For many of us who have participated in the rapid growth of BIM, It is tempting to see it as just one more technology development in the project delivery process, but its real impact is quickly ...

The construction industry stands at a pivotal moment. For decades, it has battled with productivity challenges, budget ...

In early 2008, as a storm approached northern Michigan, a 19-year-old construction worker raced to the rooftop of a multifamily building to clear the area of construction debris. Unaware that a metal ...

CONTRACTOR: Both BIM and prefabrication have become more and more important to mechanical contractors in the last few years. Are we now starting to see the convergence of the two? KEN SMERZ, CEO of ...

Construction processes in vertical buildings are often repeatable—and repeated. That helps make that kind of construction a good fit for building information modeling. But horizontal construction—the ...

New integration between Navisworks and BIM 360 Model Coordination enables users to automate clash detection and assign issues from a single solution to improve model quality and reduce rework SAN ...

Dania Beach, FL (March 4, 2024): BuildingSMART USA, the national champion for open BIM standards, is excited to announce a schedule of events starting with the innovative "Follow the Sun" virtual ...

Over the past decade, building information modeling has become a go-to practice for improving construction efficiency. A visualization of the structural and functional characteristics of a building ...

Over the past 75 years, industries like manufacturing, retail and agriculture have seen productivity increase up to 1,500%, and largely thanks to digital transformation, construction has remained ...

Getting the most from building information modeling/virtual design and construction (BIM/VDC) is like learning anything — be it playing guitar or baking bread. We can read, watch videos and try things ...