The IDEA Platform
Innovations for Design, Engineering and Automation
4D Planning
Visual 3D construction and assembly sequences synched to schedule.
Digital Fabrication
Unifying BIM with manufacturing technology to build better.
Virtual & Mixed Reality
Immersive realistic experience for material and change management.
Laser Scanning
Exact spatial data of spaces and elements using reality capture.
Automation
Combining BIM data and robotics to build faster and safer.
Drone Surveys
Aerial reality capture and data-rich modeling.
MEP/BIM Coordination
Optimized BIM-based constructability review, mitigating risk before fabrication.
3D Printing
Redefining possibilities to build elements with BIM and additive manufacturing.
3D Site Logistics
Interactive 3D logistics and safety planning.
3D Maps
Interactive campus maps built with reality capture, GIS and BIM.
With our Innovations for Design, Engineering, and Automation (IDEA) platform, we are optimizing the use of BIM, digital prefabrication, drones, robotics, AR/VR, and reality capture to mitigate risks, increase efficiencies and bring our clients’ vision to life. Our tech first IDEA platform is a powerful catalyst that optimizes the very way we develop and construct — helping teams build faster, safer, and more sustainably than ever before.
Our leading-edge Virtual Design and Construction team — led by Amr Raafat, Chief Innovation Officer and Autodesk AEC Innovator of the Year — provides tech-first, real-time solutions to every project challenge, helping us streamline the decision-making process. By combining a broad spectrum of ever-growing technology capabilities, IDEA transforms the way we build by supporting construction processes, design, and engineering partners throughout the project’s life cycle. Windover’s IDEA platform is redefining the possibilities to advance the Architectural, Engineering and Construction industry.
Recognizing AEC Brilliance
Explore the world’s most innovative projects in architecture, engineering and construction.
Learn more about Windover Construction’s global recognition for transforming the industry:
4D Planning
Visual 3D construction and assembly sequences synched to schedule.
Amr Raafat has an unparalleled passion for pushing the envelope of what is possible. He is renowned for creating groundbreaking virtual experiences that support the efficiency and execution of Windover Construction projects, all while mitigating risk and increasing client satisfaction. His vision is to creatively integrate the most innovative applications,...
Windover Construction recently took on a modular prefabrication project for Phillips Exeter Academy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal was to build temporary dorms so students at the New Hampshire school could return safely. With drone fast-track Building Information Modeling (BIM) reality capture, the Windover team streamlined the...
Windover is a construction management firm and a leader in modular construction. Technology for me is a mix between data processing, how we handle the data in an innovative way and how we make all of these different technologies work together in harmony to offer real time solutions on our...
Windover Construction announced it has won an Autodesk AEC Excellence Award. This is the company’s second time winning the international award for transforming construction with its use of leading-edge technology. Windover won the “Accelerating Transformation” award from Autodesk for its groundbreaking use of technology on the Cabot Street YMCA affordable...
Digital Fabrication
Unifying BIM with manufacturing technology to build better.
Boston-based Windover Construction is pioneering a method combining 3D modeling with prefabrication and augmented reality to speed up truss production and installation. On a $32 million project in Massachusetts, the company used data from 3D modeling of an existing building to design and manufacture 935 trusses made from cold-formed steel...
When Windover Construction used cutting-edge technology to expedite truss production and installation on a multi-million-dollar project, Howick was part of the action. Testing of prefabrication with mixed reality was completed at the Autodesk Technology Center in Boston.
Tradition meets innovation at many of Windover Construction’s projects, while laser scans and drone mapping combined with BIM data are instrumental in supporting informed decisions during design and construction. Digital prefabrication has become an essential part of how we approach existing building renovations. To mitigate risk in existing building renovations...
When renovation work began on a century-old YMCA building in Beverly, Massachusetts, a laser scan of the building revealed a unique challenge: nearly every ceiling in the building was slightly uneven. Reframing the walls of the building would require hundreds of different sized studs. Building them on site would be...
Autodesk customers around the globe are tapping into the power of technology to drive innovation and impact, and we recently paid tribute to some of our most inspiring customers of 2022 at the Autodesk Excellence Awards, an annual celebration honoring groundbreaking customer projects. Windover Construction received the AEC Accelerating Transformation...
Virtual & Mixed Reality
Immersive realistic experience for material and change management.
Boston-based Windover Construction is pioneering a method combining 3D modeling with prefabrication and augmented reality to speed up truss production and installation. On a $32 million project in Massachusetts, the company used data from 3D modeling of an existing building to design and manufacture 935 trusses made from cold-formed steel...
When Windover Construction used cutting-edge technology to expedite truss production and installation on a multi-million-dollar project, Howick was part of the action. Testing of prefabrication with mixed reality was completed at the Autodesk Technology Center in Boston.
