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Mortenson, Procore Wed Missions in Cloud
A match made in the clouds? Cloud-based project management software
provider Procore may have more than a million users now, but its biggest
match to date is contracting giant Mortenson. The happy couple is now on
their honeymoon.
Evolving BIM Tech Is Disrupting The Market
Assemble Systems’ CEO Howard Davis looks back on 2015 as the year his
company really hit its BIM groove. Here, he reviews the year’s
accomplishments and looks ahead toward an expected period of anticipated
growth in BIM use.
WATCH: Empowering the Workforce with Stanford’s Dr. Martin Fischer
Stanford’s Dr. Martin Fischer is in another dimension. His work developing
4D modeling has enabled the VDC to rapidly leap forward. In California for
our latest Road Trip, we caught up with the good doctor for a brief chat
before one of his classes.
A Virtual Tour of CES
At the Consumer Electronic Show, a veritable smorgasbord of technologies
was showcased. Throughout all of the noise, a few distinct technologies
shot to the forefront of what will pave the way for the built tomorrow’s
built environment.
Swimming with Sharks in the Extreme Sandbox
Remember those innocent days when you marveled out the car window at the
massive equipment you’d see from the backseat as your family drove past a
construction site? Randy Stenger has those vivid memories too. He founded
Extreme Sandbox, where adults can crush a car with a CAT and so very much
more.
Procore procures a bundle, Rides TsunamI Of VC Tech Investment
Just days after celebrating its 1 millionth user, Procore ended 2015 on an
even higher note. On Dec. 30, it announced new VC investment of another $50
million. That is only the latest good news in a wild flurry of AEC tech
investment.
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