Tag: technology
Architecture Firm Expands Team
Boston – TRIA, a partner-led architecture firm with a focus on designing unique spaces for science, technology, and corporate clients, announced it has expanded its staff with the hiring of 12 new employees. TRIA is more than doubling its office space in the Boston Innovation Design Building to accommodate its 50+ employees and to leave […]
AECO Consulting Firm and Tech Company Form Partnership
Nashua, NH – Global AECO consulting firm Microdesk, Inc., a provider of Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Design and Construction (VD&C) and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software and consulting services, announced they have partnered with manufacturing technology firm, M2 Technologies (M2). Founded in 1999, M2 Technologies is an Autodesk Gold partner and has been providing manufacturing […]
Lockheed Invests In CNC Machines
Submitted by Lockheed Window Corporation Pascoag, RI – Lockheed Window Corporation, a commercial construction company, drastically boosted its production game over the past two years by investing in two CNC machines, which are particularly helpful in overseeing production and quality control while ensuring everything runs automatically and flawlessly. Specialized software drives the computerized machining and […]
Urban Infill Presents Unique Development Opportunities and Construction Challenges
by Ben Goldfarb Greater Boston has emerged as one of the world’s preeminent technology and life science markets, driving demand for developable sites to unprecedented levels for both commercial and multifamily properties. Savvy developers are meeting this demand by acquiring and redeveloping underutilized urban infill sites such as parking lots and obsolete buildings. While sites […]
The Changes Construction Companies Need in 2020 to Ensure Survival
By Kenny Ingram Prediction 1: Huge 50% growth in offsite manufacturing expected McKinsey believes modular construction can increase the speed of construction by as much as 50% and, in the right environment, cut costs by 20%. Considering the current state and rapid development of this methodology, I predict that in five years, 50% of all […]
Trends for 2020: Building Communities
by Nolan Previte One trend EBI Consulting expects to see continue in 2020 is one of building community. Though technology has us more connected than ever, studies have shown many of us feel less connected to those around us. The CRE industry has already begun using a number of tactics to build community back into […]
New App For Efficient Data Manipulation Launched
New York – Global BIM consulting firm Microdesk, a provider of business and technology services for the design and construction industry, has released BIMrx Core, an application designed to allow Revit and non-Revit users to harness the power of advanced selections and Microsoft Excel to quantify and manipulate model data quickly and efficiently. BIMrx Core […]
Brill Awarded Dacon Scholarship
Boston – Wentworth Institute of Technology has selected Gavin Brill, a senior in the construction management program, as winner of Dacon’s memorial scholarship honoring company founders Richard Kuchinsky and Dennis Leahy. This scholarship is awarded to a full-time undergraduate student focused in construction management or a related field with good academic standing. Preference is given […]
IWBCC 2019: Takeaways and the Future of Wood Construction
by David Aucoin November 6th began with a highly awaited keynote by Craig Curtis, chief architect at Katerra. I anticipated the presentation titled “Applying Silicon Valley Technology to Design and Construction” to be incredibly forward-thinking and disruptive, and I was not disappointed. As chief architect, Curtis has helped craft a vision focused on mass customization, modeling […]
BIM is Not the Solution
by Chad Wisler BIM has been around for well over 20 years and has taken hold of our building industry within the last decade. The sales pitch from the software developers was incredibly strong and the AEC industry transitioned to using BIM. However, as part of that transition, we lost the Discipline of Design. Senior […]
