HERBOSCH-KIERE

The Fifth Estate | January 13, 2020

Technology is allowing great advances in design, construction and building management techniques. Here we explore digital twins and BIM through interviews with leaders from Willow and Autodesk. One of the key recommendations of the Shergold and Weir Building Confidence report was the improvement of documentation by digitising all design and construction information and extending its use into building operations. This electronic building passport could be delivered through the development of digi...

Buildots | August 06, 2020

Buildots has secured $16m in funding to leverage the power of AI to track, analyse and provide actionable data for construction project teams.Large projects still rely on tedious manual record-taking by project managers who often keep track of hundreds of thousands of tasks and the progress of dozens of contractors.Productivity in the construction industry has plateaued with researchers estimating that 98% of megaprojects suffer cost overruns of more than 30% and 77% are late.B...

MiTek | May 04, 2021

MiTek Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, today announces the realignment of three well-known brands providing structural framing solutions to the building industry. Driven by industry demand and organizational collaboration, these structural framing building solutions will proudly be offered as a part of the great MiTek® portfolio of building solutions. These structural framing building solutions include: • Benson® Curtain Wall...

ENGINEERING TECH

Methuen Construction | August 25, 2021

MWH Constructors, Inc., a national water/wastewater construction firm, announced that it has acquired Methuen Construction Company, Inc. (Methuen Construction). Combining MWH's varied alternate project delivery experience with Methuen Construction's traditional and design-build-bid expertise will strengthen MWH's position as a leader in the water marketplace while providing bottom-line support and growth opportunities for Methuen Construction. "Both MWH and Methue...