Studio MA

Studio Ma used ClimateStudio to iteratively test design options. The software provided rapid feedback on building energy use, daylight availability, and visual comfort for each design. These results helped the Studio Ma team quickly converge on a solution. By introducing a sawtooth shape to the East façade, they shielded the interior from unwanted solar gains, while still providing diffuse daylight through glazed, North-tilting facets.

Read more at:
https://www.solemma.com/blog/studioma-asudesign
Read this great interview with "Studio Ma" at: https://www.aecbytes.com/profile/2020/FirmProfile-StudioMa.html

Arts Innovation hub and residence hall for Arizona State University

ClimateStudio is the fastest and most accurate environmental performance analysis software for the Architecture,  Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector. Its simulation workflows help designers and consultants optimize buildings for energy efficiency, daylight access, electric lighting performance, visual and thermal comfort, and other measures of occupant health. ClimateStudio is a plugin for Rhinoceros 3D and requires the latest service release of version 6 or 7.

Radiance Render and AI Denoiser in ClimateStudio Version 1.8

ClimateStudio

Rhinoceros 3D is a 3D computer graphics and computer-aided design application software developed by the American company Robert McNeel & Associates. Utilizing NURBS mathematical modeling to produce precise representations of free-form, curving surfaces, Rhino is used in industries such as architecture, industrial design, automotive design, product design, and multimedia and graphic design.

Rhino 3D

BIM 360 is an Autodesk cloud-based solution that allows project teams to effectively work in a collaborative environment. In the AEC industry, it connects all project stakeholders to execute projects from conceptual design through construction and ultimately project turnover.

BIM 360

What is Navisworks?

Use Navisworks® review and coordination software to improve BIM (Building Information Modeling) project delivery.

-- Visualize and unify design and construction data within a single federated model.

-- Identify and resolve clash and interference problems before construction begins, saving time onsite and in rework.

-- Keep project teams collaborating and connected with Navisworks issues integration in the Autodesk Construction Cloud.

NavisWorks

Grand Challenges

Reducing Rework and Increasing Efficiency with Multi-Trade Layout

Dusty Robotics' FieldPrinter automates the transfer of BIM/CAD drawings to construction-site floors with guaranteed accuracy in a fraction of the time it takes to do traditional layout. The FieldPrinter eliminates delays and minimizes rework by using coordinated models to print multiple CAD layers in a single pass, compressing schedules and enabling all trades to build off of the latest drawings. And, with multiple color and line style options, Dusty's FieldPrinter ensures the complete file is printed, giving clear instructions to the field team.
Guaranteed accuracy to the digital model gives builders confidence that what has been designed is what is being built

Dusty Robotics Training Course at NorCal Carpenters Union

Multi-trade layout saves rework for DPR Construction 

Perkins & Will improves communication and efficiency, saves costs

Multi-trade layout is single source of truth for Southland Industries

Dusty Robotics

County Office Bldg 3

Intelligent City has developed a variety of livable, sustainable, and affordable housing solutions

Intelligent City's technology is based on automation, both in software and manufacturing

Intelligent City

Intelligent City buildings are made from prefabricated mass timber building components

Monad Granville is a 9-storey mixed-use development located in Downtown Vancouver. Our vision for this project is to create a functional and economically viable building that would have both a positive impact socially, environmentally, and on the real estate industry.

Monad Granville

Founded in 2008, Intelligent City’s mission is to build smarter, and to empower people to live better urban lives.

We are a housing technology company that takes a product and platform-based approach to delivering buildings. There are 3 key aspects to wh

Transforming construction with Intelligent City

Platforms for Life

Caddisfly Add-on for Grasshopper Main Poster

Ardaena: Network of Professionals 

Single layer space frame structures are a bit off chart of challenging projects yet are so amusing to handle via novel computational tools. Ava-Center has been designed by Floyd Motion Architects leading by Reza Daneshmir in Iran. The related structure has been built upon a sub-contractor known as Alusys.ir and Ardaena took part in Form-Finding and Tessellation Optimization processes. No matter how a free-form footprint based structure could be tough to manage for optimized design, in this project we tried to have everything modeled parametric, hence we could control the design alternatives. We did not use caddisfly here but based on the experience we got, Ardaena developed Caddisfly 01.01 afterwards for its own use, however, in compare to the time Ava-Center was designed by, if we had developed it before, we could save almost 4 months ahead to have everything modeled.

Ava-Center Single-Layer Free-Form Structure

Grasshopper is a visual programming language and environment that pairs with Rhino 3D, a software program also developed by Robert McNeel & Associates. Grasshopper allows users to build algorithms by dragging and connecting components on a digital canvas. From parametric modeling and fabrication, lighting performance analysis, to building energy consumption, Grasshopper provides an intuitive way to explore design without requiring programming experience.

Grasshopper

Kangaroo can generate structures in static equilibrium in a simple and intuitive way using dynamic relaxation. Once we have this equilibrium structure we can rearrange the force vectors to form such a reciprocal diagram. 

KANGAROO 

Weaverbird is a topological modeler that contains many of the known subdivision and transformation operators, readily usable by designers. Instead of doing the work repeatedly, or sometimes using complicated scripts, this plug-in reconstructs the shape, subdivides any mesh, even made by polylines, and helps preparing for fabrication.

Weaverbird 

RBA Architects

Discover how RBA Architects win more work in less time. We compare their traditional ACAD-based approach vs TestFit-based approach, and explore 4 sites. Download it here: https://testfit.io/cs-how-rba-architects-streamlined-the-feasibility-phase-with-testfit/

How RBA Architects streamlined the feasibility phase

TestFit is the real estate feasibility platform that makes it easy to do site planning for developers, architects, and contractors who want to maximize site potential and get the right deals done faster. TestFit takes care of tedious tasks like counting parking stalls, drafting iterations, and calculating yield on cost by generating rapid concept iterations based on your parametric input.

