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Construction in the Metaverse – Is the Future Closer Than We Think?: Overhead in the Big Room

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Maybe the metaverse can make it more interactive, enabling people to operate a door or open up a ceiling access hatch and see what’s planned for the overhead space. Or maybe it would make it easier for laypeople to use and interact with a BIM model of their future building/house space. No thanks, we’ll keep our privacy . “I

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Why You Should Make 4D Construction Sequencing ‘Business as Usual’ – and How To Do It

Autodesk Construction Cloud

You create fancy animations and visualisations of the built assets coming to life, ultimately presenting a relatively low-fidelity model of the asset you’re creating. With a shared visualisation platform, every stakeholder stays informed, aligned, and on the same page, reducing errors and rework. But it can be so much more.

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Ekso Bionics Unveils EVO, a New Lighter Weight Exoskeleton for Construction

Construction Junkie

Their goal with the EVO is to help reduce shoulder, neck, and back injuries from overhead work, repetitive tasks, and overexertion. True to our mission, we are now offering a flexible acquisition model that will lower the capital barrier and allow more industrial workers access to the latest exoskeleton technology.”

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Autodesk and AWS are Helping Construction Firms Gain Useful Insights from Their Data 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Unfortunately, much of that information (95%, according to this FMI study ) goes unused. And in today’s competitive and uncertain environment, getting your hands on the correct information at the right time is more critical than ever. Organizing and analyzing all those files, figures, and logs can be challenging.

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DebunkTheBIM: Breaking down the doors to construction modelling.

DebunkTheBIM

I am a manager of construction information, tools and people. I believe that hands-on manipulating of project information by all project participants is the key to achieving any meaningful improvement of the AEC industry operating within the post-gambling-era. Breaking down the doors to construction modelling. at 9:20 AM.

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How Much Does Rework Really Cost Your Job and What Can You Do to Stop It?

Construction Junkie

with the Navigant Construction Forum have put together a very informative and comprehensive report on the total impact rework can have on a particular job. Unsatisfied with stopping at direct cost, the researches at Navigant then turned their attention to overhead costs, which include managerial, supervisor, and site safety costs.

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Door Closer Hinges: A New Approach

Construction Specifier

Innovative engineering has made closer hinges more compact and functional; the new generation of products provides unique combinations of features and benefits to address door closing challenges that are not satisfactorily met by overhead surface-mounted door closers. Performance. The closer hinges have built-in door stops. Aesthetics.