Khatib & Alami has used Bentley System?s ContextCapture and LumenRT to create digital twin of Muscat to help the nation improve security and plan for flooding events
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Open-source technology for infrastructure digital twins
A digital twin is a realistic and dynamic digital representation of a physical asset, process, or system in the built or natural environment
Middle East construction sector recovers at a slow pace
The growth of the building sector in the Middle East and Africa decreased by 4.5% in 2020 and the sector partly recovered with a growth rate of 1.9% in 2021 and then a predicted rate of 4.1% in 2022, according to Global Data
Fieldwire joins Hilti to establish the leading construction jobsite management platform
Hilti Group, one of the global leaders in innovative tool and fastening solutions, technology, software, and services for the commercial construction industry, has entered into an agreement to acquire Fieldwire, a San Francisco-based construction technology company for an approximate US$300mn
Fliegl Baukom unveils concrete filling station
Germany-based Fliegl Baukom has launched concrete filling station BTS, which is set to help construction companies achieve successful building with fresh concrete