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Our AEC industry blog brings practical insights on BIM, VDC, reality capture, and digital twins. Explore hands-on guides, case studies, and playbooks for architects, contractors, and owners.

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Preserving the past with digital precision

Bridging centuries with technology Historical buildings carry cultural, architectural, and social value that goes beyond their physical form. Restoring these structures is as much about preserving heritage as it is…
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Benefits of Scan-to-BIM across the construction lifecycle

Scan-to-BIM converts high-resolution 3D scans of physical structures into detailed building information models (BIM). By merging LiDAR or photogrammetry point clouds with BIM, teams create an accurate digital twin of…
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Safeguarding healthcare facilities: a modern approach to firestopping

Why is firestopping critical in healthcare environments Healthcare facilities operate in a state of constant preparedness, with every system—from ventilation to patient monitoring—designed to support uninterrupted care. However, an often-overlooked layer…
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Revolutionizing renovation and expansion with Scan‑to‑Plan

Revolutionizing renovation and expansion with Scan‑to‑Plan Every retrofit or addition project hinges on one essential question: “What am I building onto?” Traditional measurement methods—tape measures, handheld levels, manual takeoffs—are inherently slow,…
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Three essentials for a successful digital twin strategy

Digital twins hold significant promise for the AEC industry, but their widespread adoption is hampered by two key issues: the disconnected nature of current work processes and a fundamental disagreement…
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Reality Capture Solutions vs. Construction Rework Costs

Construction project rework costs continue to rise, but visual construction reality capture solutions can help mitigate these costs. Let’s not kid ourselves: Construction plans change, and mistakes happen, regardless of the…
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Preserving the past with digital precision

Bridging centuries with technology Historical buildings carry cultural, architectural, and social value that goes beyond their physical form. Restoring these structures is as much about preserving heritage as it is…
image

Benefits of Scan-to-BIM across the construction lifecycle

Scan-to-BIM converts high-resolution 3D scans of physical structures into detailed building information models (BIM). By merging LiDAR or photogrammetry point clouds with BIM, teams create an accurate digital twin of…
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Safeguarding healthcare facilities: a modern approach to firestopping

Why is firestopping critical in healthcare environments Healthcare facilities operate in a state of constant preparedness, with every system—from ventilation to patient monitoring—designed to support uninterrupted care. However, an often-overlooked layer…
image

Revolutionizing renovation and expansion with Scan‑to‑Plan

Revolutionizing renovation and expansion with Scan‑to‑Plan Every retrofit or addition project hinges on one essential question: “What am I building onto?” Traditional measurement methods—tape measures, handheld levels, manual takeoffs—are inherently slow,…
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Three essentials for a successful digital twin strategy

Digital twins hold significant promise for the AEC industry, but their widespread adoption is hampered by two key issues: the disconnected nature of current work processes and a fundamental disagreement…
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Reality Capture Solutions vs. Construction Rework Costs

Construction project rework costs continue to rise, but visual construction reality capture solutions can help mitigate these costs. Let’s not kid ourselves: Construction plans change, and mistakes happen, regardless of the…
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The knowledge base Contest

Why? It’s a fundamental question we all learn at a young age. The drive to understand why we do what we do is as human as eating or breathing. Why…
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My problem with paper

I’m looking at a pile of paperwork on my desk this morning. I know that buried in that stack is a financial document I need to review later. I know…
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Writing down your workflows

Imagine for a minute, you're doing laundry. Everything is dry, in a basket and ready to put away. Where do you start? In my case, following the Pareto Principle, I…
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What’s your problem?

Especially in the last year, there seems to be no shortage of issues to solve in any organization. While we grapple with our internal challenges, we are also helping our…
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The meaning of models

In recent years we have assimilated a lot of new ideas. Imagine yourself as a drafter in the 1950s, and how mind-blowing printing technology is today. How about a lot…
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Does it match?

Today is the first day in over a year that I will be working from somewhere other than my office. It's Monday, which means of course things are slower than…