Building Information Modeling (BIM) - Articles - Page 15

Analytics

Bechtel Picks Point-Cloud Software To Verify As-Builts

April 5, 2017

Getting the most out of point-cloud jobsite scans is a perennial issue, and Bechtel is looking to a small startup for answers.

Technology Viewpoint

BIM Could Save Money in an Infrastructure Building Surge

Jim Lynch

March 29, 2017

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By aggressively adopting advanced technologies that are available today, we could turn every dollar invested into $1.20 in spending power.

Grassroots Coalition Seeks to Improve Digital Collaboration Starting with PDF Drawings

Nathan C. Wood

March 16, 2017

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By capturing and sharing best practices of design, build, inspect, and operate professionals looking to optimize digital handoffs, we hope to transform digital practices—as opposed to disrupt them.

Autodesk CEO Carl Bass Steps Down, but No Successor Named

Jeff Rubenstone

February 15, 2017

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After more than a decade leading Autodesk and a recent battle with activist investors, President and CEO Carl Bass agrees to step down.

Improved Productivity Requires New Management Mindset

A new study shows that updating construction management processes and philosophies is a must in boosting productivity and profits

Jim Parsons

February 7, 2017

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Engineers and contractors pride themselves on being problem solvers, often balancing disparate, competing constraints.

PCL Construction Develops and Freely Shares Project Delivery Software

Mark Shaw

January 17, 2017

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Few firms in the risk-averse world of commercial contracting are willing to invest heavily in developing their own project-delivery software and even fewer opt to share those innovations with peers and competitors.

Optimizing Project Success Through 3D Design-for-Fabrication

Samir Emdanat

December 21, 2016

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How to save time, quality and cost.

Construction Forecasting

Panel Envisioning Tech Path Forward Sees Bumps But Is Optimistic

Much remains to be done in building and facilities technology

Janice L. Tuchman

Tom Sawyer

November 9, 2016

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A panel challenged to envision the path forward for technology development serving the construction of buildings and facilities sees lots of roadwork ahead, but expresses optimism about progress.

Engineering Software

Bentley Consolidates Road Design Suite as Part of a Broad Lift to Connected Cloud

Move is part of a transition to enabling wide data exchange via Microsoft Azure servers

Janice L. Tuchman

Tom Sawyer

November 2, 2016

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Bentley Systems announces ‘Open Roads’ to consolidate civil brands and also describes its intent to link its cloud services platform with that of Topcon's and others for seamless data exchange

Building Information Modeling

Construction Productivity Gains from Virtual Design and Construction Are Finally Taking Hold

A veteran researcher's perspective

September 29, 2016

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ENR sat down with Martin Fischer, the director of Stanford University’s Center for Integrated Facilities Engineering, to get his assessment of gains being made for increasing construction productivity through virtual design and construction.