Name: ICON Vulcan Construction System
Author: ICON Technology, Inc

Communications Outsourcing

Help Desk

Web and Video Conferencing

Customer Support

Innovation Management

Development

Business Intelligence (BI)

Collaboration

Enterprise Feedback Management

Interactive Voice Response (IVR)

Manufacturing Execution

Payment Facilitation

Supply Chain Management

Enterprise

Accounting

CTRM

Corporate Performance Management (CPM)

Finance and Accounting

Applicant Tracking

Corporate Learning Management

Course Authoring

HR Compliance

HR Management

Payroll

Professional Employer Organizations (PEO)

Talent Intelligence

Talent Management

Workforce Analytics

Workforce Management

Human Resources

Cloud Storage

Enterprise Flash Array Storage

File Sync and Share

Fraud Detection

High Availability Cluster

In-Memory Databases

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

Internet Security

Network Operating Systems

Network Performance Monitoring

Remote Monitoring and Management

SaaS Management

Software Defined Storage (SDS)

Threat Hunting

User Virtualization

Wireless LAN

Information Technology

A/B Testing

Ad Serving & Retargeting

All-in-One Marketing

Content Management

Digital Signage

Email Deliverability

Email Marketing

Graphics

Headless CMS

Marketing Automation

Online Reputation Management

Retail Media Advertising

Social Media Management

Social Media Publishing

Survey & Forms Building

Technology Review

Web Analytics

Marketing

Field Service Management

Project Management

Professional Services

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Social Commerce

Sales

Intrusion Detection

Security

Auto Repair

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Construction Management

HIPAA Compliance

Homeowner's Association (HOA) Management

Insurance Agency Management

Investment Portfolio Management

Law Practice Management

Legal Billing

OSS/BSS (Operations Support/Business Support)

Retail Analytics

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The ICON Vulcan Construction System is a solution designed for volume 3D printing of homes and large-scale structures. According to the vendor, this system caters to companies of various sizes, from small to large-scale construction firms. It is intended for use by construction companies, architectural firms, real estate developers, civil engineering firms, and building contractors, offering them the potential to transform their construction processes.

## Key Features

**Designed for Volume 3D Printing**: The ICON Vulcan Construction System is specifically engineered for high-volume 3D printing of homes and large-scale structures, with the aim of enabling efficient and rapid construction.

**Vulcan Printer and Magma Mixing Unit**: This system consists of the Vulcan printer, a large-scale construction 3D printer that can print entire homes on location, and the Magma portable mixing unit, which prepares ICON's proprietary building material, Lavacrete, for printing.

**Rapid Transportation and Site Mobility**: According to the vendor, the Vulcan printer can be easily transported to build sites and swiftly moved from one site to another, providing flexibility and adaptability in construction projects.

**Printing on Ground or Slab**: The Vulcan printer offers the versatility to print directly on the ground or a poured slab, giving users options for different construction scenarios.

**Magma Portable Mixing Unit**: The Magma unit ingests dry Lavacrete, hydrates it, and adjusts the formula in real-time based on build site conditions, ensuring the ready-to-print material is optimized for each project, as claimed by the vendor.

**Proprietary Building Material - Lavacrete**: According to the vendor, ICON's material science team has developed Lavacrete, a highly printable and incredibly strong proprietary building material that has undergone rigorous testing and development, resulting in exceptional durability.

**BuildOS Software Suite**: The BuildOS software suite generates and prepares architecture for printing, controlling the robotic hardware on-site to transform digital plans into physical homes, as per the vendor's claims.

**Large Print Volume and Speed**: The Vulcan printer, the third-generation 3D printer system, is 1.5 times larger and 2 times faster than its predecessor, capable of printing homes and structures up to 3,000 square feet without relocation, according to the vendor.

**Reduced Waste and Design Freedom**: According to the vendor, the Vulcan Construction System can significantly reduce waste in construction projects while offering more design freedom, allowing for the creation of unique and innovative structures.


The ICON platform, from ICON Technologies in Austin, is a tablet-operated robotic printer, integrated material delivery system, and groundbreaking cement-based material for building homes. The Vulcan is ICON's construction printer designed specifically to produce resilient single-story buildings faster, more affordably, and with more design freedom. It has expanded the footprint of our printing capability to approximately 2,000 square feet.

