by Slate.ai | Oct 16, 2022 | Editorial
The brief, dazzling life of Katerra – the American start-up that claimed to have revolutionised construction with its tech-driven approach to mass prefabrication, only to collapse completely in June last year – will have confirmed for many the suspicion that...
by Slate.ai | Oct 15, 2022 | Editorial
Contech firm brings AI and machine learning for proptech company in-house Construction software company Slate Technologies announced Tuesday that it has acquired Splash Modular, an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning firm active in the...
by Slate.ai | Oct 15, 2022 | Editorial
Slate is an AI software platform for the construction industry. According to Slate, the digital assistant “executes multi-dimensional analysis across internal and external data sources, learning as it goes to offer full transparency into the building process”. The...
by Slate.ai | Oct 13, 2022 | Editorial
The industry’s current focus is on perfecting BIM workflows. But these are still very drawing-centric and mired in fallible historic working methods. Martyn Day speaks with Richard Harpham, VP of new start-up Slate Technologies on how a BIM-centric approach throttles...
by Slate.ai | Oct 13, 2022 | Editorial
As there are many moving parts on a given construction site, there are also many contractors serving distinct roles with various responsibilities. Particularly, a general contractor needs to know and keep track of a variety of details throughout the length of the...
by Slate.ai | Oct 13, 2022 | Editorial
How much further can the design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) approach go? Joel Hutchines calls for data to drive design for constructIbility. As the construction industry continues to adopt the DfMA approach, it is moving beyond its buzzword status. Key...
