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Technology
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 The message is out: Building Information Modelling (BIM) will be mandated on all UK government building projects by 2016. AEC Magazine reports on what that means for the construction industry. |
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Technology
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 Late 2011, Las Vegas; time for the annual migration of Autodesk fans to attend the CAD industry’s biggest conference. AEC Magazine looks at how the company’s technology has raised the stakes. |
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Software
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 Nvidia Maximus is a new workstation technology that enables users to work freely in a 3D application, while running a full speed rendering or simulation in the background. AEC caught up with Nvidia to find out more. |
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Case Studies
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 Drawing inspiration from a pioneering 1980s video game, Scotland’s Strathclyde Fire and Rescue service is saving lives in high-risk buildings with its building plan system. |
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Hardware
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 Take one workstaton, add three displays and you have got yourself a highly productive system for design and visualisation. |
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Comment
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 Clear communication throughout the build process is essential, whether a domestic or commercial contract. |
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Case Studies
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 A high-tech centre for research and development just outside of Moscow looks set to propel Russia forward in energy, IT, telecommunications, biomedicine and nuclear technologies. |
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Case Studies
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 UK technology service provider CADline is helping customers prepare for the move to Building Information Modelling (BIM). |
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Software
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 Last September Autodesk announced the launch of its cloud-based services, offering free features and additional benefits for subscription customers. |
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Software
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 Autodesk’s new conceptual design tool enables planners and engineers to consider geospatial, civil and architectural data together in an interactive 3D environment. |
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Technology
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 Once a year Bentley Systems holds a conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where it discusses new technologies with key customers, press and analysts and hosts an awards ceremony for its Be Inspired competition. Greg Corke and Martyn Day attended to cover the multi-disciplinary streams. |
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Technology
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 From February 7th–9th the annual Imagina event will be showcasing the latest in 3D visualisation and simulation. |
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Hardware
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 A powerful mobile workstation, with many of the hallmarks of a desktop machine. |
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Hardware
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 An entry-level workstation that squeezes even more out of Intel's Core i7 2600K CPU. |
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Software
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 Gone are the days when steel fabrication software was judged purely on its ability to model steel, design connections and produce drawings and CNC data. AceCad’s new ‘evolution’ suite is all about providing a managed and collaborative workflow across the entire construction supply chain writes Greg Corke.
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Technology
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 Back from season of Building Information Modelling (BIM) conferences, Greg Corke highlights two practices, Space Group and Zaha Hadid Architects, which shared their BIM expertise from very different perspectives. |
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Software
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 Having access to CAD models on a laptop is a business necessity. If you are truly mobile then you will need them on your Apple iPad and preferably be able to share sessions remotely with other users. Martyn Day evaluates one such product, CadFaster for iPad.
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Comment
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 The potential of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is vast, but most UK design and construction companies are at the early stages of use. Beyond eliminating waste and lessening re-work, BIM can offer more systemic benefits for teams concerned with sustainability in buildings, writes Sarah Graham, UK sales manager, Integrated Environment Solutions. |
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Case Studies
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 From an internationally-celebrated sporting event, to a seat of learning and a long-term domestic build, design visualisation is proving vital in every stage of the build process. |
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Software
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 Last issue AEC reviewed the new renovation tools in the latest release of ArchiCAD from Graphisoft. This month we conclude the review, highlighting the other functional improvements to the popular architectural BIM modelling tool, writes Martyn Day. |
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