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Virtual reality as a tool for sustainable design

Construction Specifier

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.

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BIM Dimensions 101: 3D, 4D, 5D,6D, 7D, 8D, & Beyond

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We don't always throw around the word "revolutionary," but building information modeling (BIM) has truly been that over the last few decades. At its core, BIM represents an all-encompassing strategy for creating and managing information about a built asset. Essentially, 3D BIM lets you create and visualize the building's design.

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BIM is NOT 3D Visualization – 4D, 5D ….

Building Information Management

Building Information Modeling, BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. As such, the core requirements of BIM include collaboration, standardized information, multiple domain competencies, and several supporting interoperable technologies. Why is BIM of to a slow start?

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Why are green buildings important?

Lets Build

The increasing focus on green buildings is one of many areas where society is moving in the right direction, making whole-life sustainable buildings the only environmentally justifiable option for future construction projects. Mistakes from the past. Knowledge in the present.

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Why You Should Make 4D Construction Sequencing ‘Business as Usual’ – and How To Do It

Autodesk Construction Cloud

However, 4D construction sequencing adds a crucial component of the formula for project management success – time. With a shared visualisation platform, every stakeholder stays informed, aligned, and on the same page, reducing errors and rework. What is 4D construction sequencing?

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How Construction Data Skills Are Being Taught in School

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction at UCL also recognizes the need to manage the proliferation of data in the construction sector. Eleni Papadonikolaki , Programme Director of Master of Science Digital Engineering, “namely focusing on both data capturing and cleaning, but also on data analysis and visualization.”.

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The Move Towards Embodied Carbon Targets for Building Materials

GCP Applied Technologies

This free, open