TonicDM: Project Information Management for AEC
This review explores TonicDM, a new cloud-based project information management (PIM) solution that is focused on making PIM smarter, more efficient, and easier to use. Its PIM functionality is distilled into three main areas: email management, file transfers, and contract administration, which includes creating and recording submittals and RFIs.
Nikken Sekkei: An AEC Technology Case Study from Japan
This article, which was originally published in the Q3 2014 issue of AECbytes Magazine, looks at the AEC technologies implemented at Nikken Sekkei, a 2,400 person firm providing architecture, engineering, planning, and construction management services around the globe.
ICL: The New Environmental Digital Twin for Healthy Sustainable Communities 
IES has launched its new Intelligent Communities Lifecycle (ICL)—new cutting-edge digital twin technology that connects distributed energy networks, renewables, master plans, building design, operation and retrofit.
Firm Profile: SHoP Architects
SHoP Architects, a young, award-winning architecture firm with an innovative design approach, shares its perspective on AEC technology in this Firm Profile.
VendorHub News
- Ideate Software Applications Now Aligned with Autodesk Revit 2020 and Offer Significant Improvements. >>
- Transoft TORUS webinar May 23 | Presenting the unique benefits of the fastest path analysis tool and the adaptive roundabout tool. >>
- GRAPHISOFT announces the release of ARCHICAD 23. >>
- SCIA Engineer 19 – Design Accelerated! >>
- Abvent closes sale of Twinmotion to Epic Games. >>
- Microsol Resources webinar on May 21: What's New with AutoCAD 2020? >>
- Closing the gap between good data and the workflow - Introducing Solibri Product Family. >>
- ChamberSolutions Names Deltek the Preferred SMB Government Contracting Software for Chamber Members in the Commonwealth of Virginia. >>
- ElumTools Free Trial: A fully-integrated lighting calculation tool for Autodesk Revit. >>
- Vectorworks webinar on May 28: Algorithmic Design in BIM Software. >>
- Coming soon: IrisVR Prospect for Oculus Quest. >>
- ARCHVISTA: Editing and Viewing Imported 3D Objects for ARCHICAD Now a Reality with ModelPort 2.0. >>
- Newforma on-demand webinar: Best Practices for Email Management. >>
- ALLPLAN presents new version of its BIM solution Allplan Bridge for bridge construction. >>
- Aibel Selects Tekla for Major Oil and Gas Project in Norway. >>
- The ICL from IES is here! The new environmental digital twin for healthy sustainable communities. >>
- New BCF Managers for BIMcollab: Power and performance for large projects. >>
- 3D Repo Adds Smart Groups, Native Revit File Support With Latest Release. >>
- BIM6x: ARCHICAD By The Beach - October 19 - 27, 2019. Registration now open. >>
- 4M IDEA19 new release: the new BIM Generation. >>
- CIBSE Design Summer Year and Test Reference Year Weather Data Now Available in Trimble's Sefaira Building Analysis Software. >>
From the AECbytes Archives
- Now that BIM has conquered the building industry and is here to stay, this article explores the application of the same "information modeling" concept to infrastructure.
- While the "Internet of Things" can be used to make buildings with smarter controls and sensors once they are built, and inhabited, can it also be applied in the design and construction phases?
- In this article, Dr. Paul Teicholz takes another look to see what, if any, changes in labor productivity can be detected from the national statistics about the industry.
- A broad overview of the IFC model without delving too deeply into its technicalities, intended to provide a better understanding of it to the AEC practitioner interested in interoperability.
- While IPD is still more of a goal than a reality for most of the AEC industry, there are a few ground-breaking projects that are already using this new collaboration and delivery method. This case study explores one such project.
