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Governments and Clients around the world have mandated the change to BIM dominated processes across the design, delivery, handover and operation of the built...

BIM 4 FM – May the force be with you

Mike Packham, Partner of Bernard Williams Associates and BIFM member provides the highlights from May Winfield’s recent presentation examining the dark side of the...

Training centre for BIM and pipework to launch in the New...

Loughborough University will launch a dedicated training centre to support the building and industrial services industry in tackling the challenges of pipework innovation and...
About access

Peer review process ensures quality of access consultants

Whatever your trade or profession, credibility counts. You wouldn’t place an important legal matter in the hands of a bar room barrister any more than...
digital blueprint

Study reveals the benefits of BIM

A new study has shown BIM offers substantial benefits to the construction sector, allowing information mobility and pushing down costs… US firm Dodge Data &...
collaboration

New initiative will help prepare for BIM mandate

A new joint venture has been launched to provide help to ensure manufacturers are prepared to meet the April 2016 BIM mandate The Construction Products...
contract

The contractual implications of BIM

Shona Frame, Partner at international law firm CMS considers the legal implications of BIM in contractual documentation… Much has been done in relation to the...
carbon

COP21: Construction sector commits to carbon savings

The construction sector has made a number of pledges to improve its carbon output during the UN climate change meeting in Paris … As one...
certification

BSI launches BIM verification scheme

BSI has launched a new verification scheme to help contractors discern which firms are capable of delivering projects using BIM technology… Building information modelling (BIM)...
bim

BIM – a tale of two SME futures

Paul Reeve, Director of Business Services at the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), looks at what needs to be done to boost supply chain readiness...

BIM – is infrastructure an exception?

Nick Nisbet examines how we ensure that infrastructure doesn’t get left behind in the BIM journey… The lorries took the ‘B of the Bang’ sculpture...
structural designer

Tekla Launches Structural Designer

Tekla Structural Designer’s sophisticated loading and analysis functionality, fully automated design, high-quality documentation and seamless BIM collaboration allows engineers to analyse and design buildings more efficiently and cost-effectively

Knowledge transformation for BIM implementation

At The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) 5th BIM conference, Nathan Baker, Director of Engineering Knowledge for ICE set out how we can transform...

BIM and the necessity to participate

Raj Chawla, Vice Chair at BIM4SME analyses the challenges, issues, and benefits that the SME community face in the BIM process, arguing that to...

A timber frame manufacturer’s BIM learning curve

As the UK’s first timber frame tool built on Autodesk’s® Revit®, Wolf Systems’ Horizon software brings BIM capabilities to timber frame Paul Hanney, Senior Designer...

BIM and Lean Construction – a clear synergy

Lauri Koskela, Professor of Construction and Project Management at the University of Huddersfield explains how BIM feeds into the principles of Lean Construction creating...
steel

A welcome boost for the steel industry

Natasha Levanti, ACE Group Communications Executive details how British steel suppliers may get a welcome boost from new procurement guidelines announced by the UK...
collaboration

BIM – re-thinking conventional practice

Richard Shennan, Chair of ACE BIM Engagement and Support Group muses on re-thinking the boundaries between consulting engineers and contractors – a key step...
construction law

NBS survey finds construction disputes still prevalent

A new survey from the NBS has revealed the number of disputes reported within the construction sector remain widespread… The National Building Specification (NBS) has...
50 years

50 years of Architectural Technology

As the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists celebrates its 50th anniversary, Graham Paterson MCIAT and Tahar Kouider MCIAT summarise how the organisation is embracing...
Acecad

StruMIS Ltd

Building Information Modelling (BIM) has fast become an essential in today’s construction industry. The challenge faced by management teams now is to integrate the...
transform

Knowledge transformation for BIM implementation

At The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) 5th BIM conference, Nathan Baker, Director of Engineering Knowledge for ICE set out how we can transform...

How do manufacturers support BIM?

Chris Ashworth, Chair of BIM4M2 promotional working group discusses the results of a recent survey that highlights some concerns with manufacturers in the use...
inputs and outputs

Managing inputs and outputs to the model

A few years ago, an international architectural studio famous for its modern glass and steel designs discovered that building information modelling threatened to break...
OKI Systems

A Good Time to Re-Consider Print

Despite the fast approaching deadline, the industry is still debating whether the government’s mandate that all centrally-funded work should use building information modelling (BIM)...
BIM FM

BIM for FM – Progressing the case

Mike Packham, Partner of Bernard Williams Associates and BIFM member details how BIM and Soft Landings have progressed recently with guidance from bodies such...