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This article provides an overview of the many AEC-related applications that were on display at the Exhibit Hall at Autodesk University 2009, including new design visualization solutions such as 3D digital holograms from Zebra Imaging, a new 3D real time exploration and navigation solution called Nova that works with Revit models, several 3D printing devices, many supporting BIM technologies that integrate with Revit, and several structural, civil, and site engineering solutions.
URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/buildingthefuture/2010/AU2009_Exhibitors.html
This article captures the highlights of the AEC presentations at Bentley’s recent “Be Inspired” event, including projects such as the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio by NBBJ, the Lotte Super Tower project in Korea by SOM, the Wimbledon Centre Court Redevelopment and Retractable Roof project in England by Edge Structures Ltd, the Chicago O’Hare Phase 1 modernization project by CH2M HILL, and many others.
URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/buildingthefuture/2009/BeInspired_Projects.html
The use of Target Value Design (TVD) or Target Costing is one of the focus areas of the application of Lean Construction methods to large healthcare projects. In this article, a team from DPR Construction discusses the lessons currently being learned in applying Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools, such as model-based estimating, for TVD on a large healthcare project in Northern California.
URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/buildingthefuture/2009/ModelBasedEstimating.html
In this article, James J. Balding, Associate Vice President and Director of WimberlyLabs at WATG, highlights a number of tools and technologies in addition to BIM that can help to better position the AEC industry when the economy rebounds and presents it with new opportunities. These technologies include a wide array of new immersive environments, parametric modeling and 3D printing, new ways of communicating with a computer, more multi-media and interactive tools for design presentations, and various others including digital note-taking and measurement of design quality.
URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/buildingthefuture/2009/InnovativeTechnologies.html
IPD or “integrated project delivery” is fast becoming the newest buzzword in the AEC industry after BIM, which has moved on from dominating the industry discourse for the last five years to becoming almost as commonplace as the term CAD. 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, the Sutter Medical Center in Castro Valley, California.
URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/buildingthefuture/2009/Sutter_IPDCaseStudy.html
This Building the Future article explores the rule-based design technology of Bluethink House Designer, an application developed by Selvaag Bluethink, the technology arm of the Selvaag Group which is one of the largest home building companies in Norway. It looks at how this application automatically applies embedded knowledge to support design and analysis, resulting in reduced design time, improved design quality, and lesser likelihood of expensive changes during construction.
URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/buildingthefuture/2009/BluethinkHouseDesigner.html
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