Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Photo courtesy Móz Designs. Structural elements such as columns are a key architectural component of every project. Equipping designers with column solutions that simultaneously meet design standards and building requirements enhance project outcomes. By Ernie Ngo. Various shapes and sizes.

Visualization 52

Visualization Architecture Environment Commercial 52

BD+C

MARCH 17, 2024

5 criteria to optimize medical office design 0 rcassidy Sun, 03/17/2024 - 09:30 Healthcare Facilities Healthcare designers need to consider privacy, separate areas for practitioners, natural light, outdoor spaces, and thoughtful selection of materials for medical office buildings. Photo: Emily Hagopian 3.

Office 59

Office Design AIA Visualization 59

BD+C

APRIL 10, 2023

Implementing human-centric design in operations and maintenance facilities 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/10/2023 - 12:08 Industrial Facilities Stantec's Ryan Odell suggests using the human experience to advance OMSF design that puts a focus on wellness and efficiency. The buildings seem made for giants, not people.

Design 52

Design Drawings Architecture Visualization 52

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 24, 2021

Collaborative design for constructibility. A common data environment supports collaboration. All parties can visualize project and work order requirements at a granular level and drive efficient life-cycle management. Needs and deliverables are fully visualized and issues address earlier in the process.

Renovating 181

Renovating Life Cycle Visualization Environment 181

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Needless to say, trying to design, coordinate, and build in and around these conditions is an uphill battle. You can store and organize imported NWC mesh files using Autodesk Docs’ common data environment, enabling better data access and collaboration. . A better design and coordination workflow .

Design 119

Design Autodesk BIM Modeling 119

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 21, 2023

walls, floors, architecture, etc.). Essentially, 3D BIM lets you create and visualize the building's design. It includes the structure's geometry, such as walls, floors, roofs, and other architectural elements, as well as their physical properties like materials and finishes. What is 4D BIM?: What is 5D BIM?:

BIM 98

BIM Modeling Schedule Visualization 98

Construction Specifier

JUNE 4, 2020

Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for the visualization of unbuilt information as full-scale occupiable environments, providing previously unavailable insight to designers, clients, and other stakeholders. BIM to VR for spatial visualization. Image © Amber Bartosh.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Design Visualization Modeling 52

Construction Specifier

JULY 6, 2023

Specialty coatings also can enhance the visual and tactile effects of the finished appearance. Discover a range of aesthetic choices for colors and visual effects Appearance usually is the first consideration when selecting a finish for architectural aluminum fenestration. Photo courtesy Lintec.

Green 52

Green Visualization Architecture Environment 52

Construction Specifier

AUGUST 1, 2022

Over the past several years, lighting has become more front-and-center in the early stages of architectural design—and for good reason. Photo courtesy Archilume. By Star Davis. Background.

Visualization 52

Visualization Architecture Design Products 52

BD+C

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) is releasing a new tool that can help architecture firms design high-performance building. . Applying the kit’s resources during the design process allows for architects to obtain the tool’s full potential.

AIA 80

AIA Visualization Resource Architecture 80

BD+C

MAY 23, 2023

rcassidy Tue, 05/23/2023 - 13:29 HORD COPLAN MACHT Research-based designer will lead Sustainability Action Team and the firm's green initiatives. Soldan is a research-based designer and project architect with a diverse background in education, commercial, office, retail, recreation, campus planning, mixed-use, residential, and senior living.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Management Baltimore North Carolina 52

Pro Builder

MARCH 6, 2023

Ceramic tile can be stacked horizontally or vertically to create monochromatic environments or mixed with different colors to create myriad patterns like stripes, chevron and herringbone. Some collections offer various finishes and intense chromatic variations to generate visual interest in walls, countertops and even furnishings.

Visualization 98

Visualization Conference Green Forecasting 98

BD+C

APRIL 20, 2023

13 trends, technologies, and strategies to expect in 2023 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/20/2023 - 08:21 Sustainability Biophilic design, microgrids, and decarbonization—these are three of the trends, technologies, and strategies IMEG’s market and service leaders believe are poised to have a growing impact on the built environment.

Education 98

Education Environment Green Organization 98

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 6, 2016

Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Facilities Management, & Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment. Physical asset models should NOT be confused with 3-dimensional (3D) visualization, which is merely one of several methods of representing and working with information. Construction Classification Criticality.

Drafting 100

Drafting Life Cycle Construction Modeling 100

Building Information Management

MAY 16, 2013

Building Information Modeling, BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment is critical to both global competitiveness and preserving sustainable resources. Let’s face it, BIM continues to languish.

Visualization 45

Visualization BIM Life Cycle Estimating 45

BIM & Beam

JANUARY 2, 2018

The visual programming interface of Dynamo for Revit is enabling structural engineers with the tools to build structural models with minimal energy and make their own structural design tools. They can iterate and evaluate multiple building design options with ease, and build structures based on natural and mathematical principles.

Structural Engineering 0

Structural Engineering Revit Visualization Modeling 0

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 31, 2022

While cities occupy just three percent of global land area, by 2050 they will be home to two-thirds of the world’s inhabitants according to Gensler’s, 75 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to Gensler’s Aleksander Sasha Zeljic in a June 2018 interview with Architectural Products magazine.

Fabrication 72

Fabrication Environment Architecture Zoning 72

Construction Specifier

MAY 25, 2020

Contemporary institutional design is an increasingly diverse sector of the construction industry. These designs are becoming bolder, incorporating changing technologies as well as addressing new approaches like collaborative environments and ‘resimercial’ design. According to the 2020 Fails Management Institute (FMI) U.S.

Education 52

Education Environment Visualization Design 52

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Cloud computing will drive significantly enhanced productivity within the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facility Management Sectors by enabling the consistent deployment of integrated project delivery methods. Agility – Our work and natural environments are changing at an accelerated pace.

