An FM Perspective of BIM in Healthcare
Given the government’s imminent deadline (end 2016) for Level 2 BIM, new and exciting ways of working will soon be available to NHS Estates...
BIM – is infrastructure an exception?
Nick Nisbet examines how we ensure that infrastructure doesn’t get left behind in the BIM journey…
The lorries took the ‘B of the Bang’ sculpture...
How to make your data work in BIM
Karen Alford, BIM Project Executive at the Environment Agency explains how to gather shareable and verifiable data and its key to asset delivery in...
Tekla Launches Structural Designer
Tekla Structural Designer’s sophisticated loading and analysis functionality, fully automated design, high-quality documentation and seamless BIM collaboration allows engineers to analyse and design buildings more efficiently and cost-effectively
Knowledge transformation for BIM implementation
At The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) 5th BIM conference, Nathan Baker, Director of Engineering Knowledge for ICE set out how we can transform...
BIM and the necessity to participate
Raj Chawla, Vice Chair at BIM4SME analyses the challenges, issues, and benefits that the SME community face in the BIM process, arguing that to...
Think you’re innovative in construction?
You might think that offsite construction and modular buildings are something new... nonsense! We’ve been doing it in one way or another for a very long time.
A timber frame manufacturer’s BIM learning curve
As the UK’s first timber frame tool built on Autodesk’s® Revit®, Wolf Systems’ Horizon software brings BIM capabilities to timber frame
Paul Hanney, Senior Designer...
BIM and Lean Construction – a clear synergy
Lauri Koskela, Professor of Construction and Project Management at the University of Huddersfield explains how BIM feeds into the principles of Lean Construction creating...
Archaeology, BIM and large-infrastructure
The incorporation of data from archaeological works into BIM process will reduce capital cost over the project life cycle for large-infrastructure projects
Masters of BIM
A new course in Construction Project Management and BIM from Oxford Brookes University
From September 2015, Oxford Brookes University has offered a new masters course...
A Guardian for BIM
“Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the next generation of digital representation for architectural projects,” says Lance Altizer, Marketing Director for Guardian Europe
The Data Conundrum in BIM!
BIM objects of manufactured building products typically consist of three things: intelligent geometric representation of the product; data about the product (specification, sustainability, etc.,...
€6.4m boost for green building tech
A new project worth some €6.4m has been launched to help the EU meet carbon targets, tackle fuel poverty, and improve green building technologies…
A...
Getting a structured BIM Strategy
In 2011 the UK Government Construction Strategy mandated the use of Level 2 BIM on all public sector projects by 2016
Recently the promotors of...
The 3 key pillars of BIM adoption in the UK
As Peter Hansford nears the end of his Government Chief Construction Adviser role, he provides a retrospective look at the adoption of BIM highlighting...
Urban challenges – realising smart buildings and infrastructure
In an interview with Paul Griffiths, Head of BIM Strategy and Development at Ordnance Survey, he explains how geospatial data, the Smart City and...
Agreement reached for Hope Construction Materials acquisition
Breedon Aggregates has announced a new agreement with Cortolina Investments Sarl to buy Hope Construction Materials for £336m…
A new leading force in cement, concrete,...
Increasing number of workers utilise BIM
According to a new poll an increasing number of workers are using building information modelling as part of the construction process…
A survey conducted by...
A welcome boost for the steel industry
Natasha Levanti, ACE Group Communications Executive details how British steel suppliers may get a welcome boost from new procurement guidelines announced by the UK...
£500,000 scaffolding training centre for Aberdeen
The CITB has commissioned a new scaffolding training centre in the north east of Scotland aimed at improving safety in the region…
The Construction Industry...
A surveyor’s role in Rights of Light
Alistair Redler, Senior Partner at Delva Patman Redler LLP Chartered Surveyors draws attention to the surveyor’s role when matters concerning Rights of Light occur…
In...
Submissions called for on critical infrastructure challenges
The newly formed Infrastructure Commission has launched a new Call for Evidence relating to critical infrastructure challenges…
Last week, interim chair of the National Infrastructure...
Construction in the Eurozone sees a drop during September
Figures released by Eurostat show construction output across the Eurozone declined in September…
Recovery in the construction sector has struggled to gain ground within the...
Offsite construction and timber sees massive growth
The move to offsite construction and timber systems has grown significantly due to a shortage in skills…
Leading provider Stewart Milne Timber Systems has reported...
BIM – re-thinking conventional practice
Richard Shennan, Chair of ACE BIM Engagement and Support Group muses on re-thinking the boundaries between consulting engineers and contractors – a key step...