Projects Dublin university uses campus twin to test smart city tech Dublin City University is using a digital twin of its campus to test smart city technology, bringing AI and a digital twin together.
News Bentley Systems acquires 3D geospatial platform Cesium Bentley Systems has acquired Cesium, the open platform for 3D geospatial applications.
Projects Building the digital twin of St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City When the Roman Catholic Church needed a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, it turned to Italian project management consultancy Italferr. Aude Camus of Bentley Systems reveals how the firm saved modelling time and delivered the twin ahead of schedule.
News Bentley Systems unveils digital twin platform for London Infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems has unveiled a new platform for an unlimited scope digital twin of London as the centrepiece of its new ‘experience centre’ and HQ in the City.
Projects Digital twin on a volcano After La Palma, the Spanish Canary Island, was devastated by a volcanic eruption, Spain’s National Geographic Institute set about creating a digital twin of the altered landscape to aid in the island’s reconstruction and prepare for future eruptions.
Projects BIM’s role in bungee jumping 180kph winds, monsoon rain, landslides: designing and building the tallest bungee tower in the Himalayas was just as challenging as jumping off the structure when complete. Jana Miller of Bentley Systems spoke to the engineer that took on both challenges.
News Health of iconic Vatican Basilica monitored using digital twin A digital twin project developed to monitor and preserve the architectural heritage of St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in Rome, Italy, has won an award.
Opinion Kick-starting the development of the urban digital twin How can the urban digital twin be kick-started? Helber López of Bentley Systems Germany sets out his plan.
Projects Designing a test track for autonomous trucks with Bentley Swedish-Finnish engineer AFRY turned to Bentley Systems technology when faced with designing a complex 19km test track for truck and bus giant Scania.
Analysis Clarion Housing Association’s approach to the golden thread Clarion Housing Association has been working with Bentley Systems to develop a new asset management system that will help the organisation to manage the golden thread of information for its high-rise buildings
Explainers Is component-based design a game changer? Claire Rutkowski details the best practice and the benefits of developing and using component-based design.
Opinion Smart metering: a step towards water’s digital twin? Smart metering is providing Thames Water with large volumes of real-time data about its customers’ use of water and early detection of leaks.
Analysis The digital twin challenge: Singapore’s national digital twin The Singapore digital twin is the first digital twin of a country. Bentley Systems’ Mark Coates and Andrew Foster reflect on its challenges and capabilities.
News 2022’s most popular stories: the BIMplus top 10 What really mattered in BIM and digital construction in 2022? We’ve crunched the data to compile the 10 most read stories on BIMplus overall this year.
News NHS Scotland’s ‘huge cultural change’ to implement CDE NHS Scotland’s information, asset and facilities managers are going through “huge cultural change” to ensure the successful roll-out of a CDE developed by Bentley Systems.
News Bentley supplies digital platform for Japan’s Fukui Japanese construction computing specialist Fukui Computer has enlisted the help of a US engineering software firm to promote digital workflows.
News BIM in brief 29.03.22: Bentley invokes Minecraft for student challenge A round-up of BIM and digital construction stories that you might have missed in the past seven days.
News BIM in brief 15.03.22: scanning roads for York’s Roman past A round-up of BIM and digital construction stories that you might have missed in the past seven days.