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Topcon unveils the LN-100: world’s first 3D positioning solution designed for BIM and construction layout
If you’ve ever felt like a total station is more tool than you need or understand, Topcon has come up with the solution. The  LN-100, introduced yesterday at the World of Concrete is the world’s first 3D positioning solution designed specifically for BIM and construction layout. What Topcon did was take the basic functionality of […]
January 23, 2014
Technology
BIM and iPad use quickly gaining traction in construction industry thanks to productivity boosts
Using an iPad or another of the myriad tablets on the market today to view plans and blueprints on the jobsite is not a new concept to the construction industry. But it is one gaining considerable traction in recent years as firms look to avoid costly mistakes in efforts to boost efficiency. So when a […]
June 5, 2013
Technology
Google Glass won’t revolutionize the construction industry. Not yet anyway.
If you put aside all the coverage of Apple’s stock price and the company’s “uncertain future,” the biggest tech story going right now is Google Glass. Just in case you’re unfamiliar with it, Glass is Google’s wearable computer currently in development. It’s a device that looks a bit like a pair of glasses without the […]
May 14, 2013
Roadbuilding
A Disruptive Innovation
BIM is going be increasingly  influential in transportation infrastructure planning and building. Yes, its an opinion, but this stuff has power that it hasn’t even unleashed yet. Building Industry Modeling is advancing, technologically, so fast that it allows agencies and companies in transportation infrastructure to look at projects, and predict projects, in new ways. It […]
December 13, 2012
Construction Equipment
PlanGrid blueprint app launches on iPhone with Box.net integration
PlanGrid has released an app for the iPhone that provides the same functionality as its popular iPad app for viewing and annotating blueprints on the jobsite.
September 13, 2012
Business
Finding the best mobile BIM apps to put to work on your jobsite
Thomislav Zigo of Clayco Inc. spent about an hour during the first day of the Associated General Contractors of America IT Forum Conference on getting the most out of Business Information Modeling applications for tablets and smartphones on the jobsite.
August 17, 2012
Technology
GTeam 3D model collaboration platform offers free preview through September
While building information modeling software has the ability to streamline a jobsite’s workflow in a big way, a number of compatability and access issues can arise due to the several file types currently floating around. Digital Project, Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino and SketchUp are all industry-standard 3D model authoring tools and each has its own file […]
August 2, 2012
Safety
I-Booth kiosk provides information at a touchable, 42-inch glance on the jobsite
University of Calgary researchers discovered that operator error can occur before the work on a jobsite even begins. Their solution is the i-Booth kiosk.
July 17, 2012
Business
Autodesk aims to boost cloud and mobile computing on construction job sites with Vela Systems acquisition
Autodesk recently announced its acquisition of Vela Systems a provider of cloud-based field management software for the construction industry.
June 18, 2012
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