Tag: BIM
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Augmenting BIM Classifications – Interview with Eveliina Vesalainen of Granlund
BuildingSMART Finland is supplementing building information modeling (BIM) guidelines in a national standardization project, as a part of the KIRA-digi program. In her Master’s thesis, Eveliina Vesalainen, of Granlund, has compared European BIM classifications for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) design. Her study is the groundwork for the upcoming Finnish norms. “I’m a 26-year-old, soon…
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The BIM Summer School – AEC Business
In this interview with Vishal Singh, assistant professor at Aalto University, we discuss the upcoming BIM Summer School. It will start in Otaniemi, Finland, on Monday 29 May and end a week later. What is the Aalto BIM Digital Design and Construction Summer School 2017 all about? The BIM Summer School is an opportunity to…
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How BIM Lives After the Handover – Interview with Hans Kristian Grani
I had the pleasure of meeting with Hans Kristian Grani, CEO of Areo, a software startup from Oslo, Norway. We discussed their solution to make building information models and other building data usable and useful after the construction phase. Background Hans Kristian, who holds a Master of Science, talked about his background as a civil…
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How can social media support BIM – A video series
Social Strategist Su Butcher explains in this video series how social media can support BIM. These presentations come for the UK, but I think that the ideas that Su presents are universally applicable. Why Social Media for AEC? How Can Social Media Support BIM Knowledge Sharing? How Can Social Media Support BIM Workflows? How Can Social…
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BIM Requirements for Infrastructure Released in Finland
Built infrastructure clients, consultants, contractors, and software developers assembled yesterday to celebrate a milestone in Finnish BIM history. The release of InfraBIM requirements took place at Dipoli in Otaniemi. The development of the guidelines has been a cross-disciplinary venture. The resulting documents are to be used as general technical references and modeling guidelines during procurement and…
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BIM in Renovation – Interview with Danielle Dy Buncio
My interviewee is Danielle Dy Buncio, Co-Founder and President of VIATechnik, a Chicago-based engineering firm. We discuss the use of BIM in renovation and life-cycle management of buildings. Can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you got involved in VIATechnik? I grew up in the construction industry, and am the daughter of…
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Aconex Connected BIM Launched – Interview with Kerri Lee Sinclair
In this podcast episode Kerri Lee Sinclair, General Manager at Aconex, explains how their new Aconex Connected BIM enables the management of project-wide collaboration between design and construction teams and handover to the owner. We also talk about today’s second product launch, Dynamic Manuals for mobile handover. Aconex provides a leading cloud collaboration platform for the global construction industry. To…
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New BIM and Process Re-Engineering Research
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BIM and Tablets on a Construction Site – Video
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Pay Per Print for BIM Software
ACCA software has devised a new model for construction software distribution. You can download their architectural BIM, bill of quantities, and quantity take-off software tools free of charge. You only pay when you want to print out files. ACCA software, an Italian company, was founded in 1989 as a spinoff of an engineering practice. They…