Are you ever frustrated by delays, miscommunication, or budget overruns on your construction projects? Do you find yourself wondering if you’re working from the most up-to-date plans? Do you wish there was a foolproof way to save time and money on your next project? If so, you’re not alone. BIM is the solution you’re looking …
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Construction technologies are capable of crossing borders, and standards should be as well. We don’t need more sets of BIM standards for each individual country; we need a unified language that promotes communication between technologies, no matter where they’re being used. It’s much easier to talk about BIM than to implement BIM. Just ask McKinsey. …
Constructibility refers to ensuring in advance that a building or structure can be built efficiently, in terms of time, resources and money. Building Information Modeling, when developed and accurate enough, lets the industry achieve efficiency with information-rich, as-built models and find possible problems before starting to work, using or wasting real materials. As-built models minimize …
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By Jordan Lawver Getting teams in the office and in the field on the same page can be a major challenge. Designers and engineers working with 3D models may not have access to actual site conditions. At the same time, crews working onsite may not understand the design intent, or may see discrepancies between the …
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By Sarah Miller As an MEP contractor, you understand the importance of accuracy. When a design has mistakes or lacks important details, seemingly small issues can quickly turn into big problems during construction. Even if you identify problems before they become disastrous, they still require time and money to fix, hurting schedules and budgets. The …
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By CYNTHIA PUCHEANU Design changes are a common occurrence on any construction and MEP project. However, while the changes themselves are almost unavoidable, the way in which designers and engineers communicate, consider and resolve the changes can have a significant impact on the success of the overall project. Here, Joel Gist, Senior Sales Manager at Trimble …
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Van Bower Construction Services Ltd. is a construction management/survey company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The principals of the company have over 60 years of design, survey, and construction experience, primarily for highway, mining, and infrastructure projects. The company began operations in 2010 with a vision to provide industry-leading client experiences in construction management, …
This is not just another software update. There’s a lot that’s really new in Tekla 2021. The latest versions of Tekla® software solutions – Tekla Structures 2021, Tekla Structural Designer 2021, Tekla Tedds 2021 and Tekla PowerFab 2021 – are here! You’re probably already familiar with Tekla software, and you know that it’s dedicated to …
Construction is a fragmented process involving many players with different views and requirements. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is essential in bringing everyone together. Originally published on Tekla.com. Each construction company and supplier has a specific task in a project, and some play a more significant role than others. There’s also a lot of variety in …