Our AI configurators optimize the best design solutions for every site with real-time insights into design, constructability, and cost so you can save time on site planning, reduce risk on acquiring deals and increase potentials for all your sites.


TestFit

British international studio for architecture and integrated design, with headquarters in London. The practice is led by its founder and chairman, Norman Foster, and is the largest architecture firm in the UK. 

Foster + Partners

As part of Boston Dynamics’ Early Adopter Program, Foster + Partners has been exploring the use of Spot®, the agile robot that climbs stairs and traverses rough terrain with ease as a tool to capture and monitor progression on-site.

Read more at: https://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/archive/2020/11/foster-partners-collaborates-with-boston-dynamics-to-monitor-construction-progress-with-spot/#

Battersea Power Station development

Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges.

Boston Dynamics

Champion Cleaning

Champion Cleaning worked with Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) to identify, catalogue, and replace cross bores in the pipeline infrastructure. Unearth enabled clear communication, data sharing, and a streamlined project management system between the field and office.

NIPSCO + Champion Cleaning

1- How is Unearth different from other field operations software?
Unearth is a Mobile GIS designed to manage physical assets, streamline operational workflows, and enhance field service. Unlike other field operations platforms, Unearth is centered around a map. Not only can field workers geotag data to existing assets, but all data is organized by location - viewable in a table, list, or map.

2- Is Unearth mobile friendly?
Yes, Unearth was built to work on any mobile phone or tablet.

3- Does it work on iOS and Android?
Yes, both. Unearth’s native Android and iOS applications help pinpoint GPS location in the field and are offline-ready for remote field work. That said, Unearth’s web application is available on any device if connectivity isn’t an issue.

4- Do I need specific hardware to access Unearth?
No, it works on any standard cell phone, laptop, or desktop computer. But if you’d like even more precise GPS, Unearth includes an integration with Trimble R2 data collectors.

5- Do I need a Wi-Fi connection?
Yes and no. While Unearth’s web application requires an internet connection, the Android and iOS applications offer an offline mode that enables data capture without WiFi. However, you will need an internet connection to upload that data to the cloud.

6- How do you store data?
All Unearth data is stored in the cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS) servers.

7- How secure is my data?
Very. AWS provides a robust security infrastructure designed to increase privacy and control network access. Plus, Unearth is Soc 2 Type 2 compliant and provides multiple layers of security, including 256-bit TLS enforcement, end-to-end web-socket communication encryption, and authentication.

8- Is it possible to bulk video, CCTV, and photos?
Yes, all of the above. Unearth was built to manage large uploads of both photos and videos. In OnePlace, you can bulk upload critical infrastructure data and - once in the field - geotag multimedia to existing assets. What’s more, OnePlace ingests satellite, UAV, LiDAR imagery, precision GPS readings, and GIS data.

9- Storing videos takes a ton of storage. How do you handle that?
Unearth backs OnePlace’s intuitive data collection tools with unlimited cloud storage - so you can upload all the multimedia you need to communicate with precision and clarity in the field. With cloud servers, Unearth exponentially increases storage capacity.

10- Do you provide satellite imagery for the map?
Yes, Unearth sources satellite basemaps from Mapbox.

11- Can I share data from Unearth with stakeholders outside my department or organization?
Yes, Unearth offers view-only licenses, so stakeholders can visualize a project’s data directly in OnePlace without being able to modify any information. Moreover, you can produce robust documentation in minutes and export data into the file type of your choice—CSV, XLS, PDF, Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML.

12- I have a question I don't see answered here.
Explore full product documentation in the help center. Additionally, Unearth’s Customer Support team is always happy to answer questions - just reach out to support@unearthlabs.com.

Unearth Technologies

FRED Real Estate Developers

Olysis was used to study reducing the wind speeds around the boulevard and the alleyways between the buildings by determining the size and position of sculptures and art objects.  

Learn more at: https://fred-developers.nl/portfolio/kijkduin-bad-en/

Nieuw Kijkduin

Olysis makes every design more durable, more comfortable and of higher quality in a shorter time. Olysis is our super-fast engineering service in which we provide integral building physics advice. By using the very latest digital techniques, we can calculate all physics disciplines simultaneously on the basis of a 3D model.

If you use Olysis in your project, you can be sure that the performance, comfort and durability of your design will always be as optimal as possible. Olysis is a consultancy service that always strives to provide an answer to any question within 5-10 days for a fixed price, regardless of the number of calculations and disciplines.

Olysis

Leers Weinzapfel Associates

Modus Studio

Adohi Hall, which means “woods” in Cherokee, located at the University of Arkansas (U of A) is the first university housing and mixed-use structure of its kind. Completed in 2019, the project is currently the largest cross-laminated timber (CLT) building in the United States.  

Read more about the project at: https://www.dlubal.com/en/downloads-and-information/references/customer-projects/001166  
http://www.modusstudio.com/projects/adohi-hall                   


Adohi Hall

The structural analysis program RFEM is the basis of a modular software system. The main program RFEM is used to define structures, materials, and loads for planar and spatial structural systems consisting of plates, walls, shells and members. The program also allows you to create combined structures as well as model solid and contact elements.

RFEM provides deformations, internal forces, stresses, support forces, and soil contact stresses. The corresponding add-on modules facilitate data input by automatic generation of structures and connections or can be used to perform further analyses and designs according to various standards.

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