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The BIM menu of information

Steve Thompson, Chair of BIM4M2 and Market Manager for Construction and Infrastructure at Tata Steel discusses the game-changing potential in efficiency improvements that BIM...

A coordinated approach to BIM

Previously architects did not always have the most efficient way of sharing information, so their design intent could be lost. Andy Murphy, Non-Residential Sector...

Nationwide: UK house prices increase

According to the Nationwide building society house prices across the UK are resuming an upward trend... With house prices estimated to grow over the next...

The practical challenges of BIM

Hinesh Mistry, Water Global Technology Leader – BIM, at CH2M HILL outlines the current challenges of BIM, but also the confidence within industry that...

The BIM Delivery Cube

Tim Cole, Executive Vice President, Research & Development at Causeway and Bill Healy, Chair of the BIM Technology Alliance explains how the BIM Delivery Cube...

PROFILE: Large scale refurbishment and retrofit using BIM

Neill Ryan, CEO of VRM Technology Limited asks if large scale refurbishment and retrofit using BIM is worth it Neill Ryan is CEO of VRM...

Surviving the BIM revolution

Karen Alford, BIM Project Executive at the Environment Agency discusses how industry can adapt to the BIM revolution by utilising the standards and data...

PROFILE: Are you ready for BIM?

Kirsty Walker, Marketing Manager of Man and Machine discuss how making the right choices to begin your own BIM journey and maximise the return...

RIBA survey finds architects positive about future

A survey carried out by the Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the sector is increasingly positive about future workloads... The Royal Institute of...

PROFILE: Solibri — A journey to BIM model validation

Rob Jackson at Bond Bryan explains the journey to BIM model validation Early steps towards validation In early 2013 Bond Bryan Architects invested in a single...

Overriding our Unconscious Bias

Elspeth Burrage, National Chairman of the Association of Women in Property explains what Unconscious Bias is, and how it can be overcome… Last year researchers...

Time to address the skills shortage

Julia Evans, Chief Executive at BSRIA examines the current construction skills shortage and urges action to help promote the industry as an attractive career...

Planning online – streamlining the process

Southwark Council explain the move from a paper-based planning application process to an online version in an attempt to reduce paper waste and to...

PROFILE: Making business improvement enjoyable and sustainable

Benefitting from business process management The only constant in business, private or public, is Change; and most people whether they admit it or not do not...

SuDS at the supermarket

Martin Fairley Research Director at ACO Water Management explains how SuDS have been utilised to achieve effective surface water management and biodiversity… A collaboration between...

A future flood resilient built environment

One in 6 homes are now under threat of flooding from rivers, sea and surface water. BRE’s Centre for Resilience is calling for a...

PROFILE: David Cameron has an energy problem

Renewable Energy company, RWE Innogy, urges the Prime Minister to maintain his support for wind farms and suggests reforms that would increase efficiency and...

Saving money through energy efficiency

Gregor Paterson-Jones, Managing Director of Energy Efficiency at the Green Investment Bank (GIB) details how a street lighting revolution could save local authorities millions of...

PROFILE: Japanese Knotweed – the problems

The problems caused by Japanese Knotweed and how to deal with them… In the last few years leading experts within the Japanese Knotweed industry working...

Japanese knotweed control

Tackling and controlling the spread of Japanese knotweed is a problematic issue that cannot be ignored. Here, The Property Care Association Invasive Weed Group...

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