BIM software pioneer Seeable is launching a new twist on the BIM model – an app that allows 2D drawings to spring to life in virtual reality 3D on the surface of your iPad or smartphone… read full article
Stewardship of BIM Level 2 in question as Task Group faces end of funding
Funding for the government’s BIM Task Group is expected to run out in March 2015, a year before the BIM mandate takes effect across government departments in April 2016… read full article
BIM4SME announces ambitious growth plan
BIM4SME.org, the networking group formed to promote and guide smaller firms in the uptake of the technology, has set out ambitious plans to extend its reach and expand its activities in the coming year… read full article
“How to get what you want” – BIM & Breakfast session
On Thursday 15th May Turner & Townsend with Muckle LLP are hosting a BIM & Breakfast session at the Newcastle Tyneside Cinema “how to get what you want” a contractual review with Andrea Gardiner Partner with Muckle LLP. If you would like to attend… read full article
Google X off-shoot wins $8m to develop collaborative industry software
According to a statement on Flux’s website, the company is working on a methodology that would allow architects and engineers to work “at the speed of thought” and design buildings with optimal energy performance that are also linked to the owner’s business objectives. Jen Carlile, Flux co-founder and software engineer, said: “Our vision is to seamlessly join together and optimise an array of tools that allows architects and engineers to work at the speed of thought.”… read full article
CIOB-backed group lines up against BRE and NBS to develop key BIM tool
The CIOB is part of a consortium taking on the BRE and RIBA Enterprises’s NBS for the contract to develop a crucial “missing link” in Level 2 BIM – the digital plan of work. The three competing teams were last week each awarded £50,000 to develop their feasibility plans, with the winning bid due to be selected by late summer…. read full article
Welcome to the world of BIM
BD’s new BIM Taskforce will help architects navigate the complex landscape of technology, protocols and government requirement… read full article
International BIM
In 2013, NBS produced our first international BIM report. In it, we examined the attitudes towards BIM across countries to see how each compares. We uncovered adoption rates and… read full article
Why architects should engage with BIM before it’s too late
BIM has been billed as an opportunity for architects to reclaim some of our lost ground. However if the profession doesn’t engage fully and quickly it may represent the possibility of being further marginalised… read full article
BIM Show Live 2014 – Review
There was a strong NBS presence at the fourth annual BIM Show Live 2014. This year the location was Manchester as the UK’s largest BIM event moved up from London.
The traditional opening addresses were from BIM Show Live founder Rob Charlton and UK Government’s BIM Task Group’s David Philp; both commented on how far the industry had moved in three years and spoke with optimism about the future of digital information, processes and technology… read full article
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