Year: 2020

4D Construction Group conference – Online

The first ever 4D Construction Group conference will be a fast-paced blast of panel debate, knowledge sharing, and quick 10 minute presentations. We have an excellent line-up of speakers from 15 countries who’ll cover every aspect of 4D planning and modelling. Our collective experience is from decades of planning, 4D, project controls, BIM, software development […]

Autodesk University 2020 – Online

registration is now open. AU 2020 will feature more than 750 classes, 5 can’t-miss keynotes, 350+ class Q&As, live meetups, and more. There’s no cost to attend, but you still need to register! There’s no cost to attend, but registration is required, and now’s the time. You can also check out the agenda, explore classes, and see featured speakers. […]

BIM enabling tools

The ENABLING TOOLS are responsible for bringing your Building Information Modelling deliverables to life. They’ll help build up a range of graphical, non-graphical and associated project documentation throughout the lifespan of your project in sufficient detail that they can be used and queried throughout. BIM Toolkit (Bt) The NBS BIM Toolkit is a free-to-use project management tool […]

Unity Reflect in BIM

Unity Reflect helps to conduct immersive design reviews, and connect design and construction – with no coding required. With one click, Unity Reflect brings multiple BIM models with all their metadata to real-time 3D and maintains a live link between them. You can also create your own real-time BIM applications and customize the user experience […]

GIS and BIM Integration

Merging Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) data provides a geo-spatial element that can be used especially for infrastructure design, allowing for more efficient workflows and consistent data.  This initiative came from the knowledge that the AEC industry has been facing a real challenge. How to solve the issue of lost data between stages of a […]

The role of Artificial intelligence (AI) in BIM

BIM is mainly a digital description of all aspects of a construction project. BIM is expanding its use in the Architectural and Construction (AEC) industry either because of public administration increasing requiring project documentation in BIM format or by industry leader implementing the most innovative solution available to improve productive and efficiency. A BIM 3D […]

Using Drones to leverage BIM

The construction industry was among the first to adopt drone photography, and they continue to drive innovation with new use cases. In addition to performing fly-overs and site surveys, UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) photogrammetry software can be used to accurately measure distance, elevation, and volume, such as the volume of soil moved during an earthworks […]

Start-ups disrupting the Architecture and Construction industry

As much as BIM is a reality for the architecture and construction industry, Artificial intelligence (AI) uses for the industry is becoming a reality as well. Combining BIM and AI will bring unprecedented productive and competitive advantages. Spacemaker Spacemaker has developed a game-changing AI technology that helps users discover smarter ways to maximize the potential […]