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Behind the Build: Interview with Tim Kelleher, Operational Standards & Innovation Manager at Brinkman Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

I started in construction when I was in high school, working for a residential dirt excavator and digging basements for houses. BIM and VDC started as office-based specialty roles, but increasingly these tasks can take place outside the office on iPads, where work is actually occurring.

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New mobile application can enhance the processes for the construction sectors

Construction Cost Estimating

Generally for any renovation project, the building contractor applies decade old in-house spreadsheet to administer data related to inspection phases. Aconex field application , a web-based field management tool, introduced by Aconex, is very useful to detect construction deformities as well as other faults on iPad at the jobsite.

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The ABCs of BYOD in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

A couple of years ago, a colleague of mine lost his iPad after leaving it in a rental car while traveling. Fortunately, he had installed an app that cleared all of his personal information and locked down the iPad. So, he simply logged into a computer and secured the device. percent in 2014 to 37.2 percent in 2017).

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How Autodesk and Onlive Will Game The Future Of BIM

Help Everybody Everyday

The most powerful computer many of us have in our house is a Playstation 3 or Xbox 360. But what if you could move the gaming device or computer out of your home and house them on a server? These gaming or computer systems could stream to a TV, monitor, iPad, or any number of other devices. Onlive’s Big Idea. No big deal.

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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. the $20-million renovation now occupies the two-level space which formerly housed Mervyn’s.

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McCarthy Manages Construction of $36.6M Southern Illinois University Student Services Building to On-Time, In-Budget Completion

Construction Superintendent Magazine

The signature structure sits at the front door of campus and consolidates 19 campus departments focused on various services, from admissions to financial aid, to career services and housing. These services were previously scattered around campus, mostly in old and outdated buildings. frontpage'

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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. This trend has been ongoing, but the pandemic has helped expose everyone to the benefits and possibilities that come with technology.

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