Construction Magazine June 2017 | Page 22

TECHNOLOGY
support professionals undertaking 3D modelling . Lorraine Bardeen , General Manager of Microsoft HoloLens and Windows Experiences explains that the application “ allows people to create improved collaboration and a better understanding of designs in real scale , empowering companies to be more innovative and efficient ”.
Such developments have also led to the establishment of a number of pilot projects aimed at delivering time and cost benefits to construction projects . The establishment of
Automated Progress Monitoring has enabled the reduction of repetitive manual work , where information can now be viewed and stored digitally via a centralised system , providing the ability for cross-referencing and the documentation of vital information .
This concept has been highly effective in areas such as bridge maintenance , where Microsoft has also developed Automated Bridge Damage Protection . Bardeen explains : “ High-resolution images can be taken by local teams and sent to
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