Engineering Tech, Construction

Digital Twin Cities: Framework and Global Practices

April 20, 2022

Digital twin whitepaper
The continued growth and success of cities is one of the great triumphs of modern civilization. Cities are home to the majority of the world’s population and generate more than 80% of GDP. Rapid urbanization has also brought about new challenges as cities have struggled with congestion, pollution, increased carbon emissions, inequity and exposure to natural disasters such as floods and storms. The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change have further intensified these issues.

The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets out the goal of “building inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and communities”. Whereas these goals may be universally accepted, the path to get there is not as clear. Innovation and empowerment of digital technology are critical to transforming our cities. Policy support and institutional change are also essential.

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Martinus

Martinus is an Australian owned, industry leading, full-service railway infrastructure company that builds and maintains large scale railways and intermodals across Australia, New Zealand, North America and Chile along with select projects in other countries around the globe.

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DORA Metrics The Baseline Metrics For Engineering Excellence

whitePaper | June 15, 2022

Digital Transformation has become a strong reality for organizations large and small. Pre- Covid, pre-2020, Digital Transformation was a buzzword, and a nice-to-have initiative that only the most mature engineering organizations embarked on. But everyone has had to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives to support more remote work, more online access, more on-demand services. And the brunt of the effort of course, falls on the engineering teams.

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Engineering Data Management and Document Control

whitePaper | February 20, 2020

Engineering Data Management is all about the creation, version control and fast retrieval of documents. It has little or nothing to do with formal change management, or building a reliable audit trail. Engineering Data Management Systems should make life for the engineer as simple as possible without introducing too much complexity. Document control on the other hand, is the management of documents through their life cycle with a much higher degree of reliability for security, version control, review cycle, visibility, availability and, most importantly, for a controlled and reliable audit trail.

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Unwrapping Construction Challenges and Private Mobile Networks

whitePaper | December 28, 2021

The construction industry is going through a digital revolution that is changing construction sites and in the future is predicted to look drastically different with autonomous machinery and drones, virtual reality and equipment and other digital innovations a common sight. This is not the introduction of technology for technology’s sake but to help the industry deal with some of its key challenges. Electronic Media Services (EMS) through its long history of working with partners in the construction industry knows it has and continues to find change and in particular digital change difficult.

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An Update on Insolvency in the Australian Construction Industry

whitePaper | August 19, 2022

The construction sector in Australia has long been affected by insolvency and broader liquidity issues. In the last year, construction companies accounted for 26% of businesses that entered into insolvency, and insolvencies in the construction sector more than doubled. This year, contractors have been further squeezed by inflation, supply chain issues and labour market shortages. As the federal government has wound back its COVID-19 economic stimulus packages, further collapses seem inevitable.

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WHITE PAPER: Dry Kiln Fan Speed Reduction

whitePaper | May 20, 2021

Dry kilns are an integral part of manufacturing of wood products – they can also be one of the largest electrical power consumers in a modern sawmill. Dry kilns operating at suboptimal performance can increase drying cycle time, as well as waste thousands of dollars of electricity.

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Introduction to the Construction Readiness Assessment

whitePaper | February 9, 2021

Construction projects have always faced pressure to begin early mobilization of the construction phase which can result in out-of-sequence work leading to cost and schedule overruns. The decision to proceed with construction requires a standard, objective process that easily identifies the gaps that must be addressed to achieve construction readiness and supports the decision of when to move forward. CII's Construction Readiness Assessment is a game-changer to guide project teams in achieving construction readiness with confidence. Their research shows that construction-ready projects outperform projects that are not ready with 20% better cost performance and 22% better schedule performance2.

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Martinus

Martinus is an Australian owned, industry leading, full-service railway infrastructure company that builds and maintains large scale railways and intermodals across Australia, New Zealand, North America and Chile along with select projects in other countries around the globe.

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