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What to Look for in Construction Design Software

Lets Build

With construction design software, you can visualize different design possibilities, create professional presentations, better assess risks , and make more informed decisions. The software does offer a decent amount of customization along with 3D visualization, sketching, and rendering tools. The answer will always be SketchUp.

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(possible) Roles of BIM in managing Variations

DebunkTheBIM

visualize here those curvy graphics that give absolute ‘proof’ to this theory). One area is ‘Visualizing Claims’. Yet, a series of screenshots of even a rudimental 3-4D model will tell the same story in a much more powerful way. Still, when it works, it works beautifully.

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New Construction Technology Worth Contractors’ Attention

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Construction is also one of the top three uses of commercial drones. They’re helping designers who need to survey an area and visualize structures, since images from drones can help with the creation of building information models (BIM). Augmented reality is enabling field measurements and visualization of models.

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3 ways computational tools empower better decision-making

BD+C

Using computational tools, the project team was able to translate over a terabyte of data related to land use, ground water information, topography, trees, and use and conditions data about each building and room on campus into models. On another project, the Wilburton Commercial Area plan, an upzoning planning study in Bellevue, Wash.,

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LEAN Construction Delivery and supporting cloud-based technology

Job Order Contracting

Historically the focus has always been focused on the ” M “more specifically “M for Modeling” and 3D visualization. “M” Technology itself should be neutral but can, if properly used, enable improved organizational models and consistent deployment of more robust business processes. Learn more… [contact-form].

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BIM for FM

Job Order Contracting

Distribution and sharing of information by the Facilities Management Team is crucial to achieving cost efficient and high performing facilities, however, 3-D BIM visualization and modeling software is generally very sophisticated, relatively expensive, and very complex.

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“Innovation is purposeful”: How Skanska’s Sr. Precon Technologist Drives Change

Autodesk Construction Cloud

He will share how Skanska is driving collaboration in his session, Autodesk Model Coordination for Design and Construction Streamlines Process. While working on my bachelor’s, I gravitated toward the emerging technologies of Building Information Modeling (BIM). REGISTER NOW .