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A Giant That Is (Still) Creeping Through the Construction Industry: Digitization

Building Radar

However, digitalisation in the construction industry is developing more slowly than in other industries. This is also because, for example, the use of the digital application “Building Information Modeling” (BIM) will be mandatory for public infrastructure projects in Germany from this year onwards.

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BIM 360: One small step forward for Autodesk = Two huge steps backwards for the global AEC industry

DebunkTheBIM

Just because I do not enjoy modeling with Revit, I can keep an eye on what is happening in the industry, especially while the authors of my tool of choice are merrily basking in their achievements having ‘invented’ the ‘Year of the stair’. And, one of those would be to treat the industry with a bit more honesty.

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Demystifying carbon offsets vs direct reductions

BD+C

C above pre-industrial levels, as called for in the Paris Agreement, emissions need to be reduced by 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. The total cost of ownership can be analyzed and calculated using energy modelling and standard accounting tools which are increasingly routine practice in the design process.

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Expert talk: New normal calls for more collaboration and strong leadership

Lets Build

This simple yet extremely accurate point made by Dame Judith Hackitt, during the third edition of the UK Virtual Town Hall organised by LetsBuild, summarises perfectly the next day for the construction industry after the Coronavirus outbreak. It will require a great deal of collaboration between us in the government and you in the industry.”.

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Passing Marks: Transferring Safer School Design to Other Applications

BD+C

If national model codes were to evaluate these best practices and develop a safety and security standard, it would provide guidance as to where, when and how to specify products to raise the baseline of building security. So, what has the building industry learned about enhancing safe school design?

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The future of the 20-minute city

BD+C

With this in mind, many urban and transportation policies warrant a new model that includes designing for mobility. Because the 20-minute city reduces vehicle traffic and gas emissions, it could offer an excellent development model to implement at scale. And low-income residents with multiple children experience further disadvantages.

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Retrofitting Europe’s Homes: How Digital Construction can Support Greener, Affordable Housing

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Sitting on the grounds of a former petrol station was the COP house – a wooden cottage modelling a much more sustainable form of housing. In 2019, 30% of the residents of these tenements were classed as fuel poor , meaning they pay more than 10% of their disposable income on heating. Affordable green housing.

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