Bassem Hamdy has been in the construction business for a long time. He spent the last few years at the construction software business Procore, now a $3 billion dollar company developing technology for the construction industry, and now Hamdy is ready to unveil his next act as chief executive and co-founder of Briq, a new […]
View More Briq, the next building block in tech’s reconstruction of the construction business, raises $3 millionCategory: construction
Investor momentum builds for construction tech
Although it’s not the sexiest of industries, the hefty construction sector in 2018 attracted not only the attention but, more importantly, the dollars of investors.
View More Investor momentum builds for construction techMan excavates his basement using nothing but RC construction toys
Work isn’t work if you have fun doing it.
YouTuber LilGiantsConstrCo proved this by spending years excavating his basement with RC construction toys. Well if it works, it works. And as his latest video above shows, those things can really w…
MIT researchers are now 3D printing glass
While the thought of a machine that can squirt out endless ropes of molten glass is a bit frightening, the folks at MIT have just about perfected the process. In a paper published in 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, researchers Chikara Inamura, Michael Stern, Daniel Lizardo, Peter Houk, and Neri Oxman describe a system for […]
View More MIT researchers are now 3D printing glassConstruction management software developer Procore raises $75 million at a $3 billion valuation
Procore Technologies, a provider of software to manage construction projects, is now worth $3 billion thanks to a new $75 million round of funding led by Tiger Global Management. The new funding shows just how completely software has eaten the world. Once considered an industry that was too analog to ever reap the benefits of […]
View More Construction management software developer Procore raises $75 million at a $3 billion valuationCove.Tool wants to solve climate change one efficient building at a time
As the fight against climate change heats up, Cove.Tool is looking to help tackle carbon emissions one building at a time. The Atlanta-based startup provides an automated big-data platform that helps architects, engineers and contractors identify the most cost-effective ways to make buildings compliant with energy efficiency requirements. After raising an initial round earlier this […]
View More Cove.Tool wants to solve climate change one efficient building at a timeBy automating code compliance, UpCodes AI is “the spellcheck for buildings”
For many architects, the hardest part of their job starts after they finish designing a building, when the onerous process of code compliance begins. Written to ensure the safety and accessibility of buildings, codes dictate everything from the height and depth of stairs and where railings end, to the amount of floor space in front […]
View More By automating code compliance, UpCodes AI is “the spellcheck for buildings”Robots can build entire cities almost for free. These architects are making it happen.
Manuel Jimenez Garcia and Gilles Retsin are literally setting the foundations for an architecture of the future. They are co-founders of the Design Computation Lab at The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, where they work with…
View More Robots can build entire cities almost for free. These architects are making it happen.How 3D printing is revolutionizing the housing industry
If you build it, they will come. And if you 3D-print it, they will come faster, cheaper and more sustainably.
View More How 3D printing is revolutionizing the housing industryIt takes absolute precision to construct Earth’s largest telescope, which will peak into far-off alien worlds
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The Giant Magellan Telescope, currently being constructed in Chile, is expected to be operational by 2026. Currently, the project is in a critical stage — casting seven huge mirrors that will hopefully allow the telescope to capture far-off alien worlds. Read more…
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View More It takes absolute precision to construct Earth’s largest telescope, which will peak into far-off alien worldsSee through walls like Superman with this Android accessory
Walabot DIY is a nifty device that attaches to your Android smartphone, helping you detect pipes, wires and studs hidden within walls. Get your own Walabot DIY for $99.90 here. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Diy, Construction, Real Time, and R…
View More See through walls like Superman with this Android accessoryHold this beam for me, friend robot, and let us construct a house together
Being a neophyte in the world of woodworking — I’ve made a shabby but sturdy shed — I can appreciate the value of a good partner who can help measure, cut, hold stuff, and generally be a second pair of hands. The usual drawback with humans is you have to pay them or feed them in return for this duty. So imagine my delight in finding that ETH Zurich is pioneering the art of robot-assisted woodworking!
View More Hold this beam for me, friend robot, and let us construct a house together