Architecture 53

Architecture Engineering Products Life Cycle 53

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2017

Construction Project Management activities, adequately supported by LEAN construction processes (JOC, IPD,PPP), a common data environment(CDE) , and technologies such as the Cloud and BIM allow savvy AECOO[1] organizations to more consistently achieve a higher quality and productivity gains. 2017, Cholakis, P. Four BT ) Moscardi, L.

Project Management 100

Project Management Management Construction Life Cycle 100

Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2012

Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment comes down to analyzing large data sets— big data—from several knowledge domains. 3D visualization software products currently promoted as BIM (Building Information Modeling) are not solutions for this task. Collaboration. Accuracy.

Life Cycle 81

Life Cycle BIM Environment Management 81

BD+C

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The advancement of AR/VR technology in higher education is introducing a new learning experience and environment, and institutions are quickly adapting to change. This shift will require an innovative approach to the design of both physical and virtual space and may drive a future state where architecture resembles game design.

Education 52

Education Visualization Environment US 52

CivilJungle

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Civil Engineering Software: Civil engineering software encompasses a variety of tools to assist civil engineers throughout both the design and construction process. This software can help in drafting & documenting, designing, visualizing & analyzing & so on. Software for Road Designing & Analysis.

Software 52

Software Software Engineering CAD 52

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 1, 2012

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. I am “mad as hell” at how 3D visualization vendors have marketed BIM. Sure 3D visualization is a great tool, and a valuable component of BIM… but in itself, 3D visualization is NOT BIM.

Life Cycle 61

Life Cycle BIM Environment Sustainability 61

Construction Marketing

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Architectural three dimension depictions involve the procedure of automatically transforming the multi-faceted paradigms into a two-dimensional form on a computer or a rendering device. A frame is designed to take one-thirtieth of a second for the eye of the viewer to perceive. The designs are conveyed through Sketch- Up.

Maine 120

Maine Visualization Modeling AutoCAD 120

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 7, 2017

A Construction Document Management System must allow the visualization of the most common files used in the construction industry such as detailed line item construction cost estimates, required forms, drawings and BIM models. Common industry standard terms and definitions – Common Data Environment, CDE.

Documentation 100

Documentation Management Construction Life Cycle 100

Pro Builder

JULY 14, 2021

In a 3D environment, flat plans are brought to life, making it possible to visualize and understand precisely how a home’s design will come together. The 3D model simplifies communication and ensures everyone is on the same page throughout the project design and development. Tech Tools for Builders: Mobile Apps.

Modeling 105

Modeling Sketchup Drawings Visualization 105

BD+C

AUGUST 22, 2023

The mall of the future 0 dbarista Tue, 08/22/2023 - 10:39 Shopping Centers There are three critical aspects of mall design that, through evolution, have proven to be instrumental in the staying power of a retail destination: parking, planning, and customer experience. This are crucial to the mall of the future.

Retail 89

Retail Leases Plans Fabrication 89

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Cloud computing will drive significantly enhanced productivity within the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facility Management Sectors by enabling the consistent deployment of integrated project delivery methods. Agility – Our work and natural environments are changing at an accelerated pace.

Architecture 40

Architecture Engineering Products Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

JANUARY 17, 2012

Both technologies also embed associated business process rules and components which will enable enhanced life-cycle management of the built environment, alignment of structures with organizational mission, and better consideration of general community impacts. Standardized taxonomies and data architectures, and.

BIM 78

BIM Visualization Life Cycle Software 78

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

Traditional design-bid-build, and even design-build are not capable of meeting this threshold, not providing appropriate levels of collaboration and financial transparency. Within a Job Order Contract integrated project delivery method, the Common Data Environment is provided by the Unit Price Book, UPB.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Renovating BIM Environment 100

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Cloud-computing will have a much more significant impact upon how the built environment is managed than 3D visualization. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment support by digital technology. Information drives cost savings and higher efficiency. Poor life-cycle management knowledge transfer.

BIM 66

BIM Life Cycle Architecture Modeling 66

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Architectural Visualization with Alex Hogrefe. Do you have architectural visualization skills? Well, you are in luck because this episode is dedicated to discussing all things related to architectural visualization and graphics. . The Difference between “visualization” and “rendering” jump to 2:24 .

Visualization 52

Visualization Architecture Software Software 52

BD+C

MAY 8, 2023

Megha Sinha, Melissa Alexander, Nate Holland Higher Education Laboratories Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects BIM and Information Technology Computational tools—which harness the power of computation to streamline decision making—were once considered “nice to have.” Now they are integral to the design process.

Plans 59

Plans Modeling Travel Design 59

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. That said, BIM has been preoccupied with 3D visualization to the extent that many/most feel that Revit, Archicad, et al are all that’s needed to implement BIM. As as result advancements are slow and productivity gains remain elusive.

Life Cycle 45

Life Cycle BIM Environment Management 45

Construction Specifier

MARCH 12, 2021

This includes building controls, lighting, electrical and digital infrastructure, audio/visual (A/V), and other aspects of the structure. As buildings become more complex and connected, the demand for BUILDING materials supporting high-performance facilities has also increased. WELL v2, and LBC v3.1 and v4.0.

Certification 57

Certification Materials Green Products 57

Construction Cost Estimating

OCTOBER 13, 2015

William McLean, Pete Silver (teacher at the School of Architecture and the Built Environment at the University of Westminster) and Peter Evans (Technical Director at the London office of consulting engineers MLM) have written an exclusive ebook that can streamline structural design and analysis processes for Structural Engineers.

Structural Engineering 40

Structural Engineering Engineering CAD Visualization 40