When renovation work began on a century-old YMCA building in Beverly, Massachusetts, a laser scan of the building revealed a unique challenge: nearly every ceiling in the building was slightly uneven. Reframing the walls of the building would require hundreds of different sized studs. Building them on site would be...
Construction used to be considered an industry of blood, sweat, and hammers. But today, the business is increasingly as much about digital devices as it is drywall. This is especially true for Windover Construction in Beverly, which designs and builds projects using virtual reality, augmented reality, laser scanning, and drone...
The spectrum of technology available to today’s contractors is wide and deep. This techno-ecosystem will change just about every operational tick and tock needed to build world-class projects—from where and how people work to what equipment they use and how they record payments. Both augmented and virtual reality will continue...
When it comes to the AEC industry, projects come in all shapes and sizes. So does the innovative use of technology — whether for an arena, a bridge, a metro line, or a mixed-use development. That’s why Autodesk’s AEC Excellence Awards honor the small, medium, and large-sized projects for infrastructure...
Windover Construction announced they have won two Autodesk AEC Excellence Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for innovation in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC). Amr Raafat, Chief Innovation Officer, was named 2019 Innovator of the Year, an international award recognizing an individual that is leading, changing, and transforming the...
Demand for individuals with Building Information Modeling (BIM) expertise is increasing throughout the job market. BIM is a modeling platform that has changed the building industry; many firms have transitioned to using BIM over the last decade to take advantage of the inherent potential for collaboration and coordination the technology...
Autodesk named Amr Raafat the Innovator of the Year in 2019 for his implementation of drone mapping technology on sites for Windover Construction in New England. Amr Raafat, our Chief Innovation Officer, pushes the construction industry to embrace the use of technology to build better and safer. Utilizing BIM and...
Though the nation’s second-largest industry seems like it doesn’t change much, there are myriad, nuanced forces that shape the way contractors do business and build structures — and Construction Dive is spotting some of these dynamics one story at a time. Here are the top trends to expect in 2020....
Laser Scanning
Exact spatial data of spaces and elements using reality capture.
Windover Construction announced they have won two Autodesk AEC Excellence Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for innovation in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). Amr Raafat, Vice President of VDC and Technology was named 2019 Innovator of the Year, an international award recognizing an individual that is leading, changing,...
Autodesk Innovator of the Year Amr Raafat has teamed with a robot software company to develop an autonomous laser scanning and layout planning robot that is being used on Windover Construction work sites. The robot is able to move around on uneven surfaces to predetermined locations to scan indoor and...
“My guest today is Amr Raafat. Amr has over 17 years of experience combining architectural, construction, and engineering expertise and is an industry-leading technology expert. As Vice President of Virtual Design Construction & Technology at Windover Construction, he leverages the most cutting-edge technologies such as BIM, laser scanning, drone mapping,...
Windover is a construction management firm and a leader in modular construction. Technology for me is a mix between data processing, how we handle the data in an innovative way and how we make all of these different technologies work together in harmony to offer real time solutions on our...
This $21-million, 65,000-sq-ft building celebrates Gloucester’s maritime history. The steel and light-gauge metal frame construction includes solar panels, electric car chargers, cogeneration power systems, and polished concrete floorings that eliminate floor coverings and adhesives. Since the water table is exceedingly high, the team designed a single well point system to...
Seven years ago, Massachusetts-based Windover Construction began flying drones to capture comprehensive data of its sites to increase operational efficiencies. Since then, the full-service construction and management firm with an industry-leading Virtual Design and Construction capabilities has expanded the ways it uses—and derives value—from uncrewed operations. Amr Raafat, Chief Innovation...
Windover Construction announced they have won two Autodesk AEC Excellence Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for innovation in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC). Amr Raafat, Chief Innovation Officer, was named 2019 Innovator of the Year, an international award recognizing an individual that is leading, changing, and transforming the...
Trained as an architect, Amr Raafat talks about Windover Construction’s award-winning project and the innovations at our company using VDC technologies like Hololens and drones. Amr Raafat, Chief Innovation Officer at Massachusetts-based Windover Construction, is the first U.S. citizen to win the ‘Innovator of the Year’ award as part of...
Windover Construction announced it has won an Autodesk AEC Excellence Award. This is the company’s second time winning the international award for transforming construction with its use of leading-edge technology. Windover won the “Accelerating Transformation” award from Autodesk for its groundbreaking use of technology on the Cabot Street YMCA affordable...
Autodesk customers around the globe are tapping into the power of technology to drive innovation and impact, and we recently paid tribute to some of our most inspiring customers of 2022 at the Autodesk Excellence Awards, an annual celebration honoring groundbreaking customer projects. Windover Construction received the AEC Accelerating Transformation...
