Jobs in construction are among those at “high risk” of being replaced in the next 20 years as a result of the onward march of technology, automation and robotics, the latest research has revealed.
The study, carried out by Oxford University… read full article
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Conject: Are you ready for Soft Landings?
Soft Landings is a framework, created by BSRIA and the Usable Buildings Trust. It proposes that a Construction Client is more actively involved throughout the planning, design and construction phases and into what for many construction organisations is new territory; an aftercare stage. The objective of Soft Landings is to help construction clients obtain the assets and outcomes they require and it is closely allied with BIM… read full article
Cyber security threats trigger need for new PAS 1192-5 for Level 2 BIM
The BIM Task Group’s “security working group” is working with the British Standards Institute to produce new guidance on cyber security that will become part of the project governance framework for Level 2 BIM… read full article
Encoding logic design
Flux was born out of Google X, Google’s moonshot factory, dedicated to finding radical solutions to huge problems.
“We began our exploration with the premise that buildings and the sustainability of our modern lifestyle are deeply intertwined. In addition, buildings – more specifically, housing – is an issue of human dignity. We wanted to find ways to apply Google-scale thinking to tackle these important issues.”
“Through this process, we discovered a strong desire to address the industry’s challenges, yet practitioners are caught in the realities of today’s business relationships, legal structures, risk tolerance, and design tools. To break this cycle, we are focusing our efforts on improving collaboration during planning and early design, enabling data-driven decision making, reducing information latency, and building knowledge communities.”
“We began our exploration with the premise that buildings and the sustainability of our modern lifestyle are deeply intertwined. In addition, buildings – more specifically, housing – is an issue of human dignity. We wanted to find ways to apply Google-scale thinking to tackle these important issues.”
Get Your Game On | Next Gen Architectural Visualization
There are several current and emerging technologies that are changing the way we visualize architectural designs today. Architectural visualization can range from traditional hand drawings to computer generated (CG) images and animations… read full article
GOOGLE FLUX IS UNVEILED WHAT’S THE REACTION SO FAR?
In a Q&A following the presentation on Flux earlier this month by its co-founder Jen Carlile, the first audience member to pose a question summed up the general reaction – “Holy crap!”… read full article
HP HERALDS ‘NEW ERA OF MANUFACTURING’ WITH SUPER-FAST 3D PRINTER
An innovative 3D printing technology that can produce objects up to 10 times faster and more cheaply than existing 3D printers has been unveiled by Hewlett-Packard.
HP Multi Jet Fusion heralds a “new era of manufacturing”, claims the company, and it also delivers 3D models with higher precision and greater strength than existing systems, such as selective laser sintering (SLS) and fused deposition modelling…read full article
Bond Bryan Architects – BIM Blog
Well known to BIM community but still worth reminding.
SMES TO DO BATTLE IN VIRTUAL BIM COMPETITION
SMEs are being invited to battle it out in the virtual world in the UK’s first live 48-hour BIM competition.
BIM4SME Live! takes place in January and is being organised by BIM4SMEs, a working group set up by the government’s BIM Task Group to help smaller businesses engage with the digital technology… read full article
FIRST TOOL IN GOOGLE’S ‘BIM-BUSTING APP’ IS LAUNCHED
The software company spun out of “moonshot” incubator Google [x] has launched the first version of an app that could speed up building design by “an order of magnitude” – by encoding all the data needed for architectural, structural and services design… read full article
BIM Announcer 