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Councils pushed to release surplus land and property

Under the productivity plan the government wants councils to release land and public property to boost development... In an attempt to boost development the government...

From BIM to FM

Brian McGuire, Chairman of the Zutec Group argues that technology will be the driver for BIM and energy management in buildings… Having worked in the...

The BIM countdown to 2016

As the BIM clock continues to tick, Kath Fontana, Managing Director of BAM FM and chair of RICS FM PG board, shares her thoughts...

The new BIM Bom(b)

Jan Phelps, Principal and IWMS Advocate for Terminal Velocity FM hails the popularity and benefits of BIM for the FM community and asks whether...

The importance of BIM certification

Drew Wiggett, Head of Production Information, assesses how important BIM certification for BIM objects is for the construction industry… There is no doubt that awareness...

We need to talk about BIM

Nick Nisbet, Director at AEC3 Ltd and Technical Coordinator for buildingSMART wants us to be clear-headed when talking about BIM… I’m reliably informed that if...

PROFILE: BIMer.eu, the new online BIM model viewer

Are you on the lookout for a tool to share your models online? Look no more. The easiest possible way to share 3D visualisations...

PROFILE: What’s new about BIM?

Nick Nisbet, Director at AEC3 Ltd and Technical Coordinator for buildingSMART asks whether BIM is so new, after all…  Last year I was challenged to...

PROFILE: Wienerberger BIM objects now downloadable directly from its website!

1 April 15: Wienerberger, the leading provider of wall, roof and landscaping innovations, launched its fully functional Building Information Modelling (BIM) portal on its...

An Object Lesson in BIM

With the April 2016 deadline for the use of Level 2 BIM on all centrally-procured government funded projects looming, the importance of standardised BIM...

PROFILE: Making progress with BIM

With Construction identified by the government as an enabling sector under its industrial strategy, BIM has been heralded as an integral part of this...

PROFILE: Refurbify: The virtual retrofit manager

Close to 3 years ago, VRM set out to build a next generation cloud based construction management and collaboration platform for the domestic refurbishment...

Scottish construction firm enters administration

A total of 60 staff are set to lose their jobs after Scottish construction firm Stewart McNee (Dunoon) Ltd goes into administration... Tough trading conditions...

The reality of BIM in practice

Jason Clark, Project Manager and Director at UBS details the BIM journey taken in the 5 Broadgate project and what it could mean for...

The NBS BIM Toolkit

The development story so far… The launch of the NBS BIM Toolkit public BETA in early April was the result of six months of intensive...

PROFILE: Robust and Reliable

OKI printers are durable and resilient to cope with tough construction site environments, but they offer flexibility and creativity into the bargain, says Andrew...

Smart cities standards, the story so far

Saviour Alfino Smart Cities Standards Strategy Project Manager at BSI discusses how standards are shaping the future city landscape… There are many reasons to support...

Making consideration in construction top of the agenda

Robert Biggs, former Chairman of the Considerate Constructors Scheme outlines how the Scheme can address modern day challenges in the construction sector… In today’s world,...

Five radical ideas for improving the planning system

Professor Yvonne Rydin of UCL’s Bartlett School of Planning presents five ideas that could result in a planning system that delivers a strategy that...

PROFILE: Improving performance and agility

The role of business processes... All businesses, in whatever the state of development and maturity will use business processes to deliver services and goods to...

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