Three-dimensional information, such as that provided by building information modeling, allows all members of the Building Team to visualize the many components of a project and how they work together.

Before the advent of computer aided design (CAD) systems to coordinate building designs, hand-drafted prints were the standard. As the advantages of using CAD systems became better understood and ...

Architectural firm Iglesias Leenders Bylois Architects (ILB Architects) has begun to incorporate the use of building information modeling (BIM). The greatest advocate is architect Meindert Leenders, ...

Building Information Modelling, known as BIM, has slowly but surely become a key component of modern construction processes. After many conversations with engineers and project managers who use BIM ...

Everyone talks about the need to bring together building information modeling, virtual design and construction, and integrated project delivery in the design and construction of complex projects. This ...

These days, BIM is becoming standard practice. Most people involved in the construction sector—from the architects and engineers who use BIM to the governments that are implementing mandates for BIM ...

After decades of slow productivity growth, the building and construction industry is ready for major developments thanks to digital technology. The simulation of design and all its complexities is ...

The implementation of building information modelling (Bim) has steadily grown in the Middle East’s construction industry, with contractors, architects, and consultants now using the technology to ...

The decision by Dubai Municipality to make Building Information Modeling, or BIM, technology mandatory for specified architecture and MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) works in Dubai is a ...