1. First tool in Google’s ‘BIM-busting app’ is launched
The software company spun out of “moonshot” incubator Google [X] launched the first version of an app that could speed up building design by “an order of magnitude” – by encoding all the data needed for architectural, structural and services design. Read more…
2. Exclusive: Skanska to build first commercial 3D concrete printing robot
Skanska, working with a consortium of partners, signed a collaboration agreement with Loughborough University to develop its lab-based concrete 3D printing technology to a commercially viable scale. Read more…
3. BIM start-up spun out of Kier targets new customers
A BIM platform that originated in-house at Kier is now actively targeting other contractors and clients, aiming to shift its client base to a wide mix between Kier and external customers. Read more…
4. UK clients leave US trailing on BIM adoption, says McGraw Hill report
Digital modelling is now firmly-established in the UK industry: 98% of clients in a new McGraw Hill survey said they used BIM for some of their projects, and 86% used it in more than a quarter. Read more…
5. Case study: ‘Energy leap’ to zero carbon with 8D BIM
Dutch contractors are harnessing 3D scanning technology and BIM to produce off-site manufactured green retrofits tailored to the requirements of individual homes. Read more…
6. Case Study: Waitrose Supermarket, Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Simons Group spent three years bringing a Waitrose store to the Wiltshire town of Malmesbury. Only 27 weeks was spent on site, however. Read more…
7. Tech start-up offers ‘affordable’ BIM to housing retrofit sector
An 18-month-old technology company is rolling out a new cloud-based service that will bring the benefits of BIM and 3D scanning to social landlords, framework contractors and even SMEs operating in the domestic client retrofit sector. Read more…
8. Ten ways to spot a Bim-er
BIM’s early adopters have something in common with the coders of London’s Silicon Roundabout. From bags to beards, find out how to spot today’s BIM geeks. Read more…
9. Architect BDP receives first BRE Level 2 BIM certification
Architect Building Design Partnership (BDP) became the first firm certified BIM Level 2 compliant under BRE Global’s Business Systems Certification scheme. Read more…
10. The industry’s BIM readiness in 12 video interviews
Is the industry ready for the government’s BIM mandate in April 2016? That was the main theme of the round table event held recently to launch the BIM+ website, attended by a cross-section of well-placed commentators and hosted by law firm Olswang. Read more…
