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WDBE-talks: The Importance of Immediacy – Talking BIM, VR/AR, and Supersensor Integration
WDBE UPDATES // WDBE Talks episode 12 released The Importance of Immediacy: Talking BIM, VR/AR, and Supersensor Integration with Rune Huse Karlstad. In this episode of WDBE talks, we sat down with Rune Huse Karlstad of Varjo Technologies to talk through the real-world...
Digital sensors can make construction more sustainable – BLOXHUB and ConTech Lab announce a Special Session at WDBE Summit
WDBE UPDATES // New Special Session at WDBE SummitSpecial Session at WDBE Summit – Digital sensors can make construction more sustainableAt the WDBE Summit on 28–29 September, the event's Danish collaborators BLOXHUB and ConTech Lab (Molio) will organise a 45 minute...
WDBE-talks: Contemporary Supersensing: Discussing Client-Led Implementation
WDBE UPDATES // WDBE Talks episode 11 releasedContemporary Supersensing: Discussing Client-Led Implementation with Danielle Dy BuncioIn this episode of WDBE Talks, we sat down with Danielle Dy Buncio of VIATechnik to discuss the role sensor technology has when it...
WDBE-talks: Urgency and Scale: Discussing the Importance of Human-Led Supersensing
In this episode of WDBE Talks, we sat down with Dr. Sofie Pelsmakers of Tampere University to discuss the role of sensor technology in the modern built environment and the continuing need for sustainable change within the contemporary built environment. Our conversation covered the need to address the ‘performance gap’ within the sector, the ethical issues surrounding data capture, and obstacles impeding change.
Urgency and Scale: Discussing the Importance of Human-Led Supersensing with Sofie Pelsmakers.
In the run-up to WDBE 2021, we talked with Dr. Sofie Pelsmakers, the Associate Professor for Sustainable Architecture and Sustainable Housing Design at Tampere University. Our conversation covered the importance of implementing human-led sensor technology, the need for continuous research, and the role urban supersensing can play when it comes to sustainability and improving quality of life.
WDBE-talks: Closing the Loop – Discussing Automation and Realtime Supersensing
In this episode of WDBE Talks, we sat down with Brian Ringley of Boston Dynamics to discuss the role robots can play on-site when it comes to scanning and data capture. Our conversation covered the challenges of operating autonomously in construction, the importance of digital twins, and the renewed need for remote site access in a post-covid world.
Closing the Loop: Discussing Automation and Realtime Supersensing with Brian Ringley
In the run-up to WDBE 2021, we sat down with Brian Ringley, Boston Dynamics’ Construction Technology Manager. Our discussion covered the technical challenges involved in implementing robots on construction sites, the obstacles standing in the way of autonomy, and the renewed value of data capture.
WDBE-talks: On-Site Supersensing and the Future of Construction Automation
WDBE UPDATES // WDBE Talks episode 8 releasedOn-site supersensing and the future of construction automationFor this episode of WDBE Talks we sat down with Aviad Almagor of Trimble Ltd. to discuss sensor technology in the modern built environment. Our conversation...
On-Site Supersensing and the Future of Automation: Discussing Construction, Robotics, and Contemporary Data Capture with Aviad Almagor
We sat down with Lorri Rowlandson of BGIS to discuss the role sensor technology and technical innovation plays within the modern workplace. Our talk covered the historic reaction to change, understanding value, and the challenges facing the industry in a post-covid world.
WDBE-talks: Progress, Property, and Privacy: Discussing Human-Led Infrastructure and Supersensing
For this episode of WDBE Talks, we sat down with Microsoft’s Jeff Schumacher to discuss sensor technology in the modern built environment. Our conversation covers the role the tools play in helping us evolve our spaces, understand those living in them, and the renewed...
Progress, Property, and Privacy: Discussing Human-Led Infrastructure and Supersensing with Jeff Schumacher
We sat down with Lorri Rowlandson of BGIS to discuss the role sensor technology and technical innovation plays within the modern workplace. Our talk covered the historic reaction to change, understanding value, and the challenges facing the industry in a post-covid world.
