Innovation
UtilityAR Smart Glasses are a new platform that we have started using at CDM Smith. They enable us to engage in a new way with necessary information or liaise with office-based staff or with our clients while remaining on site. “Innovation is very important here at CDM Smith. We are always looking for ways to do things faster, more efficient to our clients and provide the best solutions” (Jon Hunt, Client Service Manager).
Site visits of the future: Augmented Reality
The augmented reality smart glasses can project information onto the inside of the lens of the glass to allow the wearer to see it while still seeing the real world. Our staff in the Dublin office is already using these glasses on a regular basis to confer with CDM Smith specialists while carrying out activities such as flood risk assessments, groundwater monitoring, Waste to Energy compliance monitoring and site walkovers. Staff at the site can easily connect to a co-worker at any office to provide and receive feedback as both people view the same images in real time and communicate via integrated headphones and microphone.
VDC
CDM Smith is using virtual design and construction (VDC) to connect designers, constructors, owners and operators with the right tools to bring projects to life before a shovel even hits the ground. With VDC, CDM Smith is helping clients to manage change, encourage collaboration and maintain goals throughout the entire project lifecycle.
When engineers and contractors work together through alternative delivery, they find ways to make project delivery more efficient and effective. VDC Manager Matt Harraka and Technical Delivery Manager Mario Vecchiarello explain why VDC is a better way to design and build projects.
4D/5D Modelling
These models make it easier for the people involved to relate to a project. Moreover, it is possible to visualise contractors’ work as well as the cost associated with that work. Abe Nejad describes this technology as “the future of construction industry” that enables both contractor and client to successfully deliver a project within estimated time and cost frame.
Project controls specialist Abe Nejad focuses in on how 4D and 5D modelling can take 3D and BIM models to the next level, incorporating all design elements to create one all-inclusive model.
This documentary short investigates a ubiquitous group of chemical compounds and reveals the ongoing efforts to remove them from our drinking water.
Innovative Technologies
CDM Smith uses innovative technologies to deliver smarter, better connected and more integrated infrastructure. We work to pair clients with the right tools to overcome barriers, eliminate costs and strengthen relationships on projects of all sizes.
Microsoft HoloLens helps leverage project data and visualise concepts to design, build and operate their infrastructure faster and more efficiently.
Engineer Mike Healy and builder John Weston have been working together for more than a decade to achieve success through design-build.