A weekly round up of news for digital construction professionals
AECOM and NEOM project
AECOM secured infrastructure design role
Aecom has said it will use 100% digital design in its upcoming transport and infrastructure design contract for Saudi Arabia’s mega-project NEOM. It said the use of digital design will help ensure accuracy and efficiency, and will keep key stakeholders engaged in the process.
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UAE construction industry growth
The UAE construction industry is forecast to grow by 3.8% in 2021. The construction sector in Saudi Arabia is also expected to have high growth in the coming years, partly due to investment in tourism projects in the country.
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AI-enabled site safety system contract
A consortium comprising Winvic, UWE Bristol and One Big Circle has secured £600,000 of funding from Innovate UK for AI-enabled software to send personal site risk alerts to teams. The ‘Computer Vision and IoT for Personalised Site Monitoring Analytics in Real Time’ project will run for two years.
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A new report says that the global 3D printing construction market is expected to grow in size from being worth $69.7m in 2019 to $259.3m by 2025.
CDV Systems and 26 Degrees Software have released Collectus, a cloud-based BIM graphics library of more than 14,000 families and templates for Revit users.
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Impact of Digital Twin in the construction industry
According to the CTO of AVEVA Andrew McCloskey, Digital Twin technology will be increasingly used by organisations in the construction industry. The concept of Digital Twins is becoming relevant to a wider number of industries due to their digital transformation strategies.
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