BIM & digital construction Focus – Page 2

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    BIM: Power up for Level 3

    2015-04-16T06:00:00Z

    The strategy document for BIM Level 3 - Digital Built Britain - is big on aspiration but comes up a little short on the details

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    BIM: Early adopters

    2015-04-14T06:00:00Z

    Ramboll has developed an early stage modelling process that combines the qualitative capabilities of parametric design with BIM’s algorithmic, analytical strengths. Ike Ijeh wonders where this leaves designers

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    BIM: World’s your oyster

    2015-01-29T06:00:00Z

    The use of BIM is becoming more widespread throughout the globe. So what opportunities does this offer those with BIM skills who want a job abroad?

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    BIM: Visualisation technology

    2015-01-07T09:14:00Z

    Software used in the gaming industry is being integrated within a BIM platform to give enhanced architectural visualisation - offering designers a mind-bending simulation capacity

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    BIM architecture: The vision thing

    2014-11-19T06:00:00Z

    BIM isn’t normally seen as a design tool but increasingly it can influence what a building looks like. We explore the possibilities and dangers of BIM-inspired architecture

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    Where next for BIM?

    2014-06-13T14:42:00Z

    With the BIM revolution set to enter a new phase, a panel of experts discuss the challenges facing the industry if it is going to get the most out of the groundbreaking technology. Iain Withers reports

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    Is BIM ready to stand alone?

    2014-05-22T08:53:00Z

    The industry has made great strides in adopting BIM since the government said it would be a compulsory part of public sector work by 2016. However, news the task group driving uptake is soon to be wound down is shaking confidence that the deadline will be hit

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    NBS survey: The BIM that will bring us together

    2014-04-17T06:00:00Z

    NBS’ annual BIM survey suggests that uptake of the collaborative technology has risen sharply over the past year. But is it really becoming the industry norm?

  • BIM: The inside story two years on
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    BIM: The inside story three years on

    2014-04-16T09:24:00Z

    Manchester council’s FM team were initially reluctant to use BIM in the operation of the city’s newly refurbished Central Library. But then they were shown how much time it could save, even on changing a lamp… Thomas Lane catches up with the team in part three of a series that ...

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    BIM debate: A premium process?

    2014-03-19T06:00:00Z

    Building Information Modelling is intended to reduce risk and increase accountability. So will it mean paying less on your insurance? Experts debated the question at a seminar hosted by Building and Zurich Insurance

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    Barriers to BIM

    2013-12-05T09:47:00Z

    Building Information Modelling has been embraced with gusto by the construction industry - but do Technical, financial and legal worries now stand in the way of further take-up? Joey Gardiner reports on the growing scepticism about BIM

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    Tune in to BIM FM

    2013-06-14T00:00:00Z

    What can BIM offer facilities managment and will it have a transformative impact on building operation?

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    BIM initiative of the year 2013

    2013-04-19T11:11:00Z

    Costain’s use of the technology on its London Bridge station redevelopment impressed the judges

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    BIM: A modelling masterclass

    2013-03-15T00:00:00Z

    What lessons can be learned from a client-driven Building Information Modelling (BIM) project? A webinar from Building and Excitech points the way forward

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    Whose BIM is it anyway?

    2013-01-25T12:46:00Z

    Faithful + Gould project manager Jane Foulkes was a BIM sceptic until she was faced with a complex prison design project and a three-month deadline…

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    The route to BIM in 10 steps

    The industry will have to put its foot down to meet the government’s BIM deadline. Here, five experts break the route in 10 key stages

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    BIM special report: The clouds roll in

    2012-12-13T00:00:00Z

    Autodesk reckons that cloud-based products are ‘the biggest thing to happen in computing since the PC’ and could transform the use of BIM. Ike Ijeh went to the software company’s recent conference in Las Vegas to find out more

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    Insurance special report: BIM

    2012-10-26T00:00:00Z

    The rise of collaboration software has created a lot of questions for insurers - not least how to divide up and assign blame if anything goes wrong

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    BIM: Just a glitch?

    2012-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Specialist contractors are challenging the cost of BIM and the way it is being used. Iain Withers reports

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    Leeds Arena: Big noise in the city

    2012-09-14T00:00:00Z

    How Bam kept the noise down in the 12,500-seat arena in Leeds city centre