Tuesday, December 19, 2017
 

Skilled Labor Gap
Closing Construction's Skilled Labor Gap with Technology

Many millennials, who have pursued four-year college degrees and are concerned about company culture and professional development, tend to overlook construction and the trades entirely. Also, since technology is an integral part of their daily lives and construction is one of the least digitized industries, it doesn't help the industry's image. A 2017 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) study found that only 3 percent of young adults aged 18 to 25 who knew which career they wanted to pursue would choose construction. With job growth in construction expected to double the national average over the next decade, and nearly three-quarters of general contractors reporting having difficulty finding skilled workers this year, something clearly needs to change.   [FULL STORY]
 
 
 
Nest's new Nest Cam IQ Outdoor matches some of the image recognition smarts from Nest's indoor sensor and a more sturdy housing.   [FULL STORY]
Unreal Estate
by Sandesh Joshi, President and co-founder of Indovance Inc
 
The rise of Augmented and Virtual Reality systems should not take anyone by surprise, as the foundations have been present for decades. The first head-mounted display for immersive simulations was created in 1968, and Building Information Modeling was debuted shortly thereafter. As computers displaced pen and paper, basic 3D rendering became a matter of course, expected by clients as part of the design package.   [FULL STORY]
 
 
 
 
Featured News:
With PREVAILPRO PNY Launches the World's First Four 4K Display and VR Capable Thin and Light Mobile Workstations at SIGGRAPH
PNY Technologies reset mobile workstation expectations by launching extraordinarily powerful, thin and light PNY PREVAILPROP4000 and P3000 mobile workstations. With their NVIDIA Max-Q design, these innovative systems are designed from the Quadro GPU out, to deliver capabilities, compute performance, unmatched simultaneous four-display screen real estate, and immersive VR (P4000), to drive next generation workflows across industries ranging from AEC and Manufacturing to M&E and Scientific and Technical computing. [FULL STORY]

Feature: By Tim Scargill
How AI Will Transform Civil Engineering
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology means it is quickly becoming suitable for a wide range of commercial applications, and civil engineering is one of the sectors where it could soon make a big impact. Currently one of the least digitized industries, there is huge scope for AI to transform processes across the entire project life cycle. Such a significant transition may not be entirely smooth, but as the benefits become clear it is surely inevitable - so lets take a look at what the future holds. [FULL STORY]

Feature: By Steven Burns
Best Practices for Preventing "Scope Creep"
For professionals in the AEC fields, "scope creep" is a phrase that strikes fear into their hearts. Defined as growth in project requirements that happens after a project has started, scope creep is a common issue that drags down productivity. For architects and engineers, this "creep" is very common, as the client envisions initial designs as a blank canvas that can be adjusted with more and more features. Some of these requested changes are understandable, as developing a project is a dynamic process filled with unknowns. A project will often change due to the owner's reconsidering certain features, or perhaps when the conditions on the site necessitate an alteration. [FULL STORY]

Company News: By Globenewswire
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Media Law Attorneys Obtain Landmark Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of Police Transparency
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Company News: By Business Wire
CORRECTING and REPLACING Western Tool & Mold Adopts Stratasys' New 3D Printing Solution for Certifiable Aircraft Interior Components
[FULL STORY]

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