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AR, VR Find More Real-World Applications in Construction
The construction industry is slowly shifting from years of the wait-and-watch stance to adopting digital technologies to improve the overall project lifecycle from conceptual design to construction. Considering such developments, alternative reality technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and...
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Bailey, Javins, and Carter Releases Free Guide for Construction Accident Cases
Construction is among the most dangerous industries to work in, and thousands of workers in this industry get hurt on the job each year. When a construction accident happens, however, injured workers often find that seeking compensation is a...
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How Tech Is Addressing The Rising Mental Health Problem In The Construction Industry
Workers in this industry are particularly susceptible to experiencing poor mental health due to a number of occupational factors: The industry is very fast-paced, leading to a high-pressure work environment, and sites are often remote, which means workers endure...
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Unions demand more Covid protections for construction workers amid fears over high levels of coronavirus transmission in building industry
Construction workers are still operating without adequate protections, a union has said. Workers' union Unite said high levels of coronavirus transmission in the industry were likely contributed to by the 'failure' to establish safe site operating procedures.
Jerry Swain, Unite...
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AR app provides digital concierge services to buildings
The app provides turn-by-turn navigation guiding users to their destinations and offers helpful, context-aware AR content along the way at just the right time and location.
Resonai, an Israeli artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision company, has released a mobile...
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Phase three guidelines proposed for construction sites
As the Island continues to wrestle with a spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases, including two towns, Tisbury, and now Edgartown, in the state’s red zone as high risk, new guidelines have been drafted for construction and work sites on...
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Unite calls for tighter rules to tackle construction Covid transmissions
Construction union, Unite has urged the government and construction employers to enforce stricter rules to tackle rising Covid-19 transmissions in the industry.
Unite made its call after Professor Calum Semple told Sky’s Sophie Ridge that: “You would have thought working...
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