Peter Caplehorn, the new head of policy at the Construction Products Association (CPA), has pledged to push for greater standardisation of BIM data among product manufacturers.
Caplehorn is the former technical director at design practice Scott Brownrigg and also chairs the BIM4Regs government group, launched last year to work on integrating building regulations and health and safety standards into BIM technology. He has also been involved with the government’s BIM Task Group, charged with plotting a route to implementing collaborative 3D BIM on major public projects by 2016…. read full article
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Sydney Opera House trials new BIM for FM service
BIM Academy, the joint venture between BIM academics at Northumbria University and Ryder Architecture, is launching a new “BIM for FM” consultancy service after successfully trialling its approach at Sydney Opera House… read full article
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CIBSE: Please complete our short BIM survey
The CIBSE BIM Steering Group encourages participants from all aspects of the building process to reflect on their experiences of BIM through a survey throughout July and August at… read full article
BIM MANAGEMENT BEHIND THE MODEL
The construction sector is a major part of the UK economy. It represents some 7% of GDP or £11bn per annum of expenditure – 40% of this being in the public sector, with central Government the industry’s biggest consumer. Now any centrally procured project will require Building Information Modelling (BIM) compliance… read full article
RICS: BIM Manager Certification
How do you show that you’re competent to work on a BIM project? Les Pickford looks at our BIM Manager Certification scheme and what it means for construction professionals… read full article
Israeli develops “smart” brick to cut costs
n Israeli entrepreneur has developed a smart building block that has the potential to revolutionise the construction industry, reducing building and running costs for new homes…. read full article
Chinese firm unveils world’s largest 3D printer
The Chinese 3D printing revolution continued as yet another firm set out plans to print whole houses with the world’s largest 3D printer. Qingdao Unique Products Develop Co unveiled the new machine at the 2014 World 3D Printing Technology Industry Conference and Exhibition held in Qingdao… read full article
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