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2018 BIM awards

December 1, 2018

Trimble recognizes North American projects that highlight effective use of modeling for design and construction. The Tekla North America BIM Awards celebrate t... Read More...

FeaturedSoftware + Tech

3D design and construction analysis

December 1, 2018

Proposed highway design model shown in its real-world environment. Image: courtesy of Bentley Systems BIM workflows help Alabama Department of Transpor... Read More...

Transportation

Leica Geosystems, Autodesk further cooperation in building construction

November 26, 2018

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced further cooperation with Autodesk to connect the latest robotic total stations for construction with Autodesk BIM 360 layout mobile app.... Read More...

Software + TechUAV + Surveying

BIM is gathering momentum in the water industry

November 1, 2018

By Donna Laquidara-Carr, Ph.D., LEED AP For many years, the water sector has lagged significantly in the use of building information modeling (BIM) behind the ... Read More...

BenchmarksWater + Stormwater

Implementing a BIM process for existing building projects

November 1, 2018

The Copenhagen Airport’s initiative included producing information-rich 3D models of the facilities based on a combination of 2D drawings, surveys, and field in... Read More...

UAV + Surveying

Hexagon strengthens its construction solutions portfolio for AEC

October 24, 2018

Hexagon AB announced the acquisition of Bricsys, a developer of CAD (computer-aided design) software. Its CAD platform, BricsCAD, supports 2D/3D general, mechanical, and sheet metal design and building information modelling (BIM) in one system.... Read More...

Software + Tech

SCIA Engineer 18.1 extends multi-material design and BIM integration

October 11, 2018

SCIA Engineer 18.1 — the new release of SCIA’s structural analysis and design software — extends the functionalities presented in version 18.0, taking the multi-material design and BIM integration to a next level.... Read More...

Software + TechStructures + Buildings

Designing for the future

October 1, 2018

The upper section of the main building is a massive nonlinear surface shaped by a series of cutaway ovals with a continuously changing major and minor axis. ... Read More...

Project Delivery

BIM analytics

October 1, 2018

Where technology and thorough processes intersect. By Matt Miyamoto Building information modeling (BIM) is a 3D, model-based approach to projects that has dra... Read More...

Software + Tech

Transportation

FTA awards $16.6 million to improve transit access

Crashes increase when speed limits dip far below engineering recommendation

Walsh-Fluor JV, with Stantec and EXP selected to modernize Chicago rail lines

Project Delivery

Lane Construction wins North Carolina highway design-build contract

KAI Receives Design-Build Institute of America Award

PennDOT P3 to replace 558 bridges nears completion

UAV

DriveOhio launches strategic plan to advance drone technologies

Five challenges drones face in terrain mapping

Coming ashore

Continuing Education

A Closer Look: Advanced Engineering for Fabric Buildings

Attend Building Innovation 2019; stay for the BECx Workshop

Call for Abstracts: 34th Annual WateReuse Symposium

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