WDBE-talks: Supersensing for Greater Experiences and Better Decisions
This episode of WDBE Talks features Lorri Rowlandson of BGIS. We discuss the role sensor technology and technical innovation play within the modern workplace. Our talk covered the historic reaction to change, understanding value, and the challenges facing the industry...
Acceleration, Innovation, and Covid: Talking Sectoral Change and Business Strategy with Lorri Rowlandson
We sat down with Lorri Rowlandson of BGIS to discuss the role sensor technology and technical innovation plays within the modern workplace. Our talk covered the historic reaction to change, understanding value, and the challenges facing the industry in a post-covid world.
Leading with quality data
Leading with data, and including the incorporated data production, is a complex entity and its importance isn’t always understood. Succeeding requires both digital tools, which is relatively easy, and management practices that merge into them seamlessly, which, in turn, is a lot harder. With the right know-how, these two make for a perfect combo at the construction site.
WDBE-talks: Unlocking a Supersense for a Common Language in Construction
In this WDBE Talks podcast episode, Jaan Saar, Head of Digital Construction for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications in Estonia, talks about finding and implementing a common language for digitalized construction.
Data guides sustainability decisions at YIT
Data and sustainability are both mega trends in the built environment discourse. Consequently, they have both been important development themes at YIT.
COVID-19 proved what we already knew
It is no news that the State, municipalities and private operators compile information on the built environment, and that this information is needed by building owners, businesses and policy-makers.
Managing Narrative, Capturing Context, and Building Together: Talking VR and AEC with David Weir-McCall
We sat down with David Weir-McCall of Epic Games to discuss the role VR plays in the modern AEC ecosystem. Our conversation covered the power of merging digital innovation with human insight, the importance of accessible data visualization, and the role that the Unreal platform plays across a range of sectors every day.
Wellbeing in The Built Environment – An Interview with Dr. Marta Fernandez
We took the time to sit down with Dr. Marta Fernandez of RMIT Europe in the runup to WDBE 2020. Our conversation covered how we are building our spaces, what needs to change, and the importance of considerate design.
Bringing BIM to the Modern Built Environment – An Interview with Prof. Martin Fischer
We talked with Professor Martin Fischer of Stanford University’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department in the run-up to WDBE. Our discussion covered what drew him to the discipline and the practical challenges of applying BIM in the modern built environment.
Engineering, Architecture, and Modern Technology – An Interview with Dr. Jakob Strømann-Andersen
We sat down with Dr. Jakob Strømann-Andersen of Henning Larsen’s Sustainability Engineering Department. Our talk covered the need for interdisciplinary research, sustainable practice, and how technology will lead change in the years ahead.
Architecture, Robotics, and the Importance of Human Interaction – An Interview with Prof. Kathrin Dörfler
We sat down with Professor Kathrin Dörfler of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in advance of WDBE 2020. We discussed the importance of innovation and how her research focuses on the need for practical and productive solutions when it comes to on-site support.
Embedding Better Urban Living – An Interview with Annalise Johns
We sat down with Annalise Johns, Housing Lead of Connected Places Catapult to find out a little more about her work in the built environment, health, and regeneration.
WDBE-talks: Hacking the Sustainable Urban Future at BLOXHUB
The AEC Hackathon at BLOXHUB in Copenhagen engaged 154 attendees from 33 countries to work on interesting urban challenges over a February weekend. The two WDBE Talks guests were there but in different roles.
WDBE-talks: Redefining Sustainability Through Future-Proof Real Estate Investments
Redefining Sustainability Through Future-Proof Real Estate Investments, WWF Life EconomisE KIRA-challenge
WDBE-talks: Redefining sustainability through BIM Based Building Permits
Redefining sustainability through BIM Based Building Permits – podcast with Francesca Noardo and Rick Klooster, interviiewed by Aarni Heiskanen.
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