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Working from home? Don't miss out on the latest issue of Building Design+Construction

BD+C's March issue features the largest and most important technological innovations across the AEC industry.


By BD+C Editors | March 23, 2020
Working from home? Don't miss out on the latest issue of Building Design+Construction
Working from home? Don't miss out on the latest issue of Building Design+Construction

In case you aren’t at your office (and let's be honest, you probably aren't) and haven't received the most recent issue of BD+C, you can still check it out online. The March 2020 issue includes the Tech Report 7.0 and focuses on the latest in drones, reality capture tools, cybersecurity, and more! 

 

READ BD+C's MARCH 2020 DIGITAL EDITION

March Issue Cover

 

MARCH 2020 ISSUE FEATURE STORIES
AI takes flight
Drones keep getting smarter. How will they fit into construction workflow? 

Are you cyber secure?
As hacking increases, jobsites and completed buildings could be ripe targets.   

Containing CO2
New tools make it easier to measure embodied carbon in materials before they get used for construction.

Conflict resolution
Autodesk’s Construction IQ is helping users eliminate extraneous RFIs.

AIA Course: Glazed curtain wall assemblies
Restoration and replacement strategies for glazed curtain wall systems. 
 

You can also read past issues of BD+C here.

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