Tiny Houses – An Alternative Way of Building and Living
Is a huge house the ultimate goal? Not for everybody. In the United States the average size of new single … Read more
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Productization in the Construction Industry: Interview with Fira Palvelut
Service productization can help construction companies do better business and have more satisfied clients. AEC Business had the opportunity to … Read more
From BIM to Site: A Digital Chain for Takt Production
How do you measure the performance of a takt construction project? That was one of the research themes presented at … Read more
Making Volumetric Modular Construction Work
Is volumetric modular construction on the verge of a breakthrough, or will it remain experimental or occasional, as it has … Read more
Reinventing the Building Envelope – Interview with Gordon A Geddes
In this interview with Gordon A Geddes, CEO of Lynx Systems, we talk about reinventing the building envelope. Gordon also … Read more
Building with Recycled Plastics – Interview with Jeff Mintz of Envirolastech
Plastic waste is a huge global problem and we need viable solutions. In this interview with Jeff Mintz, CEO of Envirolastech, … Read more
A New Report Inspires Innovators to Redefine the AEC Industry
The World Economic Forum and The Boston Consulting Group recently released a report to encourage innovators redefine the AEC industry. … Read more
Will On-Site Robotics Become Feasible in Construction?
Over the last few years we’ve seen concepts and pilot projects for construction site robotics. Peter Novikov, Enrico Dini, Wolf … Read more
Predicting Our Future with Andrew Weinreich
In this podcast episode, my guest is Andrew Weinreich. We talk about the future of homebuilding against the backdrop of … Read more
Robotic Timber Fabrication – Videos
These videos demonstrate today’s possibilities of robotic timber fabrication. A multi-functional portal robot for automated assembly and processing of timber … Read more
Construction Robotics – Videos – AEC Business
The market for construction robotics is still in its infancy. That’s mainly because a large portion of the work takes … Read more
In Search of Cement Replacements
Could we replace cement as the vital element in concrete some day? We look at two alternative answers to this question. … Read more