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Building future cities and communities: Converting digitalisation into value
Emilia Cardamone, programme manager for digital construction at BSI Group and a member of Women in BIM, discusses how we can move beyond a tech-only approach to build sustainable, resilient cities and communities of the future. Read more…
Digital Construction Report: Industry is set to embrace technology
NBS’ annual Digital Construction Report found that construction technologies are set to be a game-changer within the next five years. David Bain, NBS research manager, takes a look at some of the report’s key findings and the technologies that are shaping the sector. Read more…
How digital technologies can contribute to the built environment’s drive to net zero
With growing concerns about the rise of greenhouse gasses (GHG), the built environment sector is being urged to review current approaches, design more sustainably and incorporate lean construction. Everyone on the team is responsible for reducing GHG and moving emissions towards net zero. Statista reported the UK construction industry produced 12.5m metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2019. Since 1990, UK construction industry CO2 emissions have increased by 45%. As a result, the UK government has announced new Building Regulations (Part O) to cut CO2 emissions by 30% on new builds by June 2022.Read more…
How tech can drive innovation in manufacturing and construction
Lorraine McMorrow, BIM and digital construction manager at the McAvoy Group, outlines how digital construction can be used to support the green agenda, deliver successful projects responsibly and transform the reputation of the industry to become a force for good. Read more…
Mexico City high school students make their campus sustainable with digital technology learned from a new BIM workshop
The Center for Industrial Technological Studies and Services (CETIS) is a chain of secondary schools in Mexico that offers understudies the valuable chance to achieve a specialized proficient level degree. CETIS is a part of the General Directorate of Industrial Technological Education (DGETI), the biggest innovative upper optional training establishment in the country. Read more…
Now more than ever, there is a need to adopt digital skills and techniques. Bluebeam explains how empowering clients can drive the digital construction industry
At the end of 2021, we started looking at digital transformation in construction in a new way. What if instead of relying solely on the industry to drive change, we could help clients to lead the way? It is a question that we considered with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Our theory was that clients were well placed to drive change, for example using procurement to drive the behaviours and solutions that they wanted to see. Read more….
Building Information Modelling (BIM) Extraction Software Market 2022 Industry Outlook, Research, Trends and Forecast to 2028.
Building Information Modelling (BIM) Extraction Software Market – In-depth analysis of market dynamics
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING (BIM) EXTRACTION SOFTWARE Market size (volume and value) and industry chain structure published by The Insight Partners through its high quality database which is a valuable source of guidance and direction for companies and individual interested in the industry. Major companies with their market volumes and revenues are covered for each of the regions (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, South & Central America).Read more…
Using real-time 3D tools to build without bricks
Imagine giving a prospective client a tour of their dream home. Suddenly, the client wants you to move a wall. Or change the flooring. Or show exactly how the house will look at sunrise—in the moment! Thanks to real-time 3D platforms like Unreal Engine, all this and more can be done with the click of a button. Architectural designs can be visualised as photoreal digital buildings, which can then be explored in a virtual world. Read more…
Re-Flow’s powerful new form builder, which allows construction businesses to build simple forms within seconds, has received a significant funding boost to help bolster the future of Re-flow’s toolset.
Re-flow is an award-winning, digital field management solution that empowers construction businesses to seamlessly unite field operatives and back-office staff with a centralized system, putting field managers in control and their team to work. Following a period of rapid growth, the company recently closed another successful oversubscribed funding round. Investors, including Ashley Warden and Simon Penson, among many others, are once again backing founders Michael Saunders and Leandro Wade, who have now been helming Re-flow for four years, further cementing their commitment to support the company’s growth, as demand for its services increases. Read more…
5 BIM Use Cases In Planning Phase
Accordingly, BIM assists project teams with communication, cost estimation, clash detection, viewing the project model and object details. Ultimately, it supports building variants throughout the planning phase to project completion. Read more…
