*To help promote and support open standards, extra points are awarded to teams that use these in their projects. Extra points are also awarded for projects that are made open source. The AEC Hackathon organizers & sponsors may have additional challenges at the events.

These are challenges initiated by AEC Hackathon community members. All projects here are to be made open source and available for free.

AEC/3D WordPress Plugin – ($350 prize) The concept is to build a WordPress plugin which can be embedded in a post or page for viewing 3D models online. 

These projects were built by our amazing hackers and shared by them for all:

• AnalsyEC – real-time 3D web viewing of models from various engineering analysis packages

• AEC Cyborg – this connects the Emotiv Brainwave controller with both Rhino/Grasshopper and Autodesk’s Dynamo.

• aeChack – is a free, online and open source platform for running and visualizing environmental analysis using daylighting and energy analysis engines.

• Backjump – uses Google Tango augmented reality technology to track user movement on-site and superimpose 3D building information models (BIM) on camera viewfinder.

• Beacon Punch – Photo history application for the jobsite using Bluetooth technology

• BIM to Digital World & LEAP Project – this application connects a LEAP motion detector to a BIM Server delivered x3d model and makes an API call to a remote motorized window blind control at Livermore Labs.

• Capture Map – this application displayed job site geolocated images and 360 video (Oculus Rift)

• Hack My Hard Hat – This project applied inexpensive, off-the-shelf hardware to hard hats to create a development environment for Wearable Technology in Construction.

• Revit My Drone – This project created a custom Autodesk Revit API for controlling an autonomous flying drone.

• Shell Phone – Team Communication using iPhones as Walkie Talkies for your crew.

• ShowARoom – An augmented reality app for interior design.

• SmartAlarm – is a home automation application that connects to the Philips hue light bulb API and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab smart windows API for a smoother wake up experience.

• Smart Nation – is an app from EON Reality that retrieves data from data.gov.sg using their provided api and plotting the retrieved data to google maps for analysis and correlation.

Datasets

• Austin Texas open data sets
• Data.Gov – U.S. Government open data Energy Hackathon Resources
• Data.Gov.UK – U.K. Government open data
• Data SF – datasets from the City and County of San Francisco
• Estonia & Tallinn open data
• Finland open data
• Helsinki Metropolitan Area open data
• New York City open data sets
• Open Street Map – geospatial data
• Smart Nation Data – Singapore Government open data

  Open Source

• Open Source BIMserver
• The open source BIM collective

  Standards

• Construction-Operations Building Information Exchange  (COBie)
• Finland Common BIM requirements
• Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
• National BIM Standard – United States

Hardware:

Device

• Project Tango Developers Site & Download APIs, core apps, libraries

Internet of Things

• Arduino – open source Hardware/Software
• Thingsee – IoT device platform

Virtual Reality

• HTC Vive VR setup, Steam (for PC)
• Oculus VR Headset
• Samsung GearVR Headset

Software:

Web

• 3D Web standards: X3DOM & WebGL
• Industry: Autodesk Web & Data API