40 Leadenhall Street is one of the largest buildings ever receiving planning permission in the City of London. Despite this, issues have been rare in the skyscraper’s construction, largely accredited to the interaction of 3D platforms and workflows.
Artificial intelligence promises to bring unparalleled advancements and efficiencies to the AEC/O industry. Charlie Sheridan, chief data and AI officer at Nemetschek Group, explains how.
Here though, in an interview with FARO’s Oliver Buerkler (senior product manager, construction BIM) and Marc Zschieschang (product manager, Construction BIM), we look at the initial stages of a construction project – surveying an existing site and the process of what is known as ‘scan to BIM’.
2019 is proving a year of continued uncertainty, with added pressure on the construction sector from skills shortages and rising cost of materials – all impacting heavily on margins and profitability.
FARO has introduced SCENE 2019 Software and a Focus Laser Scanner Firmware update that together provide a more accelerated 3D capture workflow for AEC professionals.
How well does procurement and contract practice enable BIM? This article will summarise the research and its conclusions as seen by JCT BIM Working Group.
Achieving an understanding that BIM and CAD are as different as chalk and cheese is the first step to delivering better buildings, efficiently and at a lower cost.
Andy Boutle, head of BIM Regional Building at Kier, Sarah Davidson, Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham and Shaun Farrell, UK Information Manager Service Lead at BuroHappold have joined the UK BIM Alliance Executive Team.
3D Repo and Mission Room have partnered up to enhance digital infrastructure, with the integration of a cloud solution and 360° visualisation products.
UK construction professionals are calling for increased awareness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) methods to help the UK compete on the European and global stage.
There has been quite a bit of “noise” in property and FM in the last year or so about “blockchain” and the potential benefits it may have for our industry. At RLB, more clients are asking us “what exactly is it? And why do they need to know about it?
