BIM

UK-based builders merchant Travis Perkins has unveiled its new WholeHouse platform, which it says is “a first” for the sector.

The awards highlights the companies, technologies and projects delivering a greener, smarter and safer built environment.

The tools have been designed to make it easier for AEC professionals to produce technical documents like BIM execution plans or contract agreements.

If the built environment industry is to deliver on its net zero promise, there must be open access and sharing of decarbonisation data.

LCMB has appointed Dr Ahmed Alnaggar joined LCMB as it associate director for building performance improvement.

Mace enlisted VisiLean to boost efficiency and streamline the planning process across multiple projects at Heathrow Airport.

EDF has used enterprise GIS from Esri UK to create a geospatial portal for Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.

Visual twins powered by video game technology could transform construction, writes Guan Hill, principal 3D visualiser at Atkins.  

Willmott Dixon is inviting the public and local schools to its Nottingham office to explore its virtual reality, immersive BIM Cave.

Bridge building urgently needs a digitalisation boost, writes Stefan Kaufmann, BIM Strategy and New Technologies product manager at ALLPLAN.