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The Power of Augmented Reality (AR) in Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In retail, brands are adopting augmented reality to enrich the online shopping experience, allowing shoppers to see what an item (e.g., In healthcare, AR is being used to visualize organs or simulate procedures. Some AR devices (like glasses or mobile devices) can scan tags or labels placed in specific areas or objects.

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4 New Live/Work Housing Design Solutions

Pro Builder

With laptops and tablets allowing more mobility and flexibility, large dedicated office space is less of a priority than it once was. D Transom windows over doors provide natural light and visual connectivity. The concept of living above your store is actually an old idea found in most small towns around the nation.

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Remodeling Growth Forum

Construction Marketing

Our newest sponsor, Renoworks – providers of market leading visualization solutions for the building products industry , are hosting the Remodeling Growth Forum. Topic : Improving the Metrics That Matter with Visualization. Expertise : Visualization Pro. Renoworks Pro, is the market leading visualization tool for contractors.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The lab’s computing technologies will include mobile computing, cloud computing, and high-performance computing, the city said. be found in more than 40,000 retail locations throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Major national retailers include Target, Lowe’s Home Improvement Centers and Kroger.

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Marketing Industrialized Construction to Consumers

Pro Builder

For years, builders have believed consumers stigmatize industrialized construction, visualizing a cheaply built manufactured or mobile home. (In But that was bringing in low-quality leads,” she laments, namely from people who think the company makes mobile or manufactured homes. Industrialized Construction: Stigma? What stigma?

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FEATURE STORY: Nothing Matters More Than Talent

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

“We have addressed this issue with the creation of Phase 1 of the Alabama Robotics Technology Park in North Alabama (Tanner) and the Maritime Training Center in South Alabama (Mobile).”. based production facility at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, creating as many as 1,000 new high-skilled jobs. aerospace industry.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Certain types of businesses are excluded from the program, including retail and wholesale businesses; restaurants and hospitality; professional practices like law firms and medical offices; and energy production and distribution companies. Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development , for the Kentucky New Energy Ventures (KNEV) Fund.

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