The Construction Playbook, National Infrastructure Strategy and TIP: Roadmap to 2030 have set the priority areas for the built environment – but productivity remains a key challenge. Dan Rossiter of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists says the UK BIM Framework can support organisations in boosting output, cutting costs and improving sustainability.
AI is kicking up a storm. Marc Nezet, chief strategy officer & chief division officer of the Operate & Manage Division, Nemetschek Group, explains why the group’s introduction of an AI Innovation Hub will restore calm to the AEC/O sector.
BIM has played a key role in shaping GRAHAM Construction’s Erskine House project in Belfast from pre-construction to final fit-out and beyond, helping to build lasting relationships.
Andrew Carpenter, chair of BIM4Housing, says that BIM is starting to change in the wake of the Hackitt Review and the rise of offsite construction – but we need a continuing drive to raise awareness of its benefits.
The government is set to consult on a “digital by default” standard for record-keeping relating to the design, construction and operation of buildings as part of its response to the post-Grenfell Hackitt Review.
Hawkins/Brown has embraced BIM not simply as a new type of software but as a way of fundamentally changing the way in which projects are designed and delivered.
In 2012, a group of 18 young construction professionals pondered the question, what will the construction industry look like in 2050? One of the authors, Stefan Mordue, takes a look at how far the sector has progressed towards their predictions.
Richard Saxon CBE, architecture and construction expert, explores the silos confining the construction industry and delves into the ‘digital twin’ concept.
The BIM world is awash with individuals that are passionate advocates of BIM and of the software and technologies that support the activities that are at the heart of BIM.
Mies espoused the concept of “less is more” long before the days of Building Information Modelling. As a director of the Bauhaus School, Mies sought to establish an architectural style that could serve as a Modern alternative
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.
