Open Data Buildathon
Addressing construction’s long-standing productivity, quality, and safety challenges will require new approaches to how industry data is shared and put to work.
That is why general contractors and industry partners from across North America have come together to take a step toward building a more open construction data ecosystem.
You are invited to join Autodesk Research and DMZ's Centre for Housing Innovation (CHI) teams alongside AECO industry leaders, startups, research organizations, and funders as we bring our month-long construction data sprint to a close, share what we have learned, and discuss what comes next.
Hosted at OCAD University, Waterfront Campus in Toronto, the event will feature Grant Findlay, Chair of the Construction Data Trust in the United Kingdom, who will share practical lessons from building a trusted model for industry data sharing and what it takes to make construction data useful at scale. You will then hear directly from CHI startups as they pitch how they are innovating with open construction data.
About Autodesk Research
Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made.
At Autodesk Research, we advance this mission by exploring new possibilities where others see roadblocks. With a diverse team of scientists and industry experts, we conduct industrial research that helps customers design and make a better world for all. We don't just explore solutions for emerging design and make challenges—we prepare innovators to be leaders in overcoming them.
We focus on technologies and capabilities that enable customers to achieve possibilities and potential sooner. For more information visit research.autodesk.com or connect with @autodesk-research on LinkedIn.
About Centre for Housing Innovation
DMZ's Centre for Housing Innovation (CHI) acts as a bridge between startups, industry, government, research organizations, and funders to address Canada's housing challenges.
By bringing these stakeholders together, CHI helps close the gap between promising solutions and their real-world implementation.
Funded by FedDev Southern Ontario and founded together with the partners Groundbreak Ventures, NGen Canada, and CivicAction, CHI runs an accelerator program that has supported 24 housing and construction startups in Southern Ontario to date, helping them validate their solutions, connect with adopters, and scale their impact.
For more information visit https://dmz.torontomu.ca/chi
About National Research Council Canada
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) works with Canadian industry and academic partners to take research impacts from the lab to the marketplace. Our market-driven focus delivers innovation faster so Canadians can experience the benefits. We are responsive, creative and uniquely placed to invest and partner in strategic R&D programming in Canada and abroad to address future critical issues.
Announced in the fall of 2022, the Government of Canada is investing $962.2M over eight years and $121.1M ongoing to renew the NRC's facilities and real property as part of the modernization of the NRC. These investments in scientific infrastructure will provide Canadian researchers with access to state-of-the-art research equipment and facilities, accelerating innovation and supporting Canadian companies in developing new technologies.