by Melissa Hawco | Sep 11, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Avestia Compass, Civil, and Structural Engineering
By 2019, many industries have embraced the time and cost saving benefits of automation and robotics, but the unique spatial challenges and adaptive nature of the construction industry means that it has not yet caught up to the robot workplace revolution. This may soon...
by Melissa Hawco | Aug 9, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Avestia Compass
While the images of artificial intelligence popularized in modern film and literature are still far from a reality today, subsets of the field like machine learning and deep learning continue to make significant advancements. Machine learning uses statistical models,...
by Melissa Hawco | Jan 23, 2019 | Avestia Compass, Civil, and Structural Engineering, Energy and Transport Phenomena, Environment
Over the past decade, the awareness and commitment for building greener buildings increased dramatically with 27% of respondents as of 2018 describing their current projects as green according to a report by the World Green Building Council. Moreover, of the over 2000...
by Melissa Hawco | Jan 23, 2019 | Avestia Compass, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology
Ongoing cancer research demonstrates not only the incredible potential of nanotechnology for cancer research, but also its many versatile applications. Though nanotechnology is still a relatively young area of research, significant breakthroughs since the 1980s has...
