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BIM HardwareVideo: Boosting Construction Productivity with Automation
The demand for construction services is on the rise. However, finding skilled construction labor has become increasingly difficult, putting pressure on productivity. In fact, studies have predicted that construction companies need to become three to...
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BIM HardwareHDS University 2018 Provides Crucial Training for Construction Laser Scanning
Registration is now open for HDS University 2018, which will take place in Norcross, GA, October 15-19. Courses range from beginner to advanced and focus on real-world skills and hands-on training in laser scanning reality...
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BIM HardwareThree Reasons to Consider Using the Leica BLK360 with the Matterport Capture App
Matterport photographers across industries including AEC, commercial real estate, insurance and many others, as well as BLK360 users, have all been wondering about the integration between the BLK360 with Matterport’s Capture app. The BLK360 imaging...
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BIM HardwarePodcast: The Fastest Way to Capture Reality for Building Construction
What if there was a way to see potential problems on your building construction projects before they occur – a simple tool that instantly gave you comprehensive, accurate information so that you could quickly analyze...
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BIM HardwareMiller Electric Co. Implements Powerful Approach to Building Renovations
Electrical contractors are well acquainted with the challenges of creating as-built models for building expansions and renovations. The work typically involves climbing in and around existing structures with tape measures and clipboards; for larger projects,...
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Construction ValidationConstruction Reality Capture in a Backpack
For thousands of years, the basic surveying and measuring principles used in construction and architecture have remained largely unchanged. Typically, they involve some sort of physical measuring device and a method of recording the distances....
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Construction ValidationLook Before You Leap to Industry 4.0 in Building Construction
Recent technological advances such as the Internet of things (IoT), cloud computing, and artificial and augmented intelligence (AI) have created a lot of hype in building construction. These cyber-physical systems are being categorized under the...
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Construction ValidationAs-Builts from Point Clouds: How Maxwell Construction Is Advancing Building Documentation
It was an ordinary day on the job. Construction on the small restaurant building in Harrison, Ohio was progressing smoothly; the concrete foundation had been poured, and the plumbing pipes had been installed below the slab. Pete Lyness and his team from Maxwell Construction Co., based in Greendale, IN, wanted to capture some quick as-built … Read More
By Christine Grahl