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Simple interfaces a key to AI growth in construction: experts

Simple interfaces a key to AI growth in construction: experts
Conversations on the potential uses of Artificial Intelligence in construction are becoming more enlightened with each passing month, experts on the technology told delegates attending a Buildings Show session in Toronto recently. Not long ago, AI was st...
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Simple interfaces a key to AI growth in construction: experts
Conversations on the potential uses of Artificial Intelligence in construction a...
Technology

Fibre-reinforced concrete, rammed earth formwork build on lessons from ancient history
Horse hair, beer, urine, tree bark, sugar 鈥 all have been used in ancient concre...
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Deloitte supports CarbonCure鈥檚 low-carbon concrete
TORONTO 鈥 Deloitte Canada has announced it has reached a multi-year agreement wi...
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Legal Notes: Balancing the advantages and risks of drones in construction
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Inside Innovation: Office to residential conversions are just one option to avoid stranded assets
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Burlington pilot project uses AI to accelerate permitting process
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AI in construction: Legal implications for the new frontier
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Global Market Scan: Helpful AI in construction on an upward trajectory
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Climate and Construction: Cold formed steel is reshaping buildings of the future
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Evolving technology a lifeline to saving Canada鈥檚 heritage buildings
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Stakeholders stress urgency of workforce issues at tech conference
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Geoff Smith鈥檚 next mission: digitization
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