Automation
Combining BIM data and robotics to build faster and safer.
Autodesk Innovator of the Year Amr Raafat has teamed with a robot software company to develop an autonomous laser scanning and layout planning robot that is being used on Windover Construction work sites. The robot is able to move around on uneven surfaces to predetermined locations to scan indoor and...
It will probably be some time before buildings are erected by robots. But a Boston startup called RCML has built a robot that’s designed to make sure that the humans who are still building them get it right. The robot is named called Oliver, a four-wheeled mobile robot prototype that uses a...
Drone Surveys
Aerial reality capture and data-rich modeling.
In recent years, aerial drones have evolved past military and hobbyist use to numerous commercial applications. One of them is providing newer and more affordable views of critical infrastructure and construction sites. Beverly, Mass.-based Windover Construction is one of only three general contractors in New England using drones in construction.
The use of drone technology is becoming more and more mainstream. So much so that these days, the sound of that unnatural buzzing overhead hardly provokes more than a casual glance upwards. Everyone from Amazon to Uber is touting the use – or future use – of drones to enhance and expand their...
Amr Raafat is an architect, a virtual design and construction expert, and the director of Windover Construction’s virtual design and construction team. Because if his professional expertise, he’s a fan of using tech tools in construction, particularly drones. At the SPAR 3D Expo and Conference, he’ll speak in the AR/AV Applied:...
Drones are becoming a common inspection tool across various industries, enhancing efficiencies, providing more accurate data and improving safety. In this article by Unmanned Systems, Windover’s CIO Amr Raafat shares how we’re utilizing drones on every project to detect and resolve issues in real time. The maps created are used...
Construction used to be considered an industry of blood, sweat, and hammers. But today, the business is increasingly as much about digital devices as it is drywall. This is especially true for Windover Construction in Beverly, which designs and builds projects using virtual reality, augmented reality, laser scanning, and drone...
The spectrum of technology available to today’s contractors is wide and deep. This techno-ecosystem will change just about every operational tick and tock needed to build world-class projects—from where and how people work to what equipment they use and how they record payments. Both augmented and virtual reality will continue...
When it comes to the AEC industry, projects come in all shapes and sizes. So does the innovative use of technology — whether for an arena, a bridge, a metro line, or a mixed-use development. That’s why Autodesk’s AEC Excellence Awards honor the small, medium, and large-sized projects for infrastructure...
Windover Construction, a global leader in construction management and innovation, announced the launch of Innovations for Design, Engineering, and Automation (IDEA), a consulting platform optimizing the use of BIM, drones, robotics, and other rapidly evolving technologies. Leveraging our own award-winning Chief Innovation Officer, Amr Raafat, IDEA provides tech-first, real-time solutions to...
Trained as an architect, Amr Raafat talks about Windover Construction’s award-winning project and the innovations at our company using VDC technologies like Hololens and drones. Amr Raafat, Chief Innovation Officer at Massachusetts-based Windover Construction, is the first U.S. citizen to win the ‘Innovator of the Year’ award as part of...
Though the nation’s second-largest industry seems like it doesn’t change much, there are myriad, nuanced forces that shape the way contractors do business and build structures — and Construction Dive is spotting some of these dynamics one story at a time. Here are the top trends to expect in 2020....
MEP/BIM Coordination
Optimized BIM-based constructability review, mitigating risk before fabrication.
Windover Construction recently took on a modular prefabrication project for Phillips Exeter Academy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal was to build temporary dorms so students at the New Hampshire school could return safely. With drone fast-track Building Information Modeling (BIM) reality capture, the Windover team streamlined the...
Amr Raafat is an architect, a virtual design and construction expert, and the director of Windover Construction’s virtual design and construction team. Because if his professional expertise, he’s a fan of using tech tools in construction, particularly drones. At the SPAR 3D Expo and Conference, he’ll speak in the AR/AV Applied:...
The spectrum of technology available to today’s contractors is wide and deep. This techno-ecosystem will change just about every operational tick and tock needed to build world-class projects—from where and how people work to what equipment they use and how they record payments. Both augmented and virtual reality will continue...
With $43 million on the line, Amr Raafat, Windover’s Chief Innovation Officer, couldn’t afford to miss his target by even a single centimeter. In play was the setting of modular boxes at Beverly Crossing’s Canvas development, a 126-unit, two-building, mixed-use property in Beverly, Massachusetts. Our Chief of Innovation was to...
When it comes to the AEC industry, projects come in all shapes and sizes. So does the innovative use of technology — whether for an arena, a bridge, a metro line, or a mixed-use development. That’s why Autodesk’s AEC Excellence Awards honor the small, medium, and large-sized projects for infrastructure...
Windover Construction announced they have won two Autodesk AEC Excellence Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for innovation in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC). Amr Raafat, Chief Innovation Officer, was named 2019 Innovator of the Year, an international award recognizing an individual that is leading, changing, and transforming the...
Demand for individuals with Building Information Modeling (BIM) expertise is increasing throughout the job market. BIM is a modeling platform that has changed the building industry; many firms have transitioned to using BIM over the last decade to take advantage of the inherent potential for collaboration and coordination the technology...
Autodesk named Amr Raafat the Innovator of the Year in 2019 for his implementation of drone mapping technology on sites for Windover Construction in New England. Amr Raafat, our Chief Innovation Officer, pushes the construction industry to embrace the use of technology to build better and safer. Utilizing BIM and...
Though the nation’s second-largest industry seems like it doesn’t change much, there are myriad, nuanced forces that shape the way contractors do business and build structures — and Construction Dive is spotting some of these dynamics one story at a time. Here are the top trends to expect in 2020....
Trained as an architect, Amr Raafat talks about Windover Construction’s award-winning project and the innovations at our company using VDC technologies like Hololens and drones. Amr Raafat, Chief Innovation Officer at Massachusetts-based Windover Construction, is the first U.S. citizen to win the ‘Innovator of the Year’ award as part of...
3D Printing
Redefining possibilities to build elements with BIM and additive manufacturing.
Amr Raafat, Vice President of VDC and Technology for Windover Construction, discusses the seismic change technology is having on construction. When you can make cost and time savings of 70%, it is going to make any construction company sit up and take notice. The future of construction is already here...
3D Site Logistics
Interactive 3D logistics and safety planning.
Windover Construction recently took on a modular prefabrication project for Phillips Exeter Academy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal was to build temporary dorms so students at the New Hampshire school could return safely. With drone fast-track Building Information Modeling (BIM) reality capture, the Windover team streamlined the...
Construction used to be considered an industry of blood, sweat, and hammers. But today, the business is increasingly as much about digital devices as it is drywall. This is especially true for Windover Construction in Beverly, which designs and builds projects using virtual reality, augmented reality, laser scanning, and drone...
With $43 million on the line, Amr Raafat, Windover’s Chief Innovation Officer, couldn’t afford to miss his target by even a single centimeter. In play was the setting of modular boxes at Beverly Crossing’s Canvas development, a 126-unit, two-building, mixed-use property in Beverly, Massachusetts. Our Chief of Innovation was to...
This $21-million, 65,000-sq-ft building celebrates Gloucester’s maritime history. The steel and light-gauge metal frame construction includes solar panels, electric car chargers, cogeneration power systems, and polished concrete floorings that eliminate floor coverings and adhesives. Since the water table is exceedingly high, the team designed a single well point system to...
Seven years ago, Massachusetts-based Windover Construction began flying drones to capture comprehensive data of its sites to increase operational efficiencies. Since then, the full-service construction and management firm with an industry-leading Virtual Design and Construction capabilities has expanded the ways it uses—and derives value—from uncrewed operations. Amr Raafat, Chief Innovation...
Windover Construction is a construction management firm that takes an outcome-focused approach to projects, assessing technology against project challenges to implement the best solutions for project success. To better equip its estimating team with a robust quantification tool, we adopted Autodesk Takeoff within Autodesk Construction Cloud™. With the ability to...
Autodesk customers around the globe are tapping into the power of technology to drive innovation and impact, and we recently paid tribute to some of our most inspiring customers of 2022 at the Autodesk Excellence Awards, an annual celebration honoring groundbreaking customer projects. Windover Construction received the AEC Accelerating Transformation...
3D Maps
Interactive campus maps built with reality capture, GIS and BIM.
At Windover Construction, Amr Raafat is well known for using technology to connect the dots in the construction planning process. Last month, the vice president of VDC and technology for the New England-based firm received global recognition for his efforts. Raafat was named Innovator of the Year in the Autodesk...
Construction used to be considered an industry of blood, sweat, and hammers. But today, the business is increasingly as much about digital devices as it is drywall. This is especially true for Windover Construction in Beverly, which designs and builds projects using virtual reality, augmented reality, laser scanning, and drone...
With $43 million on the line, Amr Raafat, Windover’s Chief Innovation Officer, couldn’t afford to miss his target by even a single centimeter. In play was the setting of modular boxes at Beverly Crossing’s Canvas development, a 126-unit, two-building, mixed-use property in Beverly, Massachusetts. Our Chief of Innovation was to...
Seven years ago, Massachusetts-based Windover Construction began flying drones to capture comprehensive data of its sites to increase operational efficiencies. Since then, the full-service construction and management firm with an industry-leading Virtual Design and Construction capabilities has expanded the ways it uses—and derives value—from uncrewed operations. Amr Raafat, Chief Innovation...
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