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Sika Supports Swissloop Tunneling to Pave the Future of Tunnel Excavation In today's fast-paced world, we need innovative solutions to tackle some of the most pressing challenges. That's why organizations like Swissloop Tunneling are working hard to create a better world with cutting-edge technology. Not-A-Boring Competition 2023 Teams, including the Sika-sponsored team, the Swissloop, will soon contend in Elon Musk's second competition for TBM technologies called Not-a-Boring Competition hosted by The Boring Company (TBC). Not-a-Boring Competition challenges engineers to build tunneling machines in an effort to accelerate innovation in tunneling technology. The teams will be competing to win in four...

  New BIM tools donated to help with Notre Dame restoration Four years ago, the iconic Notre-Dame de Paris went up in flames, causing massive damage to the roof and spire of the world-famous cathedral. The mammoth reconstruction project initiated in the aftermath of the fire saw a number of companies - such as French companies including AXA, BNP Paribas, and JCDecaux promising sums of between 10 million and 20 millions euros each. Even US companies like companies like Apple and Disney have given millions of dollars in donations to help with this rebuild in Paris. Other US firms - a number...

Reality modelling helps streamline Hinkley Point C construction Topcon ClearEdge3D Verity software used to verify the complex marine and tunnelling work for UK nuclear power plant The UK currently generates around 15 to 20 per cent of its electricity from nuclear energy. To support the UK Government commitment to reach Net Zero emissions by 2050, Hinkley Point C in Somerset is under construction. This is the first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years and will provide low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes. The electricity generated by its two EPR reactors will...

BIM News: Vectorworks Intros New Cloud and Mobile Features Built on Apple Technology New features in Vectorworks Cloud Services and Nomad mobile app leverage new advanced Apple technologies for reality capture, more… Global design and BIM software maker Vectorworks, Inc., has announced this month new cloud and mobile enhancements to its product offerings. These new features and capabilities are built on Apple technologies. The new Apple technologies in question are Apple’s new photogrammetry API (Apple Object Capture Framework) and Apple’s LiDAR-based room scanning RoomPlan API. Reality Capture Enhancements One of the major thematic tech transformations in AEC/O is reality capture...

ICON to develop Space-based Construction Technology for Moon exploration ICON wins $57.2 Million SBIR Phase III to build Furthers ICON’s Space-based Construction 3D Printing Technology Developments ICON Space-based Construction Technology Concept rendering/Source: ICON ICON, a pioneer in advanced construction technologies and large-scale 3D printing, announced that it has been awarded a contract under NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program’s Phase III. This $57.5 million NASA grant will be used to develop space-based construction technology for Moon exploration. It also aims to be humanity’s first construction on another planet. The nearly $60 million contract expands on previous NASA and Department...