Construction
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Categories: Architecture
No-Touch Buildings: How Agile Construction Transformed This Office in Spain
The new restrictions and sensitivities introduced to our societies by COVID-19 forced many architects and designers to re-think and re-imagine our built environment. The result is an accelerating number of buildings designed to minimize touch, optimize fresh air flow, and manage foot traffic more efficiently.
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Categories: Urbanization
Circular Economy in Construction: Why Training and Exposure Are Key for Transition
Following the industrial revolution, much of our consumption followed a linear model of “take-make-waste", and buildings are no exception. A rising alternative to this is the circular economy, a holistic approach to economic progress to benefit businesses, society, and the environment.
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Categories: Architecture
Common Data Environment (CDE) for BIM: 7 Questions Answered
The information and data used in the BIM process must be managed efficiently for the desired outcomes. The solution for this challenge: A Common Data Environment (CDE).
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Categories: Architecture
The Positive Effects of Digitalization in Construction: The Case of the Notre Dame Cathedral’s Renovation
Thanks to the digital innovations and solutions available, Notre Dame can enjoy a process of rebirth — which will be done better, faster, and cheaper than it was ever possible.
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Categories: Architecture
In Building Design, Hygiene Has Become As Important As Eco-Friendliness. Here’s Why.
Over the last ten years, intelligent buildings have emerged as a crucial component of the design process. Connected and automated solutions have provided operators with greater comfort, energy efficiency, and cost savings. But the COVID-19 pandemic brought another challenge to the frontlines of the building design projects: Hygiene.
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Categories: Technology
Computer Vision in Construction: Powering the Next Generation of Buildings with AI
Computer vision is when AI has eyes and automates human sight. It has countless applications in many fields, including construction, security, agriculture, and many more.
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Categories: Urbanization
Biodiversity in Construction: From a Conundrum to Possibilities
Biodiversity is the variety of life on the Earth. Its spectrum might include anything from the number of species of plants, animals, microorganisms, and the gene pools in these species to the different ecosystems on the planet, such as deserts, rainforests, and coral reefs.
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Categories: Technology
The New Normal of Construction: 5 Disruptions to Watch
Construction remains one of the least digitized industries globally. Construction's limited digitization contributes to ill-informed decisions and inefficient industry processes, accelerating financial and environmental costs
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Categories: Architecture
The Best BIM Software for 2021 Revealed
Just a year after we published our last year's review of the best BIM software, the market kept growing at a steady rate, with higher demand and new products entering the picture.
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Categories: Architecture
The Future of BIM: Internal Optimization and Interoperability
Despite different architectural styles, histories, and locations, Westminster Abbey, Cathedrals of Milan and Cologne, the Palace of Alhambra, and Stonehenge have many things in common. They're all iconic landmarks visited by millions of people a year.
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Categories: Architecture
The Top 6 Benefits of BIM
Even though construction remains one of the least digitized industries, the rising adaptation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) shows how easily the right technologies are included in existing processes. From early prototypes in the 1970s to mature models of the 2010s, BIM has experienced a huge development.
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Categories: Architecture
Hand-drawn No More: A Brief History of BIM
By now, Building Information Modelling (BIM) is as ubiquitous as pen and paper in architectural design and it continues to grow. By 2027, the BIM software market's global value will reach USD 15 billion, almost tripling from USD 5.2 billion in 2019. But the history of BIM is only just beginning.
