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Blog: Reconstruction after major earthquake. Tsunami protection in Japan
February 9, 2016
Even three years after a major earthquake, the clean-up and reconstruction work is far from being completed in Japan. In addition to rebuilding destroyed buildings, the Japanese government is still struggling to improve the flood protection. Consequently, in the Miyagi prefecture on the Japanese main island Honshu in Sendai Bay, the flood protection infrastructure was […]
Blog: From the Industrial Revolution to Information Modeling
February 9, 2016
The Industrial Revolution transformed industrial production methods a few hundred years ago. Social structures also changed and in terms of work, the population largely shifted from agriculture to industry. In the construction sector, on the other hand, there was a great increase in productivity when combustion engine-driven machinery was introduced about a hundred years ago. […]
Blog: Smart technology increases productivity
February 9, 2016
Destia, the Finnish infrastructure and construction company, has been utilising 3D machine control at its construction sites for several years. The company has been a major infrastructure trend-setter in Finland with a clear vision of the worksite of the future. Destia has observed that machine control is part of a modern earthwork process and a […]
Benefits of machine control in renovation projects
September 29, 2014
We interviewed earthworks contractor Jani Saarinen of JASA Yhtiöt Oy about the benefits of a machine control system in renovation projects. In almost 20 years in the industry he has much experience of working both with and without machine control systems. The project was a street in the centre of Pirkkala, Finland where the roadway […]