US: Contech start-up acquires modular AI firm

US: Contech start-up acquires modular AI firm

Construction AI software platform Slate Technologies has announced its acquisition of Splash Modular, a North Carolina-based software designer for the industrialised construction and design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA). ‍ As a result of the...
Getting decision-making right

Getting decision-making right

Richard Harpham is chief revenue officer at Slate Technologies Like many industries, people in construction often fall victim to various pitfalls when it comes to decision-making. ‍ Sometimes workers and managers make choices because of unintentional biases that...
How AI Can Help Construction Improve on Gut Instinct

How AI Can Help Construction Improve on Gut Instinct

As the construction industry has evolved, its advances have been most noticeable in the equipment used on site, and it is easy to forget that the industry has also made advances in adopting tech and data analytics behind the scenes. ‍ The problem is that the industry...
Design for Constructability

Design for Constructability

If digital construction is the future, we need to understand modern fabrication methods. Richard Harpham ponders if today’s design-centric BIM solutions are the right tools and, indeed, if architecture is the right discipline to take this on? It looks like the...