June 30, 2021
RESIN Architecture, a design, planning, and visualization firm with projects across the western region and also in several midwestern and southern states in the United States, shares its perspective on AEC technology in this Firm Profile.
This review explores the enhancements in Archicad 25, including faster 2D/3D navigation, more parametric object libraries, surface textures and shading in 2D, customizable graphic overrides, native support for RVT and RFA files, better structural and MEP interoperability, and more.
This article explores the cutting-edge AEC technology applications developed by CORE Studio, a dedicated software development group at Thornton Tomasetti. The applications include Konstru, Swarm, Asterisk, Trace, and many more for design, analysis, collaboration and visualization.
In this article, Viktor Várkonyi, Chief Division Officer, Planning & Design Division, of the Nemetschek Group, explains the data-driven approach of Building Lifecycle Intelligence (BLI), and how it can be used to address the massive cost overruns that commonly occur in large and complex projects around the world.
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 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.
Standing 92 stories tall with a total height of 300 meters (984 feet), the Eureka Tower located in Melbourne, Australia, is not only the tallest residential building in the world, it is also one of the largest projects to be designed using BIM.
Dr. Paul Teicholz, Professor (Research) Emeritus, of the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University explores the gradual decline of field productivity in the construction industry and its main causes.
