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This paper highlights the potential for BIM to overcome some of these challenges.

cBIMc Members, The buildingSMART Awards Program 2021 is open and you are invited to nominate Chapter representatives to the 2021 program. Consistent with previous years, we hope to have jury representation from each Chapter of buildingSMART. Multiple jury members from each Chapter is encouraged to cover the high volume of submissions for a single set...

Dear members, Given the rapidly developing situation on COVID-19 in Canada and throughout the world, we would like to update you on changes to the status of Calgary BIM Community meetings. The Calgary BIM Community is following the recommendations of Canadian Public Health Authorities and WHO and will continue to do so. Our first priority...

23 December 2019 |by Léon van Berlo – buildingSMART International Link to Original Article: HERE The buildingSMART lingo consists of many abbreviations. Some more commonly used than others (does anyone still use IFD?). But one of the most confusing acronyms is “MVD”. The abbreviation MVD stands for ‘Model View Definition’, but knowing what the acronym is,...

14 February 2019 |by BIM+ staff Link to Original Article: HERE What is claimed to be the world’s largest 3D printed concrete bridge has opened in Shanghai. The 26.3m long bridge, which spans a canal in Shanghai’s Baoshan District, was built by a team led by professor Xu Weiguo at the Tsinghua University School of Architecture […]

17 July 2018 |by Nicolas Mangon An unfortunate fact of the AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry is that, between every stage of the process—from planning and design to construction and operations—critical data is lost. The reality is, when you move data between phases of, say, the usable lifecycle of a bridge, you end up shuttling […]

30 August 2018 | BY BIM+ STAFF A team from the US Marine Corps’ Systems Command (MCSC) and Naval Construction Battalion has used the world’s largest concrete 3D printer to create a barracks hut. Located at the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Champaign, Illinois, the 47 sq m structure took 40 hours […]

13 June 2018 | By Ammar Azzouz, Paul Hill, Eleni Papadonikilaki An EU BIM Task Group was established in 2016 to “bring together national efforts into a common aligned European approach to develop a world-class digital construction sector”. But there is still a lack of knowledge of how BIM and its associated digital innovations and artefacts are […]

10 June 2018 | By BIM+ Staff Link to the original article: Here The first two international standards for BIM are set to be published later this year, BSI has revealed. The move marks the transition from the PAS 1192 series of standards to international standards. BS EN ISO 19650–1 Organization of information about construction works […]

29 April 2018 | By Steven Cousins Link to the original article: Here Cutting-edge design using machine learning and augmented reality helped architects explore a new paradigm for smaller multi-user apartments. Cobus Bothma, applied research director at architect Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates explains how… What was the challenge? Increased housing density in cities like London and […]