What do digital twins mean for the built environment?
The concept of digital twins is not new. However, the advance of the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ is making cyber-physical systems in the built environment practical, useful and affordable.
Building Innovation Awards: Most Innovative New Product (Software)
Our preview of the Building Innovation Awards, taking place on 23 October in Manchester, reaches the Most Innovative New Product (Software) category.
Building Innovation Awards: Most Innovative New Product (Hardware)
PBC Today continues our preview of the Building Innovation Awards, with a look at the shortlist for the Most Innovative New Product (Hardware).
DCW2019: Speakers from CDBB, BRE and MTC announced
Digital Construction Week returns for its fifth year at London ExCeL on 16-17 October, with a host of new exhibitors and speakers.
Case study: Putting Solibri Site to the test
With an increasing demand for BIM model utilisation on construction sites, Bonava Finland and Solibri began a joint project for piloting Solibri Site, a new on-site version of Solibri.
Root B.V. uses construction software to share knowledge
Decision-making in the construction industry has often much relied on experience and interpretation, Root B.V. strives to find new ways – such as software – to share that experience collaboratively.
FARO TracerSI for design layout in BIM applications
While the BIM method has been applied widely in the design phase of construction, too often the digital chain is broken when it comes to the building
Either on-site or in the assembly prefabrication, our houses and their structural parts get built with methods used in the last centuries. With...
Building Innovation Awards: Best Use of BIM
BIM Today are proud sponsors of the Best Use of BIM category at the first-ever Building Innovation Awards, taking place at The Midland, Manchester.
Overheating in Buildings: What have we done?
The world of the internet is littered with countless articles, blogs and studies on the subject of overheating in buildings, and another has now been added.
Digital twin knowledge of infrastructure crucial for projects
For contractors to safely and successfully roll out ultra-fast and reliable broadband, up to date intelligence of the UK’s roads and paths is crucial, says Gaist.
The efficiency of finding issues early on large construction projects
Managing a host of different players is crucial for the quality outcome of large construction projects – Itten+Brechbühl AG works on the Flexible Office Building (FOB) project.
Building Innovation Awards: Best Digital Transformation
PBC Today, official media partner of the Building Innovation Awards, continue our preview of this year's inaugural event with a look at the Best Digital Transformation category.
Case study: BIM for the UK ministry of justice
Bond Bryan Digital took part in the UK estate transformation for the Ministry of Justice to work collaboratively with two contractors.
Digital twin technology to improve punctuality of Greater Anglia trains
Digital twin technology used to make trains run on time in Japan is being introduced in the UK for the first time to improve punctuality on the Greater Anglia network.
