in order to improve machine operator safety on construction sites. In 2019, 1,071 workers in the U.S. Management System.

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Effective Marketing For Diverse Construction Job Categories

Construction Marketing

That said, this article will unravel strategies that resonate with professionals, from those who meticulously plan projects to those who wield the tools on-site. Surveyors Measure and map construction sites, providing critical data for project planning and design. Ensure accurate boundaries, elevations, and dimensions are maintained.