Design and build technologies for sports stadiums and arenas
Russ Dalton, AECOM’s BIM director for the Americas, traces the development of technology behind some high-profile sporting projects, including the Barclays Center and Marlins Ballpark.
NBS Chorus and Graphisoft launch new BIM software
NBS and Graphisoft, the BIM software solution provider, have partnered to develop an add-on for Graphisoft ArchiCAD to enable direct linkage with NBS Chorus.
Artificial intelligence meets downtime factoring in construction
James Banasik, MetSwift’s CEO, explains how and why machine learning is revolutionising not just downtime management but how short- and long-term forecasting can fluidly integrate responsive weather prediction.
Environment expert Karen Alford joins BIM4Water Steering Group
Karen Alford, flood and coastal risk manager at The Environment Agency, has joined the BIM4Water Steering Group as a “nominated member”.
FARO’s As-BuiltTM Modeler: An agile modelling workflow
FARO’s As-BuiltTM Modeler enables the almost completely automated extraction of 3D modelled surfaces from point cloud data to optimise workflows – all without expensive new software.
Helping you design weather and climate resilient buildings
The benefits of taking account of weather and climate data at the design stage of a building project extend through the building lifecycle. It can reduce costs, time, energy and effort throughout the life of your asset.
New BIM model helps National Portrait Gallery step into the future
Lee McDougall, director at architecture and building consultancy practice AHR, outlines why scan-to-BIM technology has been crucial in planning a major redevelopment at the National Portrait Gallery.
New JCT BIM Guidance and other BIM developments
Part of the strategy to encourage the adoption of BIM was the publication of standard documents, including the Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) 1192 series of standards, in particular, PAS 1192-2.
Landmark partnership to deliver detailed BIM-ready 3D models
Landmark Information has partnered with AccuCities to enable architects, planners and developers to access highly detailed BIM-ready 3D models of different UK locations
Digital construction verification: Team success for BAM & FARO
The BAM Construction team used FARO laser scanning hardware along with FARO’s BuildIT Construction software to demonstrate construction compliance.
Graitec acquires Geomap GIS America’s Autodesk business unit
Graitec, a global developer of BIM design and calculation software solutions, has announced the acquisition of Geomap GIS America’s Autodesk business unit.
UK BIM Framework publishes two new documents
The UK BIM Framework has released two new documents to support practitioners in embedding and implementing Building Information Modelling (BIM).
Turn building cost estimation on its head with AI
Kreo Software offers a unique pre-construction planning solution. Kreo’s customers are using its technology to change the way the industry begins construction projects.
Year in Infrastructure 2019: Bentley Systems bolsters digital cities offerings
Bentley Systems has announced the acquisition of global mobility simulation and analytics software provider Citilabs and 3D and mobile mapping software provider Orbit Geospatial Technologies.
