Buildots Raises $16 million as It Brings AI Computer Vision to Construction Management
Buildots announced today that it had secured $16 million in funding to leverage the power of AI to track, analyze and provide actionable data for construction project teams. The company uses hardhat-mounted 360° cameras to seamlessly determine the exact status of an ongoing project and provides invaluable insight to contractors. The $3 million seed and […]
Printed reefs bring life back to Danish ports
Port authorities in Denmark have begun attaching 3D-printed artificial reefs to the sterile sheet piling of underwater harbour walls to coax sea life back. The technique provides a quick substitute for coral reefs, which form organically over time when coral larvae attach to hard undersea surfaces and secrete skeletons of calcium carbonate. The printed modules […]
Is this a $59 million building permit for the City of Chicago’s police and fire academy expansion?
The site plan for the new public safety training center to be built in West Garfield Park. What is being built for $59 million at 4443 W. Chicago Ave. in West Garfield Park? The project, for which building permits were issued for caissons in February, and more significantly, on May 10 for “shallow foundations, grade […]