BIM in practice
Leeds Arena: Big noise in the city
How Bam kept the noise down in the 12,500-seat arena in Leeds city centre
BIM - the inside story
In recent weeks we’ve heard all about BIM - its advantages, the sharing principle, the downfalls,the training needed and the cost, but what does it all actually mean? Thomas Lane follows one BIMed-up project from beginning to end
BIM: The inside story one year on
Building caught up with the team on the Manchester library refurb project to see if BIM was everything they hoped it would be
BIM builds up: Five recent innovations in BIM
Simulated cities, 5D modelling and virtually visualised bridges – BIM is advancing and extending into all disciplines and stages of a project, including post completion. Here we look at the latest developments and assess their impact on construction
The use of force: Building information modelling
Building information modelling may make everything better, but most firms don’t want to use it. But that might change now the government plans to make it compulsory on all public projects. Stephen Kennett reports