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What are the benefits of using a Common Data Environment in...

This article will discuss the advantages of using a Common Data Environment in construction, as well as its potential applications.
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What is the role of digital twins in construction?

PBC Today explore how digital twins in construction can be used to improve efficiency by providing accuracy and greater control over processes across various stages of building development and discuss the potential challenges associated with implementing this technology.
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Bentley Systems aquires EasyPower, leader in power systems engineering software

Bentley Systems has announced that it has acquired EasyPower, a leading developer of power systems engineering software, to broaden its comprehensiveness in infrastructure engineering.
BIM in architecture

BIM in architecture for better project management

BIM in architecture is more than aesthetics. BIM is about managing our information better, managing our data better and ultimately managing our project better, says Neil Carter, head of digital at Corstorphine & Wright Architects.
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How can smart technology improve building efficiency?

Paul McCarthy, CTO, Service Works Global, discusses how digital construction with BIM models and Digital Twins can improve building efficiency and help with sustainability goals without breaking the bank.
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5 things to see at Digital Construction Week

The UK’s leading event for the digital construction community returns to ExCeL London from 17-18 May 2023. Here’s what to expect at this year’s Digital Construction Week show.
Smart Object Library

Enterprise Engineering winner Mott MacDonald explores the Environment Agency’s Smart Object...

PBC Today recently attended Bentley Systems' 'Going Digital' webinar series, where the winner for Enterprise Engineering at the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Awards, Mott MacDonald, explored their work on the new Smart Object Library on behalf of the Environment Agency.
Elecosoft IconSystem

The top four benefits of using IconSystem

IconSystem is a cloud-based collaborative software for recording, specifying, designing, and managing building data, providing your teams with an intelligent Common Data Environment to enable dynamic sharing of all building specifications and standards.
Lorraine McMorrow, head of digital at McAvoy, explores what’s next for digital in offsite manufacturing and Modern Methods of Construction

Cracking the code: What’s next for digital in offsite manufacturing?

Modern Methods of Construction and offsite are far from new, with firms across the globe recognising and embracing its many benefits. Lorraine McMorrow, head of digital at McAvoy, explores what’s next for digital in offsite manufacturing.
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Optimising building management solutions for greater energy efficiencies

In recent times, we’ve witnessed increased focus on sustainability and energy efficiency as worthwhile goals for the built environment, but making buildings run more efficiently from an energy perspective stands out as one of the most pressing challenges, says Mark McGonigle of SPIE UK.
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What will be the top BIM trends of 2023?

According to recent studies, the BIM market is expected to reach USD 52.5bn by 2030. This article explores the BIM trends that will dominate the construction industry in 2023.
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How is the Building Safety Act rewriting history for construction companies?

In this article, Elecosoft explores how the introduction of the Building Safety Act is holding the industry to greater accountability, and how construction companies can comply to the new changes in order to avoid backlash.
What are the impacts of adopting field management software?

What are the impacts of adopting field management software?

In this eBook, Re-flow explores how companies have improved their business processes by onboarding Re-flow's award-winning field management software.
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Using tech to build a more sustainable sector

With organisations moving to reduce their environmental impacts in the wake of rapidly rising costs and increasing climate related events, technology holds the key to a more sustainable sector.

Reducing construction’s greenhouse gas emissions with alternative fuels

Data from The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) shows that construction directly accounts for approximately 10% of the UK’s CO2 emissions. In this article, William Tebbit, CEO of Green Biofuels, explains how reducing the construction industry’s greenhouse gas emissions with alternative fuels is not a question of how but when.

Using a digital twin for large construction projects

Using a digital twin for large construction projects, such as the Glasblokkene Trinn 2 in Norway, maximises collaboration and efficiency.
Morgan Sindall Construction, BIMBox, University of Salford, University of Manchester and Arcas & Callisto Consulting will be part of a research project, RECONMATIC, on waste management in the built environment

RECONMATIC to explore solutions to waste management in the built environment

Morgan Sindall Construction, BIMBox, University of Salford, University of Manchester and Arcas & Callisto Consulting will be part of a research project on waste management in the built environment.
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Demystifying digital twins and the importance of good data in construction

Anand Mecheri, CEO of Invicara, aims to alleviate the confusion around the concept of digital twins and highlight the importance of good data in construction.
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Nima: The new identity of the UK BIM Alliance

Casey Rutland, vice-chair of nima, explains the change of identity and a shift in the focus of digital transformation in the built environment.
The Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo) is a cross-sector climate adaptation digital twin

What’s next for the Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo)?

Loren Chamberlain, senior product manager, CReDo, explores why systems thinking and a Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo) matter for Critical National Infrastructure.
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The what, why and how of Information Management

You have heard of BIM, but what is Information Management? And why has it replaced BIM as the focus of digital processes for the built environment? Thirdly, how do you use IM to deliver the desired outcomes? Richard Saxon CBE, past JCT chair, reveals all.
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Using tech to drive a more sustainable building industry

With organisations moving to reduce their environmental impacts in the wake of rapidly rising costs and increasing climate-related events, technology holds the key to creating a more sustainable building industry.
Bentley Infrastructure Cloud

Bentley Systems announces Bentley Infrastructure Cloud

Bentley Systems has announced the release of Bentley Infrastructure Cloud at the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference, which will enable the operation of better infrastructure through complete and evergreen digital twins.
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How tech can harden UK’s vital infrastructure against extreme weather

As extreme weather events become more frequent, technology can play a key role in protecting vital infrastructure, says Marko Ravnjack, applications engineer, monitoring, track survey and scanning at Trimble.
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Data-driven insights can support construction’s ongoing journey to net zero

The construction industry has a pivotal role in tackling global warming by reducing carbon emissions across the lifecycle of the built environment and achieving net zero. Dr Omar Abo Madyan, research associate at the Centre for Smart Infrastructure & Construction, calls for the use of data-driven insights for resource-efficient decision-making.
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RICS training and conferences

The UK Commercial Property Conference is returning in 2022 to give surveyors practical advice on tackling the issues of the ongoing cost of living crisis, rising interest rates and how to prepare for a sustainable future.