Autodesk Fabrication, based on the ESTmep+ construction and estimation software developed by Applied Software and acquired by Autodesk in 2018, allows users to Create MEP models, generate estimates, and drive fabrication. The Autodesk Fabrication line includes Fabrication ESTmep, as well as Fabrication CADmep, and Fabrication CAMduct.

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BuilderTrend is a construction management system. It includes functionality for pre-sale, project management, financial management, and customer management processes. It also provides mobile accessibility.

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ICON Vulcan Construction System

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Construction Project & Field Management

Features related to collaboration between construction management and project execution (e.g. the office and the job site, general contractors and subcontractors)

Plan distribution & viewing

Users can compare different versions of plans, and view live updates/revisions to plans (usually from a mobile device in the field).

Plan markups & sharing

Users can annotate plans from the field and easily share plans/markups with other project stakeholders.

Document sharing

Users can share/attach other documents related to construction projects, such as specifications, contracts, drawings, etc.

Issue tracking & punchlists

Users can track issues from the field, and create punchlists upon substantial completion.

Photo documentation

Users can document construction progress and/or issues by uploading photos from the field.

Jobsite reports

Users can create and share reports on jobsite safety, daily progress, etc.

RFI tools

Users can create, send, receive, and archive Requests for Information (RFIs), to record exchanges with subcontractors, vendors, and other suppliers.

Collaboration & approvals

Users can comment, send messages, and/or approve documents.

As-built drawings

Users can generate as-built drawings upon project completion, to reflect the exact dimensions and materials of the final work, including any changes made to the initial plans during the construction process.

Mobile app

Users can easily access the system from the field on mobile devices such as phones and tablets.

Submittal design and management

Tools that allow users to draft and build submittals, track their status, submit them online, annotate submittal PDFs, and send submittal approval online.

Checklists

Construction checklists allow you to link important elements in your construction project. Construction checklists detail specific information of activities and phases in your project.

Meeting Minutes

Tools that help you keep track of minutes in meetings.

Specifications

Construction specifications, also called specs, are the details for the work that needs to be completed in a construction project.

Change orders

A change order (or variation order) is a component of the change management process in which changes in the scope of work (or project brief) agreed to by the client, contractor and architect are implemented.

Estimating

A set of tools and applications that allow contractors to forecast, track, monitor, and adjust the cost of building a structure.  Cost estimates are used by project owners to determine the scope and feasibility of a project, and also for budget allocation. Contractors also use cost estimates when deciding whether or not to bid on a project and for bid creation.

Takeoff tools

Allow users to list the materials and quantities they will need for the project either manually from hardcopy blueprints or electronically from digital blueprints.

Job costing

Tracking and monitoring of the costs of all materials, labor, subcontractors, & equipment required for a given construction project. Allows users to compare actual costs to estimated costs, see how the job is progressing, identify which parts of the job are using the largest parts of the budget.

Cost databases

Pulls information from online databases and aggregates it to allow contractors to compare prices of materials from different suppliers.

Cost calculator

Application that calculates cost of estimated quantities and materials, typically within spreadsheets.

Bid creation

Allows users to use bid packages or templates to quickly and efficiently create bids based off of cost estimates.

Human Resource Management

Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.

Employee demographic data

Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.

Employment history

Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.

Job profiles and administration

Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

Employee move workflow provides the ability to move employees to different positions and apply pay raises.

Benefits information

Organizational charting

Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.

Organization and location management

Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Compliance capabilities ensure full compliance with federal workplace regulations by capturing required data in central database.

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

Pay calculation

Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.

Support for external payroll vendors

Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.

Payroll history for each employee

Benefit plan administration

Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.

Direct deposit files

Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.

Payroll tracking and auditing

Salary revision and increment management

Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.

Reimbursement management

Reimbursement management provides cash reimbursement for employee expenses related to business travel or other.

Statutory form management

Generation and management of tax forms (state and federal).

Asset Management

Maintaining a record of assets such as laptops, pagers, cell phones, etc. issued to employees. Record typically includes asset type, number, serial number and date of issuance.

ICON Vulcan Construction System

Overview

What is ICON Vulcan Construction System?