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Materials passports: How they lead to the complete Golden Thread of building information

As the built environment moves towards net zero and greater circularity, materials passports are a tool used to improve transparency and sustainability in buildings.

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FARO is the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement technology, it develops and markets computer-aided measurement and imaging devices and software.

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BIFM offers to assist Government in the wake of Carillion

BIFM engages with industry leaders on the implications of Carillion’s collapse for the facilities management industry, suggesting that the Government needs to reduce risk by changing buying patterns and reducing reliance on megaliths

A&B Engineering selects BIM Certification from Stroma

A&B Engineering (Mechanical Services Division) Ltd has become the latest construction industry organisation to choose BIM Certification, provided by Stroma Certification

HS2 awarded first BREEAM Infrastructure certificate

HS2 has become the UK’s first infrastructure project to be awarded a BREEAM Infrastructure (pilot) Scheme Certificate for its ambitious sustainability strategy on Phase 1 of the project

BIM&CO – official partner of the 2018 buildingSMART International Summit

As an active member of the working groups of the international standards organisation BuildingSmart and its French division Mediaconstruct, BIM&CO announces it will be...

Digital Construction Week reveals ambitious plans for 2018

Digital Construction Week (DCW) organisers aim to build on the strong 2017 performance and cement their place at the heart of the Digital Construction community

SLAM technology reduces drift error in indoor environments

NavVis, a global leader in mobile indoor mapping, visualisation, and navigation, announces new mapping software that significantly improves the accuracy of simultaneous localisation and mapping – SLAM technology in indoor environments

3D Repo launches web solution for 3D construction models

BIM technology innovator 3D Repo has announced the release of the first web based, real-time change detection software for 3D construction models

UK-China relations strengthened by BREEAM agreement

One of the largest developers and owners of commercial real estate in China, the Jinmao Holdings Group, has committed to applying international sustainability standard BREEAM on a minimum of 100 building projects over the next two years

UK BIM Alliance launches Product Data Working Group

The UK BIM Alliance has launched a working group to help support construction product data – the group will encourage the industry to come together to meet the challenges of product data use and management

Building blocks: What the construction industry can learn from Lego

Alex Small, BIM & Digital Platforms Manager at Tata Steel, discusses what the construction industry can learn from Lego in order for it to succeed in the near future

AEC and blockchain technology

Advances in software and hardware go hand-in-hand with evolution of the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, but how could blockchain technology facilitate digital transformation within the sector?

Virtual design and construction and its applications in BIM

Virtual design and construction can greatly improve the efficiency of projects by allowing fine-tuning before work begins – and together with BIM, ensures finished buildings reflect their digital versions

NBS links UK to Canada with updated BIM Object Standard

UK manufacturers operating in Canada were given a boost from NBS this week as it updated the NBS BIM Object Standard for use across Canada and the UK

SFS leads the way for manufacturers supplying data for Building Information Modelling

Building Information Modelling – A manufacturer’s viewpoint from Andy Stolworthy, Product and Market Development Director at SFS

IoT-enabled BIM asset data management

Man and Machine’s Phil Read looks at how the Internet of Things can help maintain coordinated, maintainable asset data to minimise waste and speed up construction

FARO Scene 7.1 with virtual reality!

FARO’s Construction Product Manager, Oliver Buerkler, looks at the growth of virtual reality and the opportunities it affords users in the construction industry The excitement...

Keepmoat Regeneration refurbishes its planning approach across the business

Keepmoat Regeneration, part of the global energy and services ENGIE Group, has a diverse business operating across regeneration, refurbishment, new build homes and property services. Keeping projects on track is critical, as it helps to breathe new life into neighbourhoods, bring brownfield sites into new use, and create future homes

Waldeck and HKA in agreement with Environment Agency to provide BIM assurance

Waldeck and HKA have entered into an agreement with the UK’s Environment Agency (EA) to provide strategic BIM assurance across its wide-ranging national Water and Environment Management (WEM) Framework

BRE launches centre for smart homes

The world’s leading building science centre, BRE, is launching a Centre for Smart Homes and Buildings (CSHB) to exist as a collaborative central hub for industry, academia and the government

BIM: The original Big Data?

Big Data can help building owners and operators leverage insight from a wide range of sources to optimise their assets – and their businesses. Jon Anunson of i3 by AECOM says BIM can be an excellent starting point to get information flowing

Case study: Federated BIM workflow delivers iconic tower for Paddington

Robin Partington & Partners (RPP) implemented federated BIM workflow to design the complex, curved profile and unique interior fitout of an iconic new tower...

Digital transformation: How will your digital life change in 2018?

As digital transformation gathers pace all around us, John Eynon of Open Water Consulting argues that it’s time to embrace the advance of technology...

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