Digital twins cut costs and emissions by nearly 20%, survey finds

Hexagon's Digital Twin Industry Report has found that companies using digital twins report an average cost saving of 19% and a 15% reduction in emissions.

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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.

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Vectorworks nominated in Construction Computing awards

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. earns three nominations for the 2021 Construction Computing awards, including ‘BIM Software of the Year’.

[VIDEO] Revit plugin for interior design – Blocks custom add-in

Block Revit was founded in 2019, and it is the world’s first subscription club focused on Revit families for interior design. Discover more here.

Vectorworks launches 2022 BIM and CAD product line

Design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. has released the 2022 version of its BIM and CAD product line.

Partnership secures funding to re-imagine BIM in housebuilding

OpenBIM specialist xbim and property logbook company Chimni have been awarded an InnovateUK grant to re-imagine BIM use in the housebuilding industry.

Registration opens for 2021 Vectorworks Design Summit

Design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. has opened the registration for its sixth Vectorworks Design Summit.

[VIDEO] Collaboration corner: Coordination and Soft Landings

In this episode of Rhys Lewis’s ‘collaboration corner’, Revizto returns to London to talk to AEC experts about real BIM projects, the challenges and discusses how Revizto’s integrated collaboration software is helping overcome co-ordination headache.

BIM and the golden thread: Real world impact of technology

When it comes to construction site productivity, the possibility that technology can offer is cosmic. Even though companies are at different stages of digital adoption, we can all agree that the benefits on offer are numerous. But what do these impacts look like in real life, especially in regards to productivity? Roy Danon from Buildots explains.

BIM consultancy expands despite pandemic challenges

BIM consultancy, BIMBox has doubled its team following 2020-21 growth, as the company defies pandemic-era challenges.

The growing reach of reality capture

As the UK looks to life after Covid, MEP professionals are turning to reality capture technology as part of the great urban planning rethink, says Jerry Hardy, director of marketing at FARO.

Lonely BIM: Adoption, engagement and Better Information Management

BIM has struggled to gain a foothold in the housing sector but BIM4Housing chair George Stevenson believes the last 18 months is beginning to change long-held misconceptions about BIM’s potential.

Bluebeam to host first virtual XCON Anywhere conference

Collaborative software provider Bluebeam has revealed the details for a two-day virtual conference aimed at the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industries.

Project coordination: Ditching paper through digital transformation

Australian firm Bornhorst + Ward has turned to digital technology to coordinate projects.

Women in BIM: Exploring the global BIM marketplace

With global BIM market forecast to grow significantly over the next few years, Women in BIM’s Regional Leads in Chile, the USA, Greece and Australia discuss how the technology is being adopted in their corner of the world.

Specifying graphical EIR in BIM projects

Murillo Piazzi, technologist at BIM Academy, examines how to specify graphical Exchange Information Requirements in BIM-enabled projects.

BIM: The team captain every construction project never knew they needed

BIM is empowering all team members on construction projects, providing accurate, real-time data, enabling better collaboration and eliminating bottlenecks and errors.

BIM4Water publishes 2026 Roadmap

BIM4Water has published its Roadmap for the next five years, defining a strategic pathway forward for BIM within the UK water sector and adoption into a national digital twin.

CDBB launches new global BIM training suite

The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) has launched a new training suite to support the global implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM).

BIMming is winning

Everyone in the AEC industry is familiar with the acronym BIM nowadays. Whether you work in a BIM process workflow or not, there’s no way to ignore it. A temporary trend or a logical next step in an ever-changing digital world? Let’s dig a little deeper and find out.

Information management: The missing piece of the puzzle

A new report commissioned by the Centre for Digital Built Britain as a partner of the Construction Innovation Hub has highlighted the value of information management in construction and infrastructure. Dr Anne Kemp OBE, chair of the UK BIM Alliance and technical director at Atkins, takes a closer look.

Lake Zug East: Switzerland’s longest construction site completed

The Lake Zug East infrastructure measures were successfully completed after 20 months of construction – thanks to good planning by Emch+Berger with Allplan.

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