Skanska, working with a consortium of partners, has signed a collaboration agreement with Loughborough University to develop its lab-based concrete 3D printing technology to a commercially viable scale.
Skanska will be working with the team at Loughborough’s Innovative Manufacturing and Construction Research Centre (IMCRC), led by Dr Richard Buswell and Professor Simon Austin… read full article
Monthly Archives: November 2014
FREE-TO-USE COLLABORATION APP TARGETS SMES
GenieBelt, a software company founded by an ex-Davis Langdon project surveyor, has launched a construction collaboration app for smartphones, tablets and desktops that will help workers and managers access construction information, including drawings and schedules online across any device… read full article
COMMENT: MARTYN KENNY IN BIM WORLD, WE NEED STANDARDISATION
A key challenge faced by manufacturers, however, is the current lack of a common language when sharing information and the absence of an agreed understanding of the information required at the various stages of a project. This is further complicated by the different terminologies used across the industry and the range of information requested from multiple construction disciplines… read full article
B1M: Introduction to BIM
Video added by The B1M (B3), class hosted by James Daniel (B10) at University of Westminster (B32)… watch video
CLOSING THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE GAP WITH BIM
BIM software is rapidly developing, but the thermal modelling of both new and existing buildings needs to become an integral part of the BIM process if we are to improve the energy performance of the buildings of today and tomorrow… read full article
Sustain: Virtual Construction – it’s all about people!
Michael Beaven, Director, Engineering and Sustainability at Arup Associates, examines how virtual design and optimisation within architecture and engineering is helping to make the construction of our built environment more sustainable, less wasteful and produce more exciting outcomes for people… read full article
COMMENT: JOHN EYNON – IS NBS BECOMING THE GOOGLE OF BIM?
The 44-page standard itself is comprehensive and well worth a read, the level of detail and clarity is exemplary. The main section outlines how a BIM object should be structured, covering its general, information, geometry, functional and metadata requirements.
And if you were waiting for the “but”, it’s coming now… read full article
SBRI: An integrated future for cities
The Technology Strategy Board is investing up to £6m in an SBRI competition to develop innovative solutions that can help cities plan more successfully for the future. This SBRI competition aims to encourage new ways of achieving better integration of infrastructure and services across a city, by improving understanding of how elements of these systems interact with each other… read full article
BIMcrunch: Nile Corniche Project extends Hochtief ViCon’s BIM consultancy
Building Information Modelling service provider Hochtief ViCon have announced an extension of their Building Information Modelling consultancy of a major Egyptian BIM project… read full article
NBS: Introducing the BIM Object Standard
NBS has developed a BIM Object Standard for use by all construction professionals – from specifiers to manufacturers and BIM content developers. The new standard will assist in the creation of all BIM objects that operate in a common data environment… read full article
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