Tag: BIM
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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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BIM, Email, and AI: Rethinking Project Information Management
In this episode of the AI AEC Show by AEC Business, I sat down with Carl Veillette, Chief Product Officer at Newforma. With a career that began in architecture and evolved into co-founding BIM Track, followed by joining Newforma, Carl brings a unique perspective on how the industry can better manage the explosion of construction…
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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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BIM in brief 9.5.25: DCW reveals main stage speakers
A round-up of BIM, information management and digital construction stories you might have missed in the past month, including the reveal of the main stage speakers at Digital Construction Week. DCW: big names, big issues on the main stage Digital Construction Week has revealed the 14 speaker sessions on its main stage with big names…
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Skema.ai: Reimagining BIM with Reusable Intelligence
Welcome to another edition of the AI AEC Show! In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Marty Rozmanith, Co-founder and CTO of Skema.ai. Marty is an authority on AEC tech; he was instrumental in the development of Revit and now leads the charge at Skema, the company behind what they call the…
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The BIM Quality Problem: What’s Broken and How We Can Fix It
I’ve discussed BIM quality with contractors, quantity surveyors, and software developers. Invariably, they complain about the quality of BIM models they receive, especially from architects. If we want to automate digital workflows, the information quality of models is critical and should be ensured to a much higher standard than it is today. Poor Modeling Is…
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Beyond BIM: Building Empathy in AEC
Construction focuses on the most tangible and physical aspects of our environment. Yet, it is often described as a people-oriented business. If people are essential, psychology should be as important a research area as building information modeling or AI. Still, we mainly discuss technology, design, regulations, or financials at construction meetups. A delightful exception to…
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Incorrect asbestos records: ‘BIM as a basic approach would have averted this issue’
A selection of readers’ comments about news and issues in the industry from across the CIOB community and social media. The Housing Ombudsman found inconsistencies in One Housing’s asbestos data Hundreds of incorrect asbestos records found at housing association Sadly, it’s not uncommon to hear of poor information management leading to this and similar disasters.…