BIM-LCA integration: The future of sustainable construction

A recent review in the International Journal of Science and Research Archive (IJSRA), authored by Ruchit Parekh and Dario Trabucco, explores the progress and challenges of BIM-LCA integration.

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Nemetschek Group – AEC/O software specialists

Providing software solutions, the Nemetschek Group is a pioneer for digital transformation in the construction industry using Open BIM.

The ethical approach to AI in the AEC/O industry

AI in the AEC/O industry will be transformative in 2025 – but in the race to realise its potential, the sector must not lose sight of the vital importance of ethical and responsible use, writes Charlie Sheridan, chief data and AI officer at the Nemetschek Group.

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AEC professionals hail Revizto+ at its Field Day event

Yoanna Ruseva & Francesca Lofiego of ISG, Josh Cole from Jacobs and Alberto Daniele from Multiplex, showcased the impressive benefits of Revizto+ at Revizto's Field Day event in London.

Delivering Net Zero through Digital: The construction perspective

A new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group is calling for policy, tax incentives and support to be better targeted in order to drive investment in greener manufacturing. Floriane Fidegnon, head of industry, technology and innovation at Policy Connect, looks at how this could impact on construction.

It’s time for construction to go digital

Facing a perfect storm of the climate emergency, a building safety crisis, rising costs and supply chain disruption, many are increasingly looking to digitalisation and modern methods of construction. However, Lanre Gbolade, project director of the COLAB Consortium, believes there are entrenched barriers that must be overcome before real progress can be made.

Las Vegas doubles down on digital transformation with Bluebeam Revu

With paper plans spread across three different offices, and each approval taking up to six weeks, the City of Las Vegas needed a new way to handle its 20,000 yearly permit requests. Enter Bluebeam Revu, which is transforming the digital environment.

Volumetric manufactured buildings at the forefront of offsite approaches

Volumetric modular methods have a remarkable impact on reducing costs while increasing quality and safety measures in the construction arena.

The growing importance of visualisation tools for construction

Visualisation tools are important for all stakeholders during the design and construction process – not just for architects and engineers but also for their clients and for investors.

How OpenBIM contributes to the digital transformation of the AEC industry

The advantages of OpenBIM can be extended through open data formats allowing professionals to use their preferred software without constraint.

Driving a digital construction industry with Bluebeam

Now more than ever, there is a need to adopt digital skills and techniques. Bluebeam explains how empowering clients can drive the digital construction industry.

Preserving the UK’s rail heritage using 3D laser scanning

Richard Palmer, rail sector manager at Dura Composites, explores how the latest 3D laser scanning technology can be used to preserve the UK's Victorian rail heritage.

Renovating Canada’s historic parliamentary complex

Digital tools enable careful restoration and modern upgrade to historic Canadian parliamentary complex.

Baptist Health saves time through better design standards using dRofus

dRofus is helping to improve planning and operation of existing and new facilities across an extensive healthcare estate.

Let’s put STE(A)M in the water sector engine

BIM4Water focuses on the sustainability of skills needed to support digital engineering and transformation in the water sector.

Nemetschek invests in innovative start ups to drive efficiency

The Nemetschek Group, one of the leading software providers for the AEC/O and media and entertainment industries, has invested in innovative start ups, to help and solve inefficient processes and low increase in productivity in the construction industry.

Bentley Systems wins 2021 Construction Company of the Year

Bentley Systems has been named Company of the Year at the 2021 Construction Computing Awards.

Building on sustainability through the construction lifecycle

Dr Axel Kaufmann, CFOO & Spokesman of the Executive Board, Nemetschek Group, explores how buildings can be planned, built and managed much more sustainably over the entire construction lifecycle.

Building Indonesia’s new high-speed rail stations

Some would say that delivering four new high-speed rail (HSR) train stations in just 36 months is impossible. Yet between Jakarta and Bandung, the engineering and construction teams at PT Wijaya Karya are doing just that.

Onward and upward into 2022 for the AEC industry

How the AEC industry continues to adapt to the ever-changing project landscape - Pushed to the limits!

Futurebuild 2022 conference programme: achieving COP26 objectives

Futurebuild, the sustainable built environment event, has announced its new 2022 conference programme, which will explore how the industry can make the necessary changes to drive net zero goals.

Submissions are now open for speakers at Digital Construction Week (DCW) 2022

Europe's leading innovation and technology event for the built environment returns to ExCeL London on 18-19 May 2022 and speaker submissions for the 2022 edition of Digital Construction Week (DCW) are now being accepted.

DCW’s come-back show is hailed “an unmissable gathering”

The AECO community reunited last month for the return of Digital Construction Week 2021 and it was hailed as a huge success.

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