Tag Archives: BIM

Material passports trial in London could trigger UK materials database creation

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A new data collection method to facilitate materials reuse currently being trialled in London could lead to the creation of a UK materials database.

When developers BauMont Real Estate and Yard Nine briefed Fletcher Priest Architects about London’s 8,700m2 Edenica office development, they requested a design with minimal environmental impact during…

Innovation Showcase | Trimble enables project models to be shared across construction teams

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BIM-supported common data environments can transform collaborative workflows and accelerate project delivery.

Building and infrastructure design requires the combination of many individual domains and many design iterations as project requirements evolve. Add in the complexity of separate building information modelling (BIM) models used between different parties and it is hard to…

The value of synchronised construction in delivering projects

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It’s been great to see technological advances within construction over the last decade or so, with BIM software in particular having become a central part of the industry.

However, software is in many ways just a part of the story, with digital hardware also having a critical and valuable role…

Autodesk collaborates with video game firm to boost immersive real-time offering

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Software provider Autodesk is collaborating with video game and software developer Epic Games to develop products which will make immersive real time environments more easily accessible to designers, engineers and construction professionals.

This will enable companies to deliver more innovative projects in less time. Autodesk and Epic Games are currently developing…

NCE at 50 | How predictions from 25 years ago stood the test of time

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NCE’s 25th anniversary supplement made predictions for what the world of civil engineering would look like in 2022 – how did those forecasts hold up?

In NCE’s 8 May 1997 issue, the news team reported that the base slab pour at Westminster station on the Jubilee Line Extension had been completed,…

Data holds the key to collaboration but only if you hold the key to the data

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For effective construction project collaboration, teams across the delivery chain must be able to focus their attention on successfully executing work, not recreating data across multiple systems and groups. While technology and methodologies such as building information modeling (BIM) and lean construction are advancing physical efficiency, some of the tools…

New design app aids off site construction

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Could a new design app hold the key to driving the uptake of modern methods of construction across the housing sector and beyond?

Marrying new technologies with the constraints of complex residential projects is often a challenging prospect. Local authorities, developers, consultants and contractors can be reluctant to take on the…