In today’s construction environment you are never more than one touch away from a client or colleague, and BIM is opening up a whole new way of collaborative working for construction firms and project partners through use of a central database… read full article
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Cyber City 3D
CyberCity 3D GIS models feature an impressive number of building measurements to propel your project to new heights. These surface, roof, and façade attributes produce far more accurate, cost-effective, time-saving results… visit their website
LANDSCAPE INSTITUTE’S ‘BIM FOR LANDSCAPE’ HANDBOOK DUE EARLY 2016
The Landscape Institute has appointed a university BIM researcher currently on loan to landscape practice Colour Urban Design to write a new book on BIM for its members.
BIM for Landscape is aimed at landscape practitioners, project leaders and decision-makers working with landscape, and will be published early in 2016 by Taylor & Francis… read full article
Institution supports free-to-use digital BIM tool
Project is a key enabler of the move to deliver Level 2 BIM on central Government procurement from April 2016.
The Institution of Structural Engineers and six other professional bodies covering design, construction, operation and management in the built environment are supporting NBS, part of RIBA Enterprises, in its development of a free-to-use digital BIM tool for the BIM Task Group. BIFM, CIBSE, CIOB, ICE, RIBA, RICS and the Institution are all providing cross-industry support and technical advice to the project, which is a key enabler of the move to deliver Level 2 BIM on central government procurement from April 2016… read full article
Vertical and Indoor 9-1-1 Location Mapping
In June 2011, NENA approved an end-state architectural vision for NG9-1-1 in the United States that includes indoor 9-1-1 caller location sub-address elements such as building name, floor, suite, room, and seat.
In February 2014, the FCC proposed rules to improve indoor and mobile phone 9-1-1 call location accuracy, including for the first time requiring wireless carriers to provide vertical information (z axis) within three meters… read full article
The question is not WHY should one ban the use of paper on construction sites but WHY NOT?
The starting premise is similar to all ‘BIM stories’, it builds on the theory that the AEC industry is notoriously bad at modernising its processes and its archaic information management causes losses to many, if not all participants.
The proposed solution to the problem is however fundamentally different to most globally accepted ‘mainstream’ BIM approaches.
Rather than turning to smart tools, software packages, programmes and systems, the onus of the strategy is put on the non-BIM construction practitioners to raise their performance. And the strategy suggests, they will do so when they are put in a paperless environment for a long enough timeframe… read full article
BIMobject® partnership helps Skanska to support its supply chain
Skanska UK has announced a strategic partnership with BIMobject®, which is a significant step forward in its building information modelling (BIM) strategy. Skanska’s award-winning approach to BIM has been recognised throughout the construction industry. The partnership will enable more collaborative working between Skanska and its supply chain… read full article
Sefaira Announces Real-Time Daylight Visualisation Tool for AutoDesk Revit
Sefaira, one of the leading software designers for high-performance building design, have recently announced a new real-time daylight analysis and visualisation tool which runs within Autodesk Revit, one of the most commonly used Building Information Modelling (BIM) enabled (Windows native) design packages. Sefaira for Revit allows for early stage analysis, leading to “more informed design decisions based on multiple daylighting metrics.”… read full article
TECH START-UP VRM OFFERS ‘AFFORDABLE’ BIM TO HOUSING RETROFIT SECTOR
n 18-month-old technology company is rolling out a new cloud-based service that will bring the benefits of BIM and 3D scanning to social landlords, framework contractors and even SMEs operating in the domestic client retrofit sector… read full article
TECH START-UP VRM OFFERS ‘AFFORDABLE’ BIM TO HOUSING RETROFIT SECTOR
n 18-month-old technology company is rolling out a new cloud-based service that will bring the benefits of BIM and 3D scanning to social landlords, framework contractors and even SMEs operating in the domestic client retrofit sector… read full article
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