Before recent events, the construction industry was characterized as being slow to adopt new technologies. Increasingly, general contractors and owners are using cloud-based platforms and virtual collaboration tools, with no intention of going back to the old ways of business.
The rise of construction technology, and the ways in which GCs and owners have adapted to new working conditions in the COVID era, was the focus of a recent webinar hosted by AGC of California, the state’s largest construction trade association. Below, we recap some of the top insights from the webinar.
Today OpenSpace®, the global leader in reality capture and AI-powered analytics, formally announced platform support for the Insta360 Sphere, an easy-to-install, dual 360° camera that can be attached to DJI Mavic Air 2 and Air 2S drones. Paired with OpenSpace’s technology, drone capture with Sphere is easy and scalable—opening up 360° capture for a wider…
As the new year approaches, we’ve compiled the top 10 construction stories of 2022 as chosen by our readers 2022 was another rollercoaster year for the UK construction industry. Almost as soon as Covid-19 restrictions lifted, the industry, and the country as a whole, was hit by runaway inflation, a political and cost-of-living crisis, and…
Visualise, a digital platform developed by OpenSpace, a US-based specialist in AI-based analytics, is being used to capture construction data across 75 live building sites in Peru. Visualise, a digital platform developed by OpenSpace, a US-based specialist in AI-based analytics, is being used to capture construction data across 75 live building sites in Peru. A…
