Many people who design things for a living are familiar with software configuration tools that work with libraries of objects that graphically come together according to rules. The results might be a walk-through model of a building, a modular office system, or a fantasy world like what everyone under 20 knows about, thanks to Minecraft. ICE from DIRTT Environmental Systems is different: this tool is both disruptive and catalyzing, and it’s just beginning to penetrate the construction market.
There are other software configurator tools that will spit-out a bill of materials, but this ICE software is many levels deep, managing the middle office (logistics, labor rates, etc.), all the way to manufacturing (production queues, shipping). It's the most exciting software platform in the building materials industry I have seen, blending a conventional-enough looking sales tool with enterprise software.