A weekly round up of news relevant to digital construction professionals
The Research & Development Centre at Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) is using 3D printing to produce prototypes and spare parts. Construction Week writes that Dewa is the first GCC organisation to use Markforged Metalx 3D printing.
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Autodesk has now completed its acquisition of AI construction software company Pype. It signed an agreement to buy the company in late July. The software, which allows users to extract and process data from project plans and specifications, will make up part of its offering for Autodesk Construction Cloud.
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The worldwide modular construction market will be worth almost $108bn by 2025, compared with $85m today. Its growth will be driven by shorter project schedules, housing shortages economic construction demand, and workforce shortages, according to a report. Permanent modular construction is expected to make up the lion’s share of the modular market and the office sector the main segment.
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Bahrain issued about $588m-worth of construction and engineering and $416m of oil & gas tenders in the first half of 2020, according to a report in Oil & Gas Middle East. This included tenders worth almost $239m awarded by the Ministry of Housing and $165m from the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning.
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A hospital in Norway is using 3D laser scanning software and AI technology to monitor progress on its build and keep the development on track. Due for completion in 2023, the scans are compared against the BIM model to ensure there are no deviations from the plans.
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Construction will see a rapid growth in augmented reality use in the coming years, as the industry moves towards greater use of robotics. Companies such as Buildots, Sarcos (and Wakecap in the GCC) are developing wearable technologies for use on the construction site.
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Use of green cement in construction is forecast to rise due to increasing demand for alternative fuels from renewable resources and recycling of waste materials, according to a report looking at its use to 2028. The Asia Pacific region is expected to be the main user of green cement, due in part due to rapid urbanization, with the Middle East being an emerging user.
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Construction technology companies have secured more than $10m-worth of funding in the past 10 years. Advances in software, hardware, green buildings technologies, modular and workplace safety are transforming the industry and making it easier to create and share project information.
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