Analyst Briefings, News From Around the Network & Verified Member Contributor Posts
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In addition to our own Analyst Briefings, our Verified Contributor Program empowers members to submit analysis in their fields of expertise, while our News from Around the Network pulls updates posted by member companies from their company pages to help keep the network connected.
Graphics Master Waxes 3D Laser Scanning
In our three-dimensional world there has been a lot of hype these days
concerning many 3D platforms. Motion Pictures, ultrasounds, and, of course,
printing get a ton of love and attention, but the oft-forgotten other child
in the 3D family, scanning is coming on strong.
C-Suite Corner: Procore founders cite focus as key to success
Last month, while in California for Groundbreak 2015 Procore Users’
Conference, Rob McKinney, aka ConAppGuru, had the opportunity to sit down
briefly with CEO, Tooey Courtemanche and President Steve Zahm.
Fab 50 VR options for the AEC space
VR has come a long way from its novelty days in shopping malls 20
years ago. Flash forward to today where vendors are flooding the AEC
industry with a smorgasbord of VR options. Here, VIATechnik takes a snap
shot of current options to help us all keep track.
Urban lessons offer second chance at natural harmony
The industrial city evolved in opposition to nature. But today, as existing
infrastructure requires replacement and demographics predict a crowded
urban future, we now have the opportunity to create a city in harmony with
nature. Here, architect Peter Ellis previews his June 4 talk at BW
on “Restructuring American Cities”.
Tech, Real Estate merge, promise virtual possibilities
The real estate community converged on BuiltWorlds last week, and while
some in the audience apparently fear losing their jobs to robots, most
expressed excitement about the way technology is transforming their very
traditional world.
BIM Mandate Puts Brits on Collaborative Frontier
Britain’s 2016 mandate for using building information modeling on all large
government projects is fast approaching. Is the UK ready? Once implemented
and accepted, BIM could become the international translator for AEC
technologies.
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