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As part of the TARGET-X European project, co-funded by the Horizon Europe programme, BUILT CoLAB partnered with WatchBuilt to develop and refine an advanced solution for automatic construction progress monitoring. The platform combines Building Information Modelling (BIM), Point Cloud Data (PCD), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the automation, accuracy, and scalability of monitoring processes...

Context In Portugal, the digital transition in the AECO sector has been advancing in recent years. With the publication of Decree-Law 10/2024 of 8 January, which establishes the creation of an Electronic Platform for Urban Planning Procedures, the need for this transition has become even more pressing. This platform, which is expected to become mandatory...

Context Building Information Modelling (BIM) has significantly improved the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector by reducing costs and increasing productivity through streamlined access to essential data such as quantities, dimensions, specifications, and documentation. This improved information flow enhances reliability and supports collaborative project management. Simultaneously, advancements in technologies like Augmented Reality (AR), along with...

1. Context The field of Civil Engineering is undergoing a profound transformation driven by digital technologies, reshaping sectors such as water supply services. Climate change, rising energy costs, and declining freshwater reserves have made universal access to clean water a global priority. In alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, intelligent water management systems that...

The article “Inovação na gestão do abastecimento de água: das nuvens de pontos ao digital twin com recurso à metodologia scan-to-bim” co-authored by João Poças Martins, Luís Jacques de Sousa, Débora Pinto, Ana Catarina Rocha and Luís Sanhudo from BUILT CoLAB, and Raquel Caetano, from Águas do Douro e Paiva, was published in issue no....

Context BUILT CoLAB has collaborated with Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) to develop strategies for digitising its railway heritage. This partnership took place within the scope of the innovation and development project RoboShot@FRC – Robotic System for Optimised Projection of Fibre-Reinforced Concrete in Railway Tunnels; and involved the creation of Artificial Intelligence algorithms capable of automating...

Managing a construction project is a complex and multifaceted process that requires the coordination of several multidisciplinary teams, following a dynamic schedule that is subject to continuous adaptation. In order to ensure effective control of costs and quality throughout execution, it is essential that the follow-up is able to monitor progress on site and, at...

The book “Creating a Roadmap Towards Circularity in the Built Environment” has been published, which compiles the first works carried out under the Cost “Circular B” action, and includes two articles by Vanessa Tavares and Marco Pedroso. In this open-access publication, you can read in chapter 17 the article “Barriers and Opportunities in the Transition...

The article “Statistical Descriptive Analysis of Portuguese Public Procurement Data from 2015 to 2022” co-authored by João Poças Martins and Luís Sanhudo (BUILT CoLAB), together with Luís Jacques de Sousa, Maria Lurdes Simões and Jorge Moreira da Costa (FEUP), published in July 2023 in MDPI’s CivilEng magazine, is now available in open format. Article abstract:...

The article “Development and validation of natural user interfaces for semantic enrichment of BIM models using open formats”, co-authored by Fábio Dinis, João Poças Martins (BUILT CoLAB) and Raquel Rodrigues (Universidade Católica Portuguesa), published in June 2023 in the journal “Construction Innovation”, is available in open format. Abstract: « Purpose – Despite the technological paradigm...