NBS, owned by RIBA Enterprises, has been awarded the £1m contract to develop an online checking system that will verify whether BIM models contain the right level of data that clients will need at each phase of the project… read full article
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Augmented reality app brings BIM to life in 3D
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
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
BIM Digital Plan of Work bidders wait for news
Industry organisations bidding to devise the Digital Plan of Work that will give the industry a vital template on how to manage Level 2 BIM are due to shortly hear whether their proposals will be funded by the Technology Strategy Board.
The TSB is running a £1.5m procurement exercise on behalf of the government’s BIM Task Group to find a project team that will put together a free-to-use system for managing the flow of design and construction information via BIM…. read full Articles
SketchUp Pro 2014 and IFC: welcome to the new world of BIM
We all knew big changes were coming to SketchUp when it was bought by Trimble and started adding a year to the product’s name. And sure enough, big news keeps coming. Everyone who supports OpenBIM should be very excited about this release. I am personally… read full article
Cloud-based BIM links design and scheduling data
The Eleco BIM cloud links project plans and 3D models using the IFC4 data format. Designers will be able to use industry-standard design tools such as Revit, with Asta releasing “plug-in” packages to allow design files to be opened directly in its project management software… read full article
Asite offers new Facebook-era interface
Construction collaboration provider Asite has updated its collaborative cloud-based platform with the aim of dramatically improving user’s experience – adding social media-type features, drag and drop and one-click information finding…
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CIOB competition set to attract Minecraft users
If you – or your children – are part of the generation that’s swapping lego for Minecraft, you might be interested in a new CIOB competition. To celebrate International Construction Management Day on 10 March, the CIOB is inviting anyone with an interest in design and construction to find an interesting and imaginative way to spell out the letters CIOB in Lego, illustration, videos or photographs, or even 3D models built in Minecraft… read full article
5 tech trends transforming BIM/VDC
From energy modeling on the fly to prefabrication of building systems, these advancements are potential game changers for AEC firms that are serious about building information modeling… read full article
SkyBIM ~ A cloud-based BIM platform to host, cost and manage Revit building projects
BIM Case Study: How SkyBIM measures, costs and tracks Silicone Sealant in a 100-Bed Hospital… read full atricle
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