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AEC Print Technology: A Time of Innovation and Change
August 13, 2025This article by Mark Villari, National Director of Wide Format for Flex Technology Group, discusses why traditional printing still matters in our digital-first era, the breakthroughs in print technology, the advantages of bringing...
Knowledge Amplified: How AI is Revolutionizing Technical Report Deliverables in Engineering
July 22, 2025Engineering firms are expected to deliver high-quality technical reports to clients, but while also battling time-consuming, inefficient internal processes. This article by Kelly L. Stratton, the founder and president of Quire, discusses...
Redefining BIM/VDC Roles in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
July 9, 2025AI is transforming many industries, and construction is no different. This article by Kostiantyn Solomka of Diasphere, a U.S.-based BIM/VDC company, explores how BIM/VDC technical skills now need to be complemented by several soft...
ALLPLAN Infrastructure Digital Conference 2025
June 18, 2025Earlier this month, the leading Nemetschek AEC technology brand, ALLPLAN, held its annual “Build the Future” event to showcase how leading engineering firms around the world were applying its technology solutions to deliver high-perf...
The Rise of the Smart Site: How Robotics is Rebuilding Construction from the Ground Up
May 28, 2025For decades, the clang and clamor of the construction site have been synonymous with manual labor. While other industries embraced automation and digitalization, construction was often perceived as a steadfast holdout, resistant to the w...
Software Consolidation in the AEC Workflow: The Case for Whole-Building Platforms
May 7, 2025With shrinking project timelines, growing regulatory complexity, and pressure to reduce embodied and operational carbon, the fragmented workflows created by using the current patchwork of siloed tools in AEC are a barrier to both efficie...
Digital Twins Implementation in the City of Dublin, Ireland
April 23, 2025This article describes how the Dublin City Council, which governs the city of Dublin in Ireland, is leveraging digital twin technology to enhance city management and operational efficiency. It is based on a recent SmartCitiesWorld webina...
What’s New in Revit 2026
April 2, 2025Autodesk Revit 2026 officially lands today, and with it comes a blend of foundational upgrades and future-forward experiments. As a longtime author of this annual review for AECbytes, Dan Stine of Lake|Flato always looks forward to seein...
Computer Vision for Construction Safety Monitoring and Quality Assurance
March 26, 2025The construction industry, while vital, remains a high-risk occupation. Workers face dangers from heights, heavy machinery, dynamic site conditions, and hazardous materials. Falls, struck-by incidents, caught-in/between hazards, and elec...
An Approach to Ethical AI in the AEC/O Industry
March 11, 2025The AEC/O industry stands on the cusp of a transformative era, driven by the rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Beyond the familiar applications of smart assistants, the emergence of large foundation models is unlocking unp...
The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives (Book Excerpt)
February 26, 2025The goal of this book is to provide a general understanding of the engineering principles that govern the seven infrastructure systems that power modern society: water, wastewater, transport, electricity, gas, solid waste, and telecommun...
Solibri CheckPoint: Cloud-Based Model Checking for AEC
February 12, 2025The Nemetschek brand, Solibri, developer of the leading and longest-standing model-checking application in the AEC industry, Solibri Model Checker (which was renamed “Solibri Office” in 2019), started the new year by expanding its pr...
IDEA Architecture 24: BIM Application for Architecture
January 29, 2025In addition to being much less expensive than BIM applications like Revit and ArchiCAD, having a familiar AutoCAD-like interface, and being built on open-source ODA and ITC libraries, IDEA Architecture also benefits enormously by being p...
Beyond Tools and Talking Points: Building a Culture of Innovation in AEC
January 8, 2025As the architecture, engineering, and construction industry undergoes significant transformation, innovation has become not just a buzzword but an increasingly critical factor. Being “innovative” can no longer be merely a talking poi...
ALLPLAN 2025 Launch Event
December 17, 2024ALLPLAN, one of the leading AEC technology brands used globally, launched the 2025 versions of its comprehensive suite of tools for building and infrastructure design, engineering, and construction at an online launch event a few weeks a...
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National Precast Concrete Association has represented manufacturers of plant-produced precast concrete products and the suppliers of products and services for the industry since 1965. They are dedicated to expanding the use of quality precast concrete and providing members with the programs and information required to operate a successful precast plant.
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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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