BIM
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Going underground – tunnelling to lead with new BIM and data technology
Data management technology and techniques are helping to put tunnelling at the core of infrastructure programmes, says Jim Woodhams -
Big benefits for nuclear sector by going digital
The nuclear industry can reap big benefits from deploying emerging digital technologies. -
Carbon calculator a first for BIM design
A new carbon calculator is being launched later this month – the first to measure the capital and operational carbon footprints of BIM designed assets, writes Mott MacDonald sustainability leader Davide Stronati -
BIM can genuinely fix our ills
As BIM becomes mandatory in public projects, Richard Shennan says re-thinking the boundaries between consulting engineers and contractors is a key step in realising BIM’s benefits. -
Is deep machine learning key to the future of BIM?
A team at Cambridge University is applying advanced machine learning to build BIM models, but needs help from national infrastructure agencies to realise the technique's vast potential, says Viorica Patraucean -
BIM well set to solve rail's delivery problem
BIM is now proven as a means for helping the rail sector to solve acute issues of delivery capacity, particularly in electrification, writes Atkins' Ray Dudding -
How BIM is driving efficiences for water companies
Water industry collaboration in BIM can stimulate competition and innovation, says Andrew Cowell of MWH and chair of BIM4Water -
BIM in Scotland – the challenge and the benefits
As the deadline for Level 2 BIM nears in England, in Scotland the mandatory date is April 2017. Transport Scotland project manager Andy Anderson answers the key questions -
Video: Straight Talk with Mark Bew – beyond the road to BIM level 2 compliance
UK government BIM task group chair Mark Bew sets out his views on the challenge of taking the UK supply chain to BIM level compliance by 2 April 2016 and explains the new target to verify and drive up data quality by October 2016. -
NBS BIM Toolkit revealed
With the Government’s deadline for the use of Level 2 BIM rapidly approaching, those involved in the design and delivery of infrastructure projects find themselves at the ‘sharp end’ of the BIM revolution says Dr Stephen Hamil