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3D laser scanning for land surveying can help map the UK’s ageing rail network

Land surveying is an essential part of maintaining and modernising British rail. Terrestrial laser scanning and mobile LiDAR, along with drones, can be the precision measurement tools that help get the system back on track.

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Morrison Utility Services trials augmented excavation technology

Morrison Utility Services is partnering with Eurovia UK to trial augmented visualisation of underground services (AVUS) technology on its Thames Water and Yorkshire Water contracts.

Collaborative BIM assists the delivery of social housing in Tallaght

Collaborative BIM helps Sean Harrington Architects deliver social housing in the historic town of Tallaght, Dublin.

Net-zero built environment: Using digital tools to save the planet

BIM Academy managing director Peter Barker looks at how digital can contribute to a net-zero built environment, identifying several initiatives which could help build a more sustainable future.

Building an award-winning approach to housebuilding

Technology helped housebuilder Durkan rapidly deliver a major housing development in east London, picking up Gold Medal at the 2020 UK Construction Manager of the Year Awards in the process.

Creating the first-ever 3D map of Northern Ireland’s coastline

Bluesky International is taking to the air with laser scanning to create the first-ever 3D map of Northern Ireland’s coastline.

Graitec acquires Canadian BIM and manufacturing partner

BIM software specialist, Graitec has acquired Canada-based BIM and manufacturing partner, Redcage to enhance its position in North America.

State of the Nation: UK BIM Alliance launches annual survey

The UK BIM Alliance’s yearly State of the Nation survey aims to measure the understanding and adoption of information management using BIM across the UK’s built environment.

Revolutionising the world of BIM workflows for engineers

Hilde Sevens, CEO of SCIA, looks at the future of BIM workflows.

What role do smart buildings play in the new normal?

As we reappraise how we use our buildings, a combination of traditional and smart building technologies will play a critical role in safeguarding people’s health and improving business sustainability, says George Adams, director of energy and engineering at SPIE UK.

Asite to support project management initiative for Northern Natural Gas

Asite was chosen as the Portfolio Project Management (PPM) solution to support system integrity, reliability, efficiency and public safety for the interstate pipeline system of Northern Natural Gas

Mott MacDonald and Alchera win £2m transport location data competition

Mott MacDonald and Alchera Technologies have secured funding from the Geospatial Commission to help solve transport challenges using geospatial data.

Smart Construction Network: Business and university collaboration

The newly launched Smart Construction Network brings together academia and leading R&D centres to support the modernisation of the industry. Ian Heptonstall, director of the Supply Chain School, sets out the journey ahead.

2021 predictions for construction technology

Patrick Scannell from construction technology company, Buildots, gives insight into the big talking points for 2021 and the growing impact technology is having on the construction sector.

BIM and AI: A marriage of two minds

Buildots examines the different strands of technology that feed into BIM, highlighting why the alignment of BIM with AI, in particular, is really maximising processes across complex, control-essential construction projects.

The future built environment: The legal implications of drones

What will our future cities look like and what issues do we need to consider now? Navpreet Atwal, partner at law firm Bootle Hadfield, looks at the legal implications of the increasing use of unmanned aircraft systems.

UK BIM Framework updates ISO 19650 guidance

The Centre for Digital Built Britain (supported by the Construction Innovation Hub), BSI and the UK BIM Alliance, have released an updated suite of guidance documents to support the BS EN ISO 19650 series. 

Women in BIM: BIMentor Scheme one year on

In early 2020. Women in BIM (WIB) launched its mentor scheme. One year on, we talk with BIMentor lead Katya Veleva on the success of the scheme, lessons learned and what comes next in this programme she designed for personal and professional development of WIB members.

CityFibre invests £80m into Brighton & Hove’s fibre future

Construction work for Brighton & Hove's full fibre network has officially commenced in the Bevendean area, with the rest of the city set to follow over the next 4 to 5 years.

Australia’s Queen’s Wharf takes shape with Nemetschek AEC software

Faced with immense scale, extreme complexity and near-unfathomable levels of information, the team at the Queen’s Wharf in Brisbane is using AEC software solutions from the Nemetschek Group to succeed.

Case study: Al Janoub stadium

SCIA Engineer delivers rapid prototyping using parametric design on the Al Janoub stadium for the 2022 World Cup.

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