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How Cast has embraced digital transformation with Kreo
Cast Consultancy, a specialist business focused on helping to solve the UK housing crisis, is driving innovation in the delivery of better quality homes and communities. Having recently joined the Editorial Board for unlocknetzero.co.uk, Cast has ...
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The difference between Planning Configurators and Design Configurators
Planning Configurators The fact that Autodesk acquired Spacemaker is no longer news. Let's think a little about why now, and why Autodesk. Autodesk is a company that has a wide variety of different products for all possible AEC directions, but they ...
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Converting traditional floor plans into Modular
Arguably one of the most conservative markets globally is the construction market, and in particular where we see pre-manufacturing. To make this topic even more specific - how the industry manages the implementation of volumetric modules into the ...
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Leading the way digitally with Kreo's construction software - O'Keefe's Story
O’Keefe, a leading UK civil engineering company which has recently celebrated its 50th birthday, has big ambitions when it comes to innovation and driving change - in the words of Group Managing Director, Patrick O’Keefe - “I don’t want us to be brash or ...
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Transforming how Architects deliver rapid feasibility with Kreo - Studio Anyo’s ...
Studio Anyo is a key player in the MMC world, with a strong and growing brand on the MMC market. With MMC being undoubtedly the construction methodology of the future, Anyo Modular’s award-winning team of specialist modular architects are at the ...
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Traditional vs Modular. Choosing the best development option with Kreo
TLDR: We are not unbiased. We believe in MMC and that the traditional way of building should be changed. In this blog we compare the pros & cons of each development option and our tool to compare them, Kreo Modular. We also examine a particular use case ...
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4 reasons to switch from PDF drawings to 3D BIM quantity takeoff
Building Information Modelling, or BIM, is being increasingly used across the construction industry to make project delivery more efficient and more predictable. However, amongst quantity surveyors and estimators, BIM adoption is still quite low - Kreo’s ...
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Construction 2020: an open opinion on what the experts say
Following a recent article in Building.com about experts’ vision for construction 2020, here’s a Kreo view into some of the comments.
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Digital innovation in asset management and construction
At last year’s Homes UK event in London, a panel was asked to present the case for digital innovation in asset management and construction. They offered solutions that would enable digital innovation.
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Funding and the Future of MMC
The Kreo team recently attended the Homes UK 2019 conference, where Julia Valentine spoke on a panel on 'Digital Innovation in Construction'. The team's attention was also caught by a panel on the future of modern methods of construction (MMC) regarding ...
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Project controls in construction will never be the same again
Kreo and LogiKal Projects recently collaborated on a webinar: Project controls in construction will never be the same again. It inspired us to look into demonstrating the impact advanced technology can have when it comes to project planning.
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A little history - and then, our cunning plan for Homes UK
Let's set the scene: Tech @ Housing Conference, Manchester, late June 2019. Andrew Carpenter, Chair of BIM 4 Housing and Chief Executive of Structural Timber Association, caught our attention with BIM.
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How to take off quantities from BIM (with the best results)
Taking off quantities from BIM is not as hard as it used to be. With a plethora of tools out there providing the service, it should be easy.
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Our top two critical themes emerging from CIH Housing Conference
At the Chartered Institute of Housing’s Housing Conference – the largest housing festival in Europe – Kreo presented on the trends disrupting the industry. But there were two separate themes that were prevalent throughout the conference.
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Complying with the new BIM mandate for high-rise residential buildings
What to do with the quality of high-rise residential building has been a UK focus ever since the Grenfell tragedy two years ago.
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Human error and cut corners – the enemies of safety on site?
It’s impossible to deny that safety in the workplace is crucial – especially when we imagine harm to oneself or a colleague. Pretty much anyone, whether a construction professional or not, could reel off a list of potential hazards in a construction ...
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Is complying with the RIBA Plan of Work 2013 stages too hard for you?
The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 is an eight-stage building design and construction process for UK professionals.
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Business feasibility with Kreo Modular
Building’s fifth annual BIM survey shows that the number of companies taking advantage of BIM is growing. With the number of BIM design tools also on the rise, which of these are leading the way in improving the feasibility study process?
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Cast Consultancy gets closer to modernising the industry with AI
Leading UK construction consultancy, Cast Consultancy, has signed up to use Kreo's artificial intelligence in pre-construction planning and concept design.
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Compare Kreo Takeoff and Revit’s QTO tool before your quantity takeoff
According to a survey Kreo ran with Construction Manager Magazine, quantity takeoff (QTO) is the top process in cost estimation people would like to automate. The survey included quantity surveyors, cost estimators and project managers, among other ...
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Highly accurate cost estimation on new build projects is possible now
Cost estimation is a sensitive subject in the construction industry.
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Why is the structural design process so manual, and how can we fix it?
The structural design process is simply a series of stages engineers follow to solve a problem. So shouldn't it be automated?
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"Twin is the new BIM" - ideas from BIM Show Live
BIM Show Live is a two-day conference held at the Boiler Shop, Newcastle. In February, 250 attendees discussed the latest technology and processes in the construction industry.
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Building information modelling is now part of the real estate industry
The construction industry makes substantial cost savings and improves the quality of buildings with building information modelling (BIM). How can the real estate industry get value from BIM?
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Why Real Estate needs to think beyond the digital twin concept
Digital twin is fast becoming a buzzword in the real estate industry. But what does it really mean?
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Construction errors stem from the design - how much should we care?
Anonymous BIM case study (January 2019)
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4 BIM Cost Savings and Efficiency Factors
We’ve spoken a few times about the benefits of BIM. The main reason companies are fast adopting BIM (outside of mandates) is the savings you can make on costs and time when you implement BIM. But how exactly does that work?
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Emergent Artificial Intelligence Won't Cost You Your Construction Job
With new, emergent artificial intelligence finally breaking its way into our industry, some architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals tell us they are concerned about their jobs.
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How to Implement BIM and Improve Your Construction Process
We all agree that BIM is beneficial to the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. So, if BIM is so great, why aren’t we all adopting this new technology?
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5 BIM Pros and Cons for Improving Team Collaboration
When BIM (Building Information Modelling) is implemented into our industry’s processes correctly and utilised, it can be a brilliant tool to help us visualise construction projects.
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How Automation in the Construction Industry Will Unleash Creativity
Most construction professionals are already somewhat sold on the value of computers – but, when it comes to unlocking their full potential, they're only just scratching the surface.
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Optimise Construction Projects With Kreo’s What If Scenarios
Building information modelling (BIM) has been described by some as the construction industry's very own 'digital revolution'.
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4D BIM Scheduling Software for Construction Professionals
Kreo's 4D scheduling software finally fulfils the true potential of 4D BIM.
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How to Estimate Construction Costs for BIM Projects Quickly/Accurately
The problem of how to estimate construction costs is one of the most crucial issues facing companies in the industry.
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Why are Construction Profit Margins So Low?
Construction profit margins have long been a controversial subject in the industry, with many citing them as a factor in the uncertain financial environment facing even the largest, most-established firms.
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Kreo: Revolutionary 5D BIM Quantity Takeoff Software
We need to first understand what BIM quantity takeoff software is in order to get value from it.
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How AI in Construction is Changing Things for the Better
We believe AI is ready for construction now. We explore what that means for the industry.
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Fast, Accurate BIM Classification with Kreo
Few people involved in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry would dispute the value of the idea behind Building Information Modelling (BIM).
