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Posted on: 30 January 2013
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The most recent issue of the RICS journal Modus (December 2012/January 2013) takes a closer look cutting-edge virtual technologies in surveying and celebrate the new frontiers that they are creating. Includes an article which reports on the use of BIM in three very different projects.
Global challenges in construction industry. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 28-30 June 2012
Posted on: 30 January 2013
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The main theme of the World Construction Symposium was global challenges in the construction industry. Themes covered in the conference were: project financing and risk management; construction in developing countries; sustainability and energy management; procurement and integrated project delivery; stakeholder management in construction; multinational construction and practices; construction quality and productivity; construction research and education; and law and dispute resolution. A volume of proceedings is available online.
ICE BIM 2012
Posted on: 24 January 2013
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ICE BIM 2012 is the second major event organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on Building Information Modelling. This document sets out the ICE’s position on BIM, and contains a useful list of references and website together with case studies.
Atkins BIM strategy for Liverpool wastewater treatment works
Posted on: 16 January 2013
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As part of the United Utilities Process Alliance, the Galliford Try Costain Atkins Joint Venture at Liverpool, Atkins have used BIM to help deliver significant cost and safety benefits on the development of a new wastewater treatment facility being constructed adjacent to the existing Sandon Dock site. Directed by the GCA board of Directors to employ a Building Information Modelling strategy for the detailed design and construction of the £130 million project in April 2012, and with commencement of the implementation phase imminent, project detail designers had to quickly develop a strategy which could deliver sufficient aspects of BIM to enable the joint venture to achieve BIM Level 2 competency. The strategy was to adopt 3D modelling to drive the project forward in a Collaborative and Integrated method. In essence, the GCA approach was to get the right information to the right people at the right time and in the right format in order to foster a working environment in which, various BIM applications could be demonstrated at given opportunities in the design and construction process.
The IFC/COBie Report 2012
Posted on: 14 January 2013
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The Government is committed to Building Information Modelling (BIM) and the use of open-standard data so that the construction industry can deliver greater value and be more efficient. The open-standard data format required for level 2 BIM is defined in the Construction Operations Building information exchange (COBie) data schema. COBie allows information about buildings to be organised, documented and shared in a standardised way. It is particularly helpful to those who come to manage a building. The study wanted to test whether the buildingSMART IFC file format was capable of supporting the creation of COBie datasets. This report presents the outcomes of the trial.
Building Information Modeling. Industrial strategy: Government and industry in partnership
Posted on: 12 December 2012
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The report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, sets out the actions aimed at making the UK construction sector a world leader in building information modeling (BIM), it also gives RICS members a strong understanding of what BIM is and provides details on what it means within the industry both now and the coming years.
History of BIM
Posted on: 6 December 2012
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This blog presents a brief history of Building Information Modeling (BIM), the software that has disrupted traditional methods of representation and collaboration in architecture.
RICS BIM Market Forum
Posted on: 5 December 2012
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On 21-22 November 2012, the RICS Built Environment Group held a BIM Market Forum in order to identify global standards and protocol that the RICS can develop to enable this emerging technology and the new ways of working associated with it. Register on the RICS website to view this document.
AEC Magazine November/December 2012
Posted on: 30 November 2012
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This issue of AEC Magazine contains a series of articles on BIM, including information at the heart of BIM; choosing a BIM consultant; and green building analysis.
Build Qatar Live
Posted on: 29 November 2012
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This 48-hour virtual design collaboration, held on 27-29 November 2012. New technology is revolutionising the way buildings are designed and how the public can be engaged in the process. By using the power of collaborative working in the cloud and international developments in interoperability, Build Qatar Live shows the power of these new paradigms for architecture, engineering, planning and construction. Through cloud-based collaboration the event was open to worldwide participation. A specially chosen and internationally known site in Qatar was announced, along with a brief for a significant multi-use development. All the key information was published in interoperable formats, and teams were free to exploit any interoperable technology and to add updates to a public collaboration-site The efforts of the BIM Academy team, which was declared overall winner, are available online.
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