Explainers

abstract image of defining the digital twin

Defining the digital twin

What’s your definition of a digital twin? An expert panel debated this meaning at the Women in BIM conference in London on 22 November.

Image of the Edenica office project on which Waterman has been developing materials passports

How should materials passports be implemented?

Screen grab of 4D rehearsal of working at height

How to make working at height safer through 3D and 4D modelling

Construction errors story: photo of XYZ Reality's Atom headset being used on site

What are the 10 technologies that can reduce construction errors?

Abstract image to illustrate project information requirements

How to make the most of Project Information Requirements

graphic to illustrate BIM and asset management

The genius of combining BIM and asset management

Image of an AI robot in an office: treat it like a new AI colleague

Making the most of AI: treat it like a new colleague

Exterior of the Stow-Away Hotel, designed by Ryder, to show case Design for Disassembly

Introducing Design for Disassembly

abstract image for data dictionaries

Data dictionaries explained

Asset information model image from Glider Technology

Look after your asset information model: it will care for your asset

Carbon emissions being reduced - PAS 2090:2023

Carbon management standard PAS 2080:2023 revisions explained

Component-based design: Mott MacDonald's Moata smart object library, designed for the Environment Agency - BIM objects

Is component-based design a game changer?

Parametric design: Arup's King's Cross project in Tekla

Pushing the boundaries with parametric design

Carbon emissions being reduced - PAS 2090:2023

Three standards set to impact the built environment in ’23

The Align jv is using ALICE's Technologies' construction optioneering platform on its HS2 contract to build the Colne Valley viaduct

What is construction optioneering?

COBie: data and buildings image

My journey to understanding COBie part 5: enlightenment

COBie: data and buildings image

My journey to understanding COBie part 4: filling in the blanks

COBie: data and buildings image

My journey to understanding COBie part 3: further information on the type sheet

COBie: data and buildings image

My journey to understanding COBie part 2: what data needs to be prioritised

COBie: data and buildings image

My journey to understanding COBie part 1: where to start

What does good data in construction look like?

What does good data look like in construction?

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