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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The smart city: Why the silo mindset will limit its full potential

Jens Strinsjö of Axis Communications analyses the barriers to smart city innovation and why cybersecurity and sustainability will be critical to demonstrate long-term value.

BIM4Water in 2021: Planning the unplannable

The newly elected vice-chair of BIM4Water, Clare Kovacs and current chair Jamie Mills reflect on some of the developments made by the BIM4Water group over the year.

Smart buildings and wellbeing: Wearing your heart on your HVAC

How long before your building “knows” more about you than you do yourself? BSRIA’s Dr Michelle Agha-Hossein and Henry Lawson take a look.

Automated scan-to-BIM inspection delivers green construction in Sweden

Construction project in one of the trendiest neighbourhoods of Stockholm invests in automatic 3D scanning tech to track progress and detect construction deviations in real-time.

Proof of concept: Digital twins take off at Museum of Flight

The Museum of Flight has explored the unlimited potential of 3D laser scanning with Datum Tech Solutions. Sean O’Keefe takes a look.

Digitising quantity estimation to win more projects

Dublin-based engineering contractor ClearTech has won 50% more jobs with enhanced estimation efficiency from BIM software

Open BIM for structural engineering

Viktor Várkonyi, chief division officer and Nigel Rees, project lead at the Nemetschek Group, are challenging the status quo, explaining what the future holds for BIM and structural engineering.

Digital twin: Cities and their digital doppelgangers

As cities around the world begin adopting digital twins, the AECO industry must examine how exactly they impact large-scale projects and how this impact will develop in the future.

Government Soft Landings: Creating buildings that deliver for everyone

David Philp, digital impact director for the Construction Innovation Hub, highlights the benefits the Government Soft Landings (GSL) approach brings to improving performance and outcomes of our built assets to ensure they improve whole life value to users, owners and society at large.

How is BIM an enabler for digital processes?

Roy Danon, CEO and co-founder of Buildots explains why BIM is the single enabler for many modern technologies that are being developed for the sector, making it critical for companies to adopt BIM so they won’t fall behind in the race.

4D BIM visualises complex mining plant in Peru

Minsur uses 4D BIM to visualise and report on complex tailings reprocessing plant construction.

Project management solutions provider joins Asite’s Ecosystem

Construction project management solutions provider, Callida will help Asite with its expansion into the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, and Slovakia markets.

Graitec acquires Cadpoint UK

Graitec has acquired Cadpoint, a company that provides Autodesk solutions for the AEC Industry to a broad range of clients located across the United Kingdom.

3D laser scanning for the process plant industry

Marc Zschieschang, software product marketing manager at FARO Technologies, examines the growing use of 3D laser scanning to ensure safety and efficiency in the oil and gas sectors.

Project management software boosts business visibility and control

The Carey Group has realised a number of benefits since adopting Elecosoft’s project management software, Powerproject Vision a year ago.

Working groups call for single source of truth for product data

Fareed Patel, owner of Hamari Agency, takes a look at what manufacturers need to do to organise their product data.

Bluebeam expands its global Studio data infrastructure

Bluebeam has continued to expand its global Studio data infrastructure, providing customers faster and more secure access to their cloud-based projects.

Asite to open new data center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Asite is set to open its new data center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as it works towards providing the best facilities to support infrastructure and capital projects in the region.

How software shaped Irina Viner-Usmanova Rhythmic Gymnastics Centre

Impressive architecture meets efficient construction in the Irina Viner-Usmanova Rhythmic Gymnastics Centre in Moscow.

BIM Level 2 is now mandatory – but has it worked?

Sander van de Rijdt, co-founder and managing director of PlanRadar, takes a look at whether BIM Level 2 implementation has worked in the UK.

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