The Importance of Communication in Setting the BIM Agenda with Alan Muse

The Importance of Communication in Setting the BIM Agenda with Alan Muse

Alan Muse is the Global Director of the Built Environment at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and having worked closely with BIM over the course of the last six years Mr Muse is in a great position to provide his input on the openBIM debate, which is shown in the following Q&A.

Alan deals principally with project managers, quantity surveyors, building surveyors and building…

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OpenBIM Altering the Landscape with Relevance to Small and Medium Enterprises with Karl Redmond

OpenBIM Altering the Landscape with Relevance to Small and Medium Enterprises with Karl Redmond

Karl Redmond is the commercial finance director at Enable by Design, and although he is no technical guru and has no need to be, Mr Redmond has been involved with the BIM agenda at a high level for some time now, and he has provided his opinion on the openBIM debate in the following Q&A.

Could you please provide an introduction into your organisation, highlighting where and how you integrate into…

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Unlocking Efficiency Through Industry 4.0 with Andrew Minturn

Unlocking Efficiency Through Industry 4.0 with Andrew Minturn

Global industrial production and manufacturing are in a state of rapid change. A combination of customer demands for ever-decreasing costs, faster cycle times and rapidly advancing technology are changing the face of industrial production across the world. This means that industrial operators are under growing pressure to find solutions. Here Andrew Minturn, business development and strategic…

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House Prices To Increase 3% In 2017

House Prices To Increase 3% In 2017

According to RICS, courtesy of its latest housing forecast, house prices will rise 3% in 2017 on average. This will be the result of the number of transactions stabilising which, while seeing residential property prices rising, will see outturn fall short of its 2016 mark. Summarising the report, RICS said supply shortfall will continue, pushing prices up with rents expected to follow suit (at…

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The Interconnection of Systems and Openness of Exchanging Information with Lukas Olbrich

The Interconnection of Systems and Openness of Exchanging Information with Lukas Olbrich

Lukas Olbrich works in Digital Lean Construction and Real-Time Construction Process Management at Sablono in Berlin, and he has brought his knowledge and expertise to the table by participating in our Q&A focused on providing opinions on the openBIM debate.

Can you can give a little bit of an introduction into the history of the organisation and when you started working with BIM as well as the…

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Cloud Platform for Building Owners and Facility Managers with Hans Kristian Grani

Cloud Platform for Building Owners and Facility Managers with Hans Kristian Grani

Hans Kristian Grani is the CEO and co-founder of Areo, a specialist in “BIM for Facility Management” and “Lifecycle BIM”, providing a cloud platform for building owners and facility managers to store, share and analyse data about the built environment.

In which areas, be they part of the lifespan or with regard to throughout the supply chain and partners, do you perceive challenges with regard to…

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£130 Million Student Accommodation Plans in Hull

£130 Million Student Accommodation Plans in Hull

Plans have been put forward to Hull City Council by the University of Hull to create a new student accommodation scheme on the university campus worth £130 million, after the people in the local community, students and staff were consulted on the matter.

The Hull West Campus Residences development proposals have been designed by architect TP Bennett, and should the plans be accepted by the…

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5 Key Points on Why Modular Building Is the Most Efficient Method of Building

5 Key Points on Why Modular Building Is the Most Efficient Method of Building

Prefabricated or modular buildings are becoming the norm. Examining the benefits in detail prompts the question why the technology was, for so long, seen as second-best to more traditional, material-heavy techniques.

Prefabricated buildings have been around for some time. London carpenter, Henry Manning, built a home ‘in pieces’ which was then shipped with emigrants to Australia. The year was…

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Commercial & Technical Operations With Pete Mills at Bosch

Commercial & Technical Operations With Pete Mills at Bosch

As part of the Bosch Group, Bosch Commercial and Industrial offers a broad, energy efficient heating, cooling, and hot water technologies portfolio for the commercial and industrial sector.

Bosch Commercial and Industrial has been involved with BIM for over four years now, and as a manufacturer, its key priority with BIM is the standardisation of files, including the file type, the information…

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Darren Evans Delivers Excellence for Taylor Wimpey Development

Darren Evans Delivers Excellence for Taylor Wimpey Development

Darren Evans Assessments partnership with housing developer Taylor Wimpey has proved highly successful after the unveiling of a stunning new housing development in Bishop’s Cleeve, Gloucestershire.

Set into a backdrop of rolling English countryside, the 233 plot “Abode” site blends all the benefits of contemporary living with a marked sensitivity towards the surrounding landscape. The site…

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Henley Homes Completes On Sale of Brent House, Wembley

Henley Homes Completes On Sale of Brent House, Wembley

The multi-award winning developer Henley Homes has completed the sale of Brent House in Wembley, London, to Genesis Housing Association.

The former Brent Town Hall offices have been sold for £76 million by the design-led residential and commercial developer and will be converted into a new mixed-use development by Reis Construct, one of the arms of umbrella company Henley Homes. Henley Homes has…

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New Footbridge Installed Over The Railway In Hertfordshire In A Step To Improve Safety

New Footbridge Installed Over The Railway In Hertfordshire In A Step To Improve Safety

The installation of a new footbridge crossing the railway line at Trinity Lane, Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire will improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists in the area, thanks to the support of Network Rail.

Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan funded the footbridge, as part of a £40bn investment to the UK’s rail infrastructure for the five years to 2019, in response to ever increasing growth…

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Balgores Property Group Scoops Five Prestigious Property Awards

Balgores Property Group Scoops Five Prestigious Property Awards

The Times & Sunday Times Letting Agency Awards named Balgores Property Group as the winner of four prestigious national awards, while the company also won their fifth award – ‘Best Management Department’ – for a second year in a row at the 2016 Negotiator Awards. They won three Silver Awards for ‘Customer Service’, ‘Property Management’ and ‘Best Letting Agency’ and achieved a Bronze for ‘Best…

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Celebrating 50 years of affordable homes in the North

Celebrating 50 years of affordable homes in the North

Two Castles Housing Association is celebrating 50 years of providing affordable homes across the North of England. The company has a team of over 100 staff based across four offices, headed up in Carlisle.

To mark the occasion the company has been looking back at the people and places in their community who have influenced and shaped their story over the last five decades. Born as the Cumbria…

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Cavendish Nuclear Wins Top Physics Award for Training and Wellbeing

Cavendish Nuclear Wins Top Physics Award for Training and Wellbeing

Cavendish Nuclear, the leading nuclear service company in the UK, is celebrating after being awarded the Best Practice in Professional Development award by the Institute of Physics (IOP)in November 2016. The company won plaudits for its graduate schemes and commitment to staff wellbeing and will hold onto the award for three years.

The submission was entered by graduates on the Cavendish Nuclear…

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Gospel Oak to Barking Staff Help to Create Wildflower Meadow at Walthamstow Wetlands

Gospel Oak to Barking Staff Help to Create Wildflower Meadow at Walthamstow Wetlands

Network Rail is creating a wildflower meadow in partnership with their main contractor, Murphy, as part of a £133 million redevelopment project at Walthamstow Wetlands. The project is being funded by both the Department for Transport and Transport for London in order to electrify the 14 mile route, which covers seven London boroughs, between Gospel Oak and Barking.  New electric trains will be…

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Mabey reveals cutting edge industry first technology Live BIM

Mabey reveals cutting edge industry first technology Live BIM

Bridge and engineering services experts Mabey  have announced an industry first technology called “Live BIM.” Live BIM is a service that monitors the stress of a buildings and structures in real time.

Using Live BIM, Mabey are able to create 3D models of buildings, rail roads and bridges that are connected by sensors. The groundbreaking new technology has already been tested by Mabey and has been…

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