Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a 3D model-based technology that provides insight and tools for effective planning, designing, construction, and management of construction projects. With the growing emergence of cloud-based BIM solutions, general contractors, designers, and owners can collectively identify ...
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6 Reasons Construction Needs Enterprise Resource Planning
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a system that provides powerful analytics using information from different construction processes such as contractor management, financial management, inventory management, project management, human capital management, vendor management, bid management, etc. ERP system combines all the ...
Digital Twins in Construction: Applications and Advantages
A digital twin is the fusion of a real-world system and a virtual representation designed to control, monitor, and optimize a project’s functionality. With the help of data and feedback, both simulated and physical models can develop capacities for autonomy ...
8 Ways COVID-19 is Changing Residential Designs
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a multitude of changes in our everyday lives, but the major one is people choosing to stay at home. It has transformed our houses into sanctuaries where we have to spend more of our time ...
Are Smart Contracts the next Big Thing in Construction? [PDF]
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The construction industry is infamous for delayed payments and payment-related disputes. The issues could be significantly reduced by taking advantage of blockchain-based smart contracts. It is a system that not only saves cost and time but also increases transparency and ...
Can Blockchain Revolutionize the Construction Sector? [PDF]
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The construction industry has generally tended to resist digital transformation that other industrial and business sectors have witnessed in recent years, and the adoption of Blockchain technology can potentially address several problems and bring out a slew of benefits upon ...
10 Ways Technology can help Construction Fight COVID-19 [PDF]
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The construction sector is one of the worst-hit sectors by COVID-19. To begin with, contractors had to shut down sites to protect their workers. On sites that are still running, contractors have had to take extra precautions, including social distancing, ...
What is Digital Elevation Model? [PDF]
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A digital elevation model (DEM) is a 3-dimensional illustration of a surface, typically a terrain region. It’s a grid-based structure having array numbers oriented to depict the terrain attributes such as slopes or aspect values. In simple terms, it is ...