McGraw-Hill Construction, or MHC, have some startling predictions for the global construction industry. A survey conducted recently amongst firms in the AEC industry expects non-residential building projects to grow by an amazing 73% over 2011 levels, by 2015. That's the good news. The bad news is that many survey…...
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Employment in the UK is on an alarming increase according to accountancy firm BDO. UK companies are looking to take on new staff at a faster rate than any time in the past sixteen years. This is obviously good news for workers in all sectors, but looking strictly at those…...
Virtual Reality in Architectural Modelling
With amazing new innovations popping up all the time, such as the VR Cave and virtual headsets like the Oculus Rift, aside from edging ever closer to the dream of a Star Trek type Holodeck, what use can we put them to? Well, the most practical applications have to be…...
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A thought that can keep some people awake at night is the Skynet threat. The worry that machines will soon become self-aware and then it’s curtains for humanity. Academics and philosophers soothe our fears by stating that machines can only think logically, mathematically and lack the human spark that…...
IonCore | Richard Dinan: From TV to 3D
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School Trip To See A Computer!
How many times have you heard this – or something like it? Maybe it’s you that is struggling to keep pace with the incredible rate of change we are experiencing in technology in the modern age. The title of this post is a quote from my Boss, and the funny…...
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3D printers have become a hot news story lately. From the panic that ensued when 100,000 files of a 3D printer design for a single shot pistol were downloaded, to weekly arguments about who gets to use theirs on ABC’s award winning drama Grey’s Anatomy, this new technology has really…...
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It has been reported of late that UK car sales have risen in 2013 to their highest level since 2007. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has stated that 2.265 million units were sold last year, up from 2.045 in 2012, with December sales alone growing by 24 percent…...