All BIM articles – Page 3
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NewsSmaller firms lagging behind on BIM, says BD survey
Costs and staffing issues named as reasons for slow take-up
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NewsWhat do you really think about BIM?
BD wants your help in getting behind the BIM hype with this online reader survey
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Technical3D-printed glass: Print me off another Shard
Glass has resisted the technological advancements in 3D printing, but now a team from MIT has invented a technique for printing fully transparent glass. The breakthrough, says Ike Ijeh, could revolutionise the way we make windows, cladding and even full facade systems
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AnalysisGetting the design information right is key to a successful tender
Andrew Barraclough on what contractors typically ask of design when invited to tender and how BIM can help you avoid the flowerpot trap
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TechnicalCould you 3D print your building components?
New developments in additive manufacturing are being used to make real building components that are lighter, more cost effective and structurally just as strong as their counterparts, but use 75% less material
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OpinionFrom smuggling computers to BIM pioneers
Ike Ijeh reports on one Budapest firm’s rise to become a leading architectural software manufacturer
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OpinionHow contractors can minimise design risk when bidding
Mistakes at the start will come back to haunt you, warns our BIM columnist
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TechnicalBIM: Early adopters
Ramboll has developed an early stage modelling process that combines the qualitative capabilities of parametric design with BIM’s algorithmic, analytical strengths. Ike Ijeh wonders where this leaves designers
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TechnicalCan BIM put architects back in control of projects?
Amanda Birch looks at how a widespread roll-out of BIM could offer architects the chance of a more central role on projects
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OpinionHow can architects make contractors deliver their vision?
Now at Wates, Andrew Barraclough spent 19 years at HOK. Here, he advises on how the two disciplines can work together on BIM
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TechnicalAnd the Oscar for best architect goes to...
Ike Ijeh on how Academy Award-winning special effects software is being combined with BIM to give architects mind-bending simulation capacity
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NewsColour commissioned to write BIM handbook for landscape architects
Guide aims to provide roadmap for BIM adoption
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OpinionIs there a BIM architecture?
Ike Ijeh investigates whether the rise of BIM software is beginning to have an impact on the way our buildings look
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OpinionIs laser scanning a utopian solution for surveying buildings?
Drawings of existing buildings are often out of date, which is where laser scanning comes in
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OpinionDon't mistake the means for the end
BIM is useful but don’t let the software dictate the design, says Russell Curtis
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OpinionBIM Level 2: defying definition
Achieving 5D BIM will be a slow process, says David Shepherd
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OpinionBIM libraries - help or hinder?
There are plenty of drawbacks to relying on external libraries, argues Kate Fletcher
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OpinionAre we all on the same BIM page?
The full benefits of BIM won’t be realised until the industry understands what it is trying to achieve
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