Those who work in construction are all too familiar with the safety concerns surrounding the industry. Despite advances in personal protective equipment (PPE), stricter regulations and enforcement, ...

Augmented reality is one of the most buzz-worthy tech trends in recent years. While the technology has been used in video games, AR has been recently making waves in other major industries, including ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unity (NYSE: U), the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced the acquisition of VisualLive, a technology ...

Building Design+Construction reached out to AEC professionals who have studied and applied augmented reality and asked them to pinpoint applications that are ripe for the technology. Here’s what they ...

Context VR lets users take 360-degree photos of a construction site and then integrate them with project documents. Each dot represents an interactive 360-degree photo. (Context VR Photo) Construction ...

Over the past several years, as building information modeling has gained widespread acceptance in the design and construction sector, Building Teams have become increasingly adept at representing ...

Augmented reality can streamline jobsite operations, while enabling users to determine the right equipment for the job. With these capabilities, this technology can alleviate some of the most common ...

Across a variety of sectors, augmented reality (AR) is being used to bring in younger workers as the technology appeals to younger workers and can be used as part of the workflow. This technology ...

PORTLAND, Ore — Technology has never been as important as it is now as we navigate through this pandemic working at home, meeting "virtually." But one Portland construction company is taking "virtual" ...

Employees at Gilbane Building Company, a commercial construction firm based in Rhode Island, usually work off paper blueprints or with digital models that they view on computers or iPads. But Gilbane ...

The worker pulls on his tool belt and snaps down the visor of his headset. It powers on, loading the 3D model of what he needs to build—in this case, the metal framing for a hospital bathroom pod. The ...

Augmented reality solution complements Unity Reflect, providing powerful cost-savings and efficiency throughout the design, build, and operations process “Unity’s real-time 3D platform transforms ...