How AI can augment the design visualization process

Blog author Tim Beecken, AIA, uses the design of an airport as a case-study for AI’s potential in design visualizations.

3D Printing

3D-printed construction milestones take shape in Tennessee and Texas

Two notable 3D-printed projects mark milestones in the new construction technique of “printing” structures with specialized concrete. In Athens, Tennessee, Walmart hired Alquist 3D to build a 20-foot-high store expansion, one of the largest freestanding 3D-printed commercial concrete structures in the U.S. In Marfa, Texas, the world’s first 3D-printed hotel is under construction at an existing hotel and campground site.

AEC Tech Innovation

New ABC technology report examines how AI can enhance efficiency, innovation

The latest annual technology report from Associated Builders and Contractors delves into how artificial intelligence can enhance efficiency and innovation in the construction sector. The report includes a resource guide, a case study, insight papers, and an essay concerning applied uses for AI planning, development, and execution.

AEC Tech

Publication explores how facility managers can use AI

A new guide, “Gamechanger: A Facility Manager’s Guide to Building a Relationship with AI,” provides a roadmap to understanding and using AI in the built environment.

AEC Tech | Oct 30, 2019

Robot masons work with humans on a $52 million housing project in Illinois

The machines address trade labor shortages, as well as worker wellbeing and safety.

AEC Tech | Oct 29, 2019

Bluebeam launches Revu 2019, with accelerated rendering and enhanced measurement functionality

The latest version of the company's flagship tool focuses on accuracy, speed, standardization.

AEC Tech | Sep 27, 2019

Dual, often incompatible, management systems add work and cost to projects

A new survey finds that contractors and owners differ about the urgency of getting to single, seamless platforms.

3D Printing | Sep 17, 2019

Additive manufacturing goes mainstream in the industrial sector

More manufacturers now include this production process in their factories.

Multifamily Housing | Sep 12, 2019

Meet the masters of offsite construction

Prescient combines 5D software, clever engineering, and advanced robotics to create prefabricated assemblies for apartment buildings and student housing.

Matt Gough, Director of Innovation and Work Winning, Mace Group

AEC Innovators | Aug 27, 2019

7 AEC industry disruptors and their groundbreaking achievements

From building prefab factories in the sky to incubating the next generation of AEC tech startups, our 2019 class of AEC Innovators demonstrates that the industry is poised for a shakeup. Meet BD+C’s 2019 AEC Innovators.

AEC Tech | Aug 25, 2019

Deluxe parking: A condo building in Philadelphia offers its owners a completely automated parking service

This is the first “palletless” system that Westfalia Technologies has installed.

Codes and Standards | Aug 22, 2019

5G expected to give a boost to construction technology

Virtual reality, Internet of Things, robotics, and drones will all benefit from enhanced data flows.

Oracle Construction and Engineering Innovation Lab, Deerfield, Ill., AEC Innovators, Burcin Kaplanolgu

AEC Innovators | Aug 15, 2019

Oracle’s replica of a construction jobsite creates an immersive environment for AEC professionals

The Oracle Construction and Engineering Innovation Lab allows visitors to walk through five different stages of construction work, to test new AEC technologies and training techniques.