Vertex BD Startup and Implementation — Blog 2: What Can BIM Do for Your Company? Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella put a new spin on an old axiom when he commented that “every company is now a software company.” And his observation is being proven from one end of the...
Vertex BD Startup and Implementation — Blog 1: Introduction to BIM and What It Can Do for Your Company As an executive for a leading BIM company, I am obviously a proponent of the technology, as are most architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC)...
DfMA: Why Manufacturing Is the Key to Viability — Blog 5: New Horizons for DfMA The distant future of design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA) will be fascinating as several emerging technologies penetrate further into the industry and converge in design...
DfMA: Why Manufacturing Is the Key to Viability — Blog 4: New Principles for Scalability In my previous blog, I discussed the rise and fall of Katerra and presented several observations about what went wrong. For this fourth installment of my blog series about...
DfMA: Why Manufacturing Is the Key to Viability — Blog 3: Katerra and Lessons Learned The rise and fall of Katerra, which burned through more than $2 billion in just six years, is the most discussed story related to DfMA in decades. Blog Post May 2023 Pekka...
DfMA: Why Manufacturing Is the Key to Viability — Blog 2: Why DfMA? Design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA) is a revolutionary approach to construction that is poised to reshape the economics of the global construction industry in the coming years. Image:...
DfMA: Why Manufacturing Is the Key to Viability – Blog 1: Introduction to DfMA and Its Core Principles What would you say is the difference between manufacturing and construction? There are many ways to approach this question, but the simplest distinction...
The Facts About Off-site Construction — Blog 5: Cross-laminated Timber A 2020 Vox article written by David Roberts summarized the rationale for the interest, excitement, and even irony in cross-laminated timber (CLT) building systems: “Architects, builders, and...
The Facts About Off-site Construction — Blog 4: Hybrid Construction Systems The previous two blogs of this series focused on panelized and volumetric modular off-site construction, which are among the most widely adopted approaches to off-site construction around the...
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