Category: Features
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Building a Successful AEC PoC
“Can a robot navigate on a construction site and collect information for situational awareness?” “Does a construction process ontology help combine information from multiple sources to support construction management?” “Can a digital twin platform serve for visualizing 3D zoning data?” These are some of the questions our clients have answered through Proofs of Concept (PoCs).…
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From Fluff to Framework: Finland’s MEP BIM Revolution
As I’ve written previously, Finland will start implementing BIM-based building permitting in 2026. The national RAVA3pro project laid the groundwork for the new process by creating the necessary IFC data definitions for BIM models, including those for building services. A recent article in the Finnish Building Services Magazine (Talotekniikkalehti) featured the groundbreaking work of Markus…
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From BIM to BMI: What AEC Leaders Are Overlooking in the AI Era
Gulnaz Aksenova recently shared with me a research paper that discusses business model innovation (BMI) in AEC consultancies in the age of AI. She and co-author Rich Synott CEng FICE refer to several timely studies and examine why and how BMI is necessary to achieve a competitive advantage through the use of AI. Boosting efficiency…
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NXT BLD Showcases the Future of AEC Tech
The 2025 NXT BLD and NXT DEV conferences gathered a large international crowd of construction technology enthusiasts and developers in London’s Westminster on June 11 and 12. It was exciting to meet many of the industry’s leading innovators and see where AEC tech is headed. BIM 2.0 in the limelight If I summarize the events…
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From BIM to Building: Finland’s Push to Digitalize the Construction Supply Chain
The way the construction industry manages product data throughout a project’s lifecycle is far from lean. The process involves manual re-entry at each step and repeated quantity takeoffs using the same data by designers, contractors, and manufacturers. We could prevent this costly and unnecessary work by systematically managing product data. At the May 20 Round…
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Making BIM Data Actionable with Knowledge Graphs
BIM has long been promoted as the central digital representation of a construction project, encompassing everything from geometry to schedules, costs, and specifications. That’s possible, but are there better alternatives? Even experienced BIM practitioners acknowledge that managing all design and product data within a modeling software is not feasible. Models become huge when trying to…
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Making BIM Data Actionable with Knowledge Graphs
BIM has long been promoted as the central digital representation of a construction project, encompassing everything from geometry to schedules, costs, and specifications. That’s possible, but are there better alternatives? Even experienced BIM practitioners acknowledge that managing all design and product data within a modeling software is not feasible. Models become huge when trying to…
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From Bids to Build: How Contractors Can Win with BIM
I recently spoke with the CEO of a mechanical contractor and asked whether their installation teams are already using BIM models. “Every day,” he responded. “They want to check the placement of ducts and other components on a 3D model before starting the installation.” That’s just one example of how Building Information Modeling impacts construction…
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Early Tech Adoption in AEC: What Actually Works
Since the 1980s, the AEC sector has seen several technological breakthroughs, including CAD, the Internet, BIM, and, more recently, AI. Their introduction and implementation have followed the “diffusion of innovations” model quite well. I’ve been privileged to work with companies in the Innovators and Early Adopters categories: architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and software developers alike.…
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Early Tech Adoption in AEC: What Actually Works
Since the 1980s, the AEC sector has seen several technological breakthroughs, including CAD, the Internet, BIM, and, more recently, AI. Their introduction and implementation have followed the “diffusion of innovations” model quite well. I’ve been privileged to work with companies in the Innovators and Early Adopters categories: architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and software developers alike.…