If a picture, or in this case, a rendering, is worth a thousand words, then how many words would a 3D virtual tour be worth? The answer: more than a thousand. A lot more. It’s like comparing “The Cat ...

Trying to keep projects moving during a viral pandemic and partial construction freeze is no small task, and project teams are finding new ways to keep things on schedule when site visits and office ...

Fly-through videos, virtual reality tours of proposed projects and data-filled 3D digital models of buildings might seem like flashy afterthoughts for a project, but members of the development ...

Last December, ground was broken for the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, in Killeen, Texas. The $534-million, 947,000-sf project will replace the existing medical center, which was ...

A recent roundtable hosted by Middle East Architect concluded that everyone would benefit as the use of [BIM] became more wide-spread in the region, provided that the industry adopts an attitude of ...

With growing portfolios, smarter buildings, increasing operational costs, traditional methods of managing properties are ...

Access manufacturers are increasingly offering BIM versions of their physical model ranges, as it becomes firmly established as a construction design aid. BIM (building information modelling) is a 3D ...

This study is led by Prof. Xue Fan (iLab, Faculty of Architecture, University of Hong Kong). The team proposed a novel blockchain-enabled Open BIM data exchange paradigm to facilitate efficient ...

HAMILTON, N.J. -- A new study of mechanical and HVAC contractors using BIM reveals the degree to which these contractors are engaged with BIM, the benefits that they experience from its use and the ...