Tag: Model
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Trimble adds new 3D model viewer to Viewpoint Field View
Using the mobile app, teams can open and view the 3D model on site, giving site staff immediate visual context and insight. Tasks and forms (whether for snagging, health and safety actions, quality checks, inspections or handover) can be embedded, pinned and assigned to the relevant location within the model. As well as enhancing documentation…
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Adapt and thrive: How a flexible fleet model can keep construction moving
The construction industry has always required a high degree of flexibility: Seasonal cycles, weather delays and permit timing have made adaptability essential. Economic booms and busts have created spikes in demand and periods of market contraction. Today’s volatility is more intense and systemic. In addition to unpredictable fluctuations in demand and persistent labor shortages, policy…
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Apex Demolition, Junk Removal Unite with New Service Model
Apex Demolition and Apex Junk Removal today announced the official launch of their integrated demolition and disposal services in Montreal. By uniting demolition and junk removal under one trusted brand, Apex introduces a streamlined solution designed to improve workflow efficiency, reduce costs, and simplify the renovation and redevelopment process for both homeowners and businesses. A Unified Promise for…
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New Automated Model Simplification Method for BIM
The Franco-German software manufacturer CoreTechnologie (CT) presents a new methodology for the automated simplification and conversion of 3D models in the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process. The current version of the 3D_Evolution Simplifier conversion tool significantly enhances performance in the project development process. Planners, designers and engineers in the fields of architecture, construction, mechanical engineering…
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Masonry specialist adopts employee ownership model
Grayson has announced its full transition to an employee ownership trust (EOT). The company is thought to be the first masonry specialist in the UK to become an EOT. Introduced in September 2014, the EOT initiative aims to promote employee ownership by giving business owners the opportunity to sell their shares to an employee-owned trust, free…
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Pictures show a miniature Miliband and tiny Farage ‘debating’ green issues in Good Energy model village
In a playful yet poignant display, Good Energy has transformed Southsea Model Village into “Sunshine Place,” a miniature neighborhood showcasing the potential of renewable energy in everyday life. The installation features tiny eco homes equipped with solar panels and heat pumps, alongside miniature figures of prominent political figures, including Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and Reform…
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‘Our model delivers an effective cladding remediation programme’
Clarion Housing’s post-Grenfell strategy has been commended by Dame Judith Hackitt. Will Mann talks to the group’s building safety team about cladding remediation, quality management and the power of data. “Of our 10,000 buildings, almost 9,000 used half-brick or brick slips as the predominant material. The risk posed by certain materials was more concentrated in a…
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Roof Hugger’s patented Model T: Control the Roll!
Metal roofs move. Expansion and contraction caused by temperature change, as well as loads caused by snow and wind, create engineering issues that need to be solved when installing a metal-over-metal retrofit system. One consideration during the design of metal framing concerns “roll” or the tendency of a structural member to rotate from its intended…
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Video | 3D model shows how HS2 used ‘reception can’ method for TBM breakthrough
A 3D model created using computer-generated imagery software shows how a 2,050-tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through into an underground reception can. This was then filled with foam concrete and the 4,217th concrete tunnel ring installed to complete the 8km stretch of Northolt Tunnel in London. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Trystar Launches 35kW “Model OZPCS-RS35” Power System
Trystar announces the launch of its newest power conversion product solution, the Rack Scale™ 35kW “Model OZPCS-RS35”. Optimized for 208VAC 3-phase and 120/240VAC split phase grid connection and ETL Listed to UL 1741SB standards, the “OZPCS-RS35” employs a transformerless design in a compact 3U form factor. This 19” rack mounted form factor allows for easy…