Building information modeling is a collaborative process wherein architects, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, real estate developers, and other construction professionals plan, create, and build ...

This old adage is one that craftsmen understand well and never question. Careful measurement and planning is essential in producing any quality product, and when it comes to the building industry, a ...

VIATechnik, a Chicago-based engineering firm, partnered with Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and LCS Constructors, Inc. on a reconstruction project of the Steven Spielberg Building. "The ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Building information modeling (BIM) technology represents a massive shift in the architecture, engineering and construction sectors. Designed to visualize data and streamline building projects, it ...

Before the advent of computer aided design (CAD) systems to coordinate building designs, hand-drafted prints were the standard. As the advantages of using CAD systems became better understood and ...

From data environments to digital twins, digital construction is shifting from 3D models to full lifecycle information ...

The concept of building information modeling has been around since the 1970s. It only seemed to have a relatively huge acceptance in the construction industry in the early 2000s. Since then, BIM ...