PROFILE: BIM – what’s stopping you from starting?
As the industry moves forward, so are many companies with their BIM projects and pilots. There is however, still a reluctance to embrace the...
The BIM menu of information
Steve Thompson, Chair of BIM4M2 and Market Manager for Construction and Infrastructure at Tata Steel discusses the game-changing potential in efficiency improvements that BIM...
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...
Large scale refurbishment and retrofit using BIM
Neill Ryan, CEO of VRM Technology Limited asks if large scale refurbishment and retrofit using BIM is worth it?
Neill Ryan is CEO of VRM...
BIM for surveys – a model of excellence
Through a combination of its highly experienced, knowledgeable personnel and the latest cutting-edge technologies, Murphy Surveys is at the forefront of delivering expert survey...
BIM — The bigger picture
John Adams, BIM Product Owner at 4Projects by Viewpoint describes what BIM means…
At the Viewpoint North American user conference in Portland Oregon earlier this...
The practical challenges of BIM
Hinesh Mistry, Water Global Technology Leader – BIM, at CH2M HILL outlines the current challenges of BIM, but also the confidence within industry that...
Open standards for open BIM
Dr Anne Kemp, Chair, BIM4IUK and Vice Chair of BuildingSMART reflects on recent discussions surrounding BIM in terms of the route to a Digital Built Britain and open standards
How to move faster: Collaborating in the cloud
Tracey Saunders, Sales & Marketing Manager at Asite details collaboration in the cloud - Adoddle has quickly become the collaboration platform for many
Putting the ‘I’ in Existing Building BIM
Studio Klaschka have been working with Kier Construction and the Clearbox Team to provide a series of existing building BIMs. Having been producing these...
PROFILE: BIMXtra delivers an integrated digital handover
Andy Boutle, BIM Manager at Kier Construction Eastern outlines the benefits of using BIMXtra…
In what is otherwise a complex manual process, Kier Construction and...
PROFILE: Innovation in Vectorworks BIM
Read Axiom Architects story on getting started with BIM…
THE PRACTICE
Since Axiom Architects was founded in 1986, the practice has grown from its origins in...
Getting our BIM data in order
Martyn Horne of the Landscape Institute’s BIM Working Group explains why BIM data in the form of COBie requirements is not something to fear…
To...
BIM – the digital wave detox
John Tebbit, Managing Director at Robust Details Ltd outlines his concerns about BIM and how the digital wave should be seen as the equivalent...
“BIM, Digital Life and the Third Industrial Revolution”
“It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin
Do you remember the...
PROFILE: Advancing BIM for comprehensive project delivery
New tools are empowering designers to explore new materials, builders to take advantage of innovative construction methods, and entire project teams to deliver better...
Introduction – BIM Today May 2015
Welcome to the Spring edition of BIM Today.
Opening this bumper publication is an interview with Jon Kerbey, Director of BIM at HS2, who explains...
Survey suggests old homes are preferred
In the rush to build more homes, there is concern that new homes standards are slipping...
According to the 2015 Homeowner Survey by HomeOwners Alliance...
BIM certification
Gaining recognisable BIM certification proves competency, compliance and capability of successful BIM delivery. PBC Today outlines what BRE can offer the industry…
Achieving BIM level...
BIM – The legal framework
Julian Booth and Louise Forbes of law firm Olswang, consider the Construction Industry Council’s BIM protocol and how it might be amended for anyone...
The road from Lonely BIM to Collaborative BIM…
While the benefits of BIM are widely recognised and detailed in many articles and presentations there are many businesses that are yet to receive...
Adoption of BIM by product manufacturers
Chris Witte, BIM4M2 Steering Group examines the recent BIM survey by Chris Ashworth, BIM4M2 Promotions Working Group Chair and Director of Competitive Advantage…
There are...
PROFILE: What has BIM got to do with us?
BIM is fast becoming an industry standard and accepted norm for new building projects. Here, David Wigglesworth, Managing Director of newly formed UK Specification...
PROFILE: BIM: Injecting innovation into the construction sector
The way we build is changing. There is a new breed of building design consultants emerging. Armed with a digital tool box, BIM enabled...
BIM – Where will the product information come from?
The potential impact of BIM on all stages of construction is undeniable. Expectations on the part of clients and other stakeholders are great and...
Putting BIM to work
Building Information Modelling (BIM) has fast become an essential in today’s construction industry. The challenge faced by management teams now is to integrate the...