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• Digital Twin: Who, What, Why, and How

  The digital-twin maturity curve is like many others—the term dates back decades. However, digital twins really gained widespread adoption in the 2010s. So, what exactly is the current state of digital twin in manufacturing and construction? First, a bit of a primer. Digital twin date back to the 1960s when we witnessed NASA create a [...]

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• Heavy Equipment Trends to Watch

  Much is changing in the heavy equipment world—from the financing to the attachments to the embedded technology to the type of worker operating the machine. Keeping an eye on the trends will be key to ensuring success in the future. First, we see data from the U.S. BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) shows a bump [...]

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• Smart Cities Rise Up

  Smart cities are coming—and in some cases they are already here. We continue to see case study after case study of how new technologies, including AI (artificial intelligence), continue to emerge, transforming our connected cities. Let’s consider one of those interesting cities in this column today. Travel with me through the city of Dubuque, Iowa. [...]

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• AI in Construction: Lifecycle Opportunities in Building Operations

  If you are following along here, then you know we are looking at one of the hottest, most talked about technologies of 2025: AI (artificial intelligence). We all know data in the lifecycle of a building or infrastructure asset provides huge value. In the last two weeks, we kicked off a “hot” technology blog series [...]

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• Fact of the Week – 6/2/2025

  #Factoftheweek 77% 77% of engineering leaders identify #AI integration in apps as a major challenge. Gartner estimates the current market size of the AI application development platforms market to be $5.2 billion. Also, watch for some key trends: What would you add? What trends are you seeing with AI? What do we need to keep [...]

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