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Higgins to replace 1960s towers in Fulham

Construction Enquirer

The design of the new homes, which was co-produced with estate residents, draws inspiration from the historic mansion apartment buildings in the borough, incorporating an elegant brick-clad façade and reconstituted stone banding. Of the new homes, 112 will be designated as affordable with 67 flats being at social or London affordable rent.

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£300m Norwich Anglia Square scheme finally approved

Construction Enquirer

The firm was forced back to the drawing board to completely overhaul its original proposal after the Secretary of State intervened over-turning the City Council’s previous planning approval decision to redevelop the 11.5 A further 1.2km of new hedging and ecological features contributing to an +85% biodiversity net gain.

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BIM is dead, please do not resuscitate!

DebunkTheBIM

The new generation of 20 somethings (and younger) in training or about to enter the AEC, are taught that documenting building is about creating drawings. A good modeller will have plenty of opportunities to model, but rule number one is, that the ‘drawings’ are priority, what consultancies get paid for. Don’t worry.

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How ITC Reduces Construction Disruptions and Delays With Digital Transformation

Autodesk Construction Cloud

On top of the challenges presented by relying on 2D design and pre-construction drawings on AutoCAD , ITC’s biggest challenge was improving the visualisation of projects from the first step to the final product. Number of drawings required reduced by 75%. Collaboration was their next key challenge. The impact at a glance.

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Is Two D from Two D still cheaper than Two D from Three D?

DebunkTheBIM

For example, an international consultancy I’ve been working with for a while now (7000+ people employed worldwide) likes to claim to be at the forefront of BIM application within its core services. Had the client insisted on wanting a fully integrated 2D-3D process, they’d have to pay a premium, the argument (and the consultancy) say.

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The future of specifiers: The way forward

Construction Specifier

They see trends toward integrating information better, both with building information modeling (BIM) and drawings, and between teammates. He sees reliance on the full-time specifier continuing, but bridges being built slowly between that person and the drawings. They imagine specifiers will be increasingly integrated with their teams.

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Deloitte Opens US Delivery Center In Orlando, FL Area

Business Facilities

. “The opening of the US Delivery Center allows Deloitte to help clients scale and deliver projects efficiently through a focus on quality and standardized processes and procedures,” said Bonnie Barnes, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and US Delivery Center leader.

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