Complex structure benefits from BIM
The benefits of BIM have been exploited to the full in the design and construction of a mixed-use building at the One Smithfield Square regeneration project.
Planning and building the secure smart city
Steven Kenny, industry liaison, architecture and engineering at Axis Communications, discusses the challenges of the smart revolution and the innovation that is needed to create a smarter, safer world.
Adding information to a BIM is hard… Bricsys makes it easy
Consistent level of development in BIM is difficult to achieve. Bricsys has applied machine learning to BIM workflows to simplify and facilitate the creation of high-fidelity building models.
Collaboration, challenges and making BIM “sexy”
BIM lead for the Environment Agency, Ayo Sokale, shares how its new Collaborative Delivery Framework is adopting BIM as business as usual.
Singapore Land Transport Authority expand Kim Chuan Depot
Delivering the designs for a major expansion of an underground rail depot required the breaking down of information silos and the streamlining of processes to meet a tight deadline.
Building for the future: How 5G will transform construction worksites
Excitement is growing around 5G and the far-reaching impact it will have on the business world and on the construction world in particular. Burcin Kaplanoglu, executive director and innovation officer at Oracle Construction & Engineering, takes a look.
JCT releases new practice note – BIM and JCT Contracts
JCT has released its latest practice note, BIM and JCT Contracts, providing up-to-date guidance for using JCT contracts on construction projects where BIM is to be used.
Five reasons BIM is no longer enough for the MEP contractor
With an ever-rising pressure to evolve beyond BIM, sticking with the status quo is not an option for MEP contractors.
Driving decarbonisation using digital twins
How can digital twins help in the race towards decarbonisation?
Artificial intelligence meets weather: Time for change
Construction weather and natural climate insight will change. Don’t get left out in the cold – BIM software can hot up via AI.
Innovative tech boosts geospatial and location data
A new report has highlighted how combining geospatial and location data with emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and 3D scanners, is growing the UK economy.
What are digital twins?
Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and now the preeminent trend of 2019 – digital twins. How can we make sense of all these buzzwords?
Why IoT is the future for construction sites
Providing super-fast reliable broadband on a construction site from day one is more vital than ever. The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the way broadband internet and Wi-Fi is used.
The integration of weather and climate data across the construction lifecycle
Integrating accurate weather and climate data into BIM can cut costs for construction projects in the planning and development stage, as well as mitigating the longer-term climate challenges of tomorrow.
