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Embodied Carbon – Why it Matters to the Structural Engineer
December 6, 2022Credit: Original article published here. There is a lot of buzz happening in the structural engineering community around reducing carbon. Engineers are being asked from clients what they are doing to reduce embodied carbon in their struc...
Allplan 2023
December 1, 2022Credit: Original article published here. This review explores the key updates in the new version of Allplan, including the integration of full BIM for Precast capabilities, expansion of its 3D site planning capabilities, improved support...
Graphisoft Building Together 2022
November 22, 2022Credit: Original article published here. A few weeks ago, Graphisoft held a virtual AEC industry summit, which brought together experts from around the world to share their knowledge and best practices on topics including sustainable arc...
SimScale World Cities Day Event
November 3, 2022Credit: Original article published here. Last week, the engineering simulation company, SimScale, held a one-day event specifically focused on the AEC industry, highlighting the importance of simulation technology in the design of projec...
Trimble Connect
October 27, 2022Credit: Original article published here. Trimble is one of the leading technology vendors serving the AEC industry today. While it started off being primarily focused on construction — it was founded as Trimble Navigation in 1978 and s...
Applications of Precast Concrete Panels
October 20, 2022Credit: Original article published here. By: Laura Martin | Posted: October 20th, 2022 | Last Updated: October 20th, 2022 Categories: Blog, Precast Precast concrete architectural panels come in various sizes, shapes, colors and thickn...
Applications of Precast Concrete Slabs
October 20, 2022Credit: Original article published here. By: Laura Martin | Posted: October 20th, 2022 | Last Updated: October 20th, 2022 Categories: Blog, Precast A primary benefit of precast concrete is that it saves significant time on a project bec...
ODA Summit 2022
September 29, 2022Credit: Original article published here. The Open Design Alliance (ODA) – the leading nonprofit organization focused on openness and interoperability in the CAD industry – returned with its annual Summit last week in which it provide...
Construction Progress Tracking with HoloBuilder
September 14, 2022Credit: Original article published here. This article provides an overview of HoloBuilder, which uses 360° photos to track construction progress guided by a mobile app on the jobsite, and provides a cloud platform for hosting, organizin...
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August 11, 2022Credit: Original article published here. The article on Graphisoft’s 2022 Product Launch published last month captured the key updates that were shared at the launch event about the latest versions of Graphisoft products including its ...
Graphisoft 2022 Product Launch
July 21, 2022Credit: Original article published here. Last week, Graphisoft had the annual launch of its product family at its “Building Together” event, which was a special one this year as it was its 40th anniversary as a company. While the lau...
Digital Urban European Twins: The DUET Project
July 11, 2022Credit: Original article published here. A few months ago, I wrote about the SmartBRIDGE Hamburg project as an example of an actual digital twin in action, one of the few in which the emerging digital twin technology has actually been im...
Dalux: BIM for Construction and Facilities Management
June 30, 2022Credit: Original article published here. I was not familiar with Dalux until a reader wrote in to let me know that it was missing from the list of “Construction Management” solutions in the extended AECbytes VendorHub listing. While ...
Five Powerful Lessons Shaping the Future of AEC
June 23, 2022Credit: Original article published here. The past few years have been challenging for the AEC industry, as architecture firm owners worked to maintain business continuity amidst an unfolding pandemic and economic disruptions while simult...
A Digital Twin for a Health Care Facility using IoT and Edge Computing Devices
June 16, 2022Credit: Original article published here. This research paper by Ashit Harode and Walid Thabet of Virginia Tech and Michael B. DuLaney of UCHealth describes the creation of a low-level Digital Twin that allows visualizing and monitoring f...
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AECbytes is a technology publication launched by Dr. Lachmi Khemlani in Nov 2003. AECbytes is focused on researching, analyzing, and reviewing technology products and services for the building industry. It publishes a variety of articles including newsletters covering conferences and shows, reviews of products, feature articles profiling case studies of firms and projects that showcase the use of technology, viewpoint articles featuring contributions from industry leaders, and tips and tricks authored by experts in individual AEC applications.
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A collection of tools and resources for anyone in the precast/prestressed industry or in concrete-related construction - Engineers, erectors, purchasing managers, detailers, production managers, etc..
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