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The AEC Delta server tracks all revisions, which are highlighted in different colours in the model (Image: Speckle Systems) Project explores faster BIM data transfer between stakeholders
A BIM cave allowed contractors to interrogate models and comment on buildability Case study: Urban Environment House, Helsinki - BIM delivers City’s lifestyle objectives
Global survey reveals digital transformation a priority for 80% of UK construction firms
Constructing a digital future for building control inspections
The idea is to create a digital replica for physical objects (Image supplied, courtesy of UNSW) Digital digger being developed in Australia

Projects

Case study: Steelwork fabricator adopts digital workflow management
Image 1: a ‘mixed reality’ view Case study: AI tracks work quality at Norway’s Stavanger Hospital Case study: Brunel University - Flexible spaces are a model for future learning

Technology

New software simplifies archiving and extraction of BIM data
Digital Building Technologies/Andrei Jipa Researchers print complex buildings with half the concrete
Body temperature screening system can help detect Covid-19

Analysis

We need accreditation to drive collaboration
David Philp: Covid recovery could shape construction’s digital future
Digesting digital’s role in building safety

Opinion

‘Occupancy levels of our built assets will change dramatically and we will need better understanding of how our existing buildings and infrastructure should be shaped.’

Covid recovery could shape construction’s digital future

David Philp, Aecom

‘Reframing our infrastructure to be people-focused recognises the fundamental role of this interconnected system of systems in social, economic and environmental outcomes.’

Reframing infrastructure to put people first

Mark Enzer, Mott MacDonald

‘I am interested in the reasons why the laggards have failed to take on a technology which can demonstrate both improvements in quality and drive efficiency.’

Tackling the BIM blockers - the three levers we have to pull

Richard Waterhouse, NBS

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Other news

Dane Ralston, managing director; Jack Slater, head of technology; Stewart Carruth, director of operations £1m deal to install IoT sensors in Scottish homes
Scandinavian AI-based design tool ready to expand into Europe Image: Brizmaker/Dreamstime.com Housing associations launch £2bn modular framework

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Explainers

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Feedback

That is a great move forward. Grateful if I may get in touch on private messages via emails at my ...

Anthony Chan
£1m deal to install IoT sensors in Scottish ...

Awesome technology

Kobus Du Plessis
In pictures: GeoSLAM hits the high notes at ...

Yes, standards are the foundation to better BIM. But you don't need to buy-in to expensive individual certification per standard, ...

John Evans
We need accreditation to drive collaboration

You need to look further into the openCDE effort currently underway at buildingSMART International.

Jeffrey Ouellette
Is the industry ready for BIM Stage 3?

I'm interested in the development of "consistent approach in how public bodies specify BIM and how information is delivered to ...

Colin Bayley-Williams
Scottish government looks to boost BIM uptake across ...