How Can We Deliver Value when We Can't Even Define it?
Within our built environment industry, there is a real need for defined industry standards for digital value and industry performance measures. In 2014, the Australian Productivity Commission stated...
View ArticleDigital Scorecard: Britain 3 – Australia 0
Previously the responsibility of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, the BIM Strategic Plan will now be led by Treasury – the clearest sign that the UK is planning to own digital...
View Article3D Modelling Enhances Urban Heat Island Assessment
Urban heat islands are destined to become an increasingly pressing issue for cities around the world as global climate change intensifies – particularly in countries with torrid climates such as...
View ArticleTechnological Advances Will Unleash Funding for Construction
According to Dominic Thasarathar, Construction Industry Strategist, Autodesk, the global construction sector is on the verge of profound transformation following the emergence of a slew of new...
View ArticleNo New Funding for Infrastructure and Smart Cities
Previously the responsibility of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, the BIM Strategic Plan will now be led by Treasury – the clearest sign that the UK is planning to own digital...
View ArticleMinimising Risk on Data Rich Projects Using PIM
The ever-increasing use of new technologies by the engineering and construction sectors has led to an explosion in the volume of data and documentation generated by even individual projects. According...
View ArticleTransportation Infrastructure: Time to Adopt, Adapt and Improve
While not front and centre in the current election campaign, transportation infrastructure is critical to Australia’s future, especially given that the population is forecast to grow in leaps and...
View ArticleOn the Edge of the Conscious Asset Age
Think about it, and let it sink in a bit. Get it? I also thought of an alternative answer where a client answers with ‘What’s BIM?’ but thought that’s probably a well-known punchline at this stage. The...
View ArticleTechnology Will Drive Australia's Construction Future
Most constructors I know are so busy managing the complexities of today’s business that they have little time to contemplate tomorrow. If you do nothing else today, I urge you give attention to the...
View ArticleLessons for Australia from London’s Crossrail Project
The project will immediately increase capacity on the London rail network by 10 per cent and use new rolling stock of much greater capacity than existing underground carriages. Major interchanges are...
View ArticleFM Managers Locked Out of BIM
Yet advantages associated with digital built models throughout the operational phase of a built asset life cycle can be significant. Digital models, for example, can provide an intuitive mechanism...
View ArticleBIM Plus Laser Scanners Make Reality Capture Accessible
The market for 3D laser scanners is booming, with a recent report by consultancy Market & Markets forecasting a doubling in global value during the five-year period from 2013 to 2018, from $2.06...
View ArticleRemeasuring Reality – Public Hospital Case Study
The ability now exists for the 5DQS to reproduce quantities in a trusted environment, and quickly in comparison to traditional 2D measuring. The technologies and BIM process open up a range of...
View ArticleAdvanced Analytics: The Next Critical Step for Facility Managers
Making the right decisions about where to spend your time and money can seem like an impossible challenge. It’s common knowledge that the all-important first step for any facility manager is to install...
View ArticleThe Path to Digital Delivery is in the Hands of Our Clients
This is due to the fact that the tools, technologies and systems we use have advanced exponentially over the years, allowing us to expand and innovate on the types of assets we build. We are making...
View ArticleDefining New Possibilities with 4D BIM
The ability to create iterations of virtual models enables extremely detailed forecasts of how a project design will work, how long it will take to build, and how much it will cost. Sydney’s stunning...
View ArticleInternational BIM Standards About to Land in Australia
One of the major hurdles in this regard has been the lack of agreed upon standards in both the delivery methodology and, core to BIM parametric modelling, object standards. Thankfully, it seems this is...
View ArticleStrata Management Chasing BIM
Commonly used in the design of major high-rise office towers, bridges, power plants and other complex projects with long time frames, BIM delivers the ability to keep all information relevant to a...
View ArticleAustralia Needs a Consistent Approach on BIM
Used to its maximum potential, BIM enables more intuitive ways by which to analyse design options, better ways to deliver design documentation and better simulation and project planning as well as a...
View ArticleArchitects Fear BIM Preferenced Over Design Skills
In its report The Role of the architect today and tomorrow, recruitment outfit Hays said there is concern amongst some segments of the profession that a potentially excessive prioritisation on the part...
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