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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 techfirst 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.
4D
PLANNING
Visual 3D construction and
assembly sequences synched
to schedule
Building Blocks of Success: How Windover Shed 3 Months Off Project Schedule with Modular Construction
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…
Building On Data
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…
AEC Excellence Awards 2019 – Innovator of the Year
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…
DIGITAL
PREFABRICATION
Unifying BIM with
manufacturing technology
to build better
Fast Company: Inside the Autodesk labs testing the future of construction, from drones to holograms
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…
Building at the Speed of Innovation with BIM, Automation and Adaptive Prefabrication
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…
Windover Construction and the Use of Mixed Reality to Build
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…
Windover employs tech to expedite truss production, installation
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…
VIRTUAL
& MIXED
REALITY
Immersive realistic
experience for
material and change
management
Fast Company: Inside the Autodesk labs testing the future of construction, from drones to holograms
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…Windover Construction and the Use of Mixed Reality to Build
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…Windover employs tech to expedite truss production, installation
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…
LASER
SCANNING
Exact spatial data of spaces
and elements using reality
capture
Building Blocks of Success: How Windover Shed 3 Months Off Project Schedule with Modular Construction
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…
ISPE Boston Podcast Episode 14 – Amr Raafat, Virtual Design Construction, and Shakespeare
"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.…
Windover Construction Recognized by Autodesk as a Global Leader in Construction 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).…
Robot shaves time from Windover Construction’s laser-scanning process
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…
AUTOMATION
Combining BIM data
and robotics to build
faster and safer
Robotic hard hat: automation does the tedious survey work at construction sites
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…Robot shaves time from Windover Construction’s laser-scanning process
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…
DRONE
SURVEYS
Aerial reality capture
and data-rich modeling
Trends: Drones Improving Inspections
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,…
How Drones are Transforming Construction Workflows
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…
At Windover Construction, Drones Go Beyond ‘Eye in the Sky’
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…
10 Minutes with Amr Raafat on the power of drones and VR for BIM
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…
MEP/BIM
COORDINATION
Optimized BIM-based
constructability review, mitigating
risk before fabrication
10 Minutes with Amr Raafat on the power of drones and VR for BIM
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…Building On Data
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…
3D
PRINTING
Redefining possibilities to
build elements with BIM and
additive manufacturing
A breakthrough in Industrialized Construction
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…
Autodesk Story: Windover Construction
As a resident of the Autodesk Technology Center, Windover is working on several projects. One of the more notable is the restoration of a historic…
3D SITE
LOGISTICS
Interactive 3D
logistics and
safety planning
Building On Data
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…
3D
MAPS
Interactive campus maps
built with reality capture, GIS
and BIM
How an AEC innovation award-winner propels construction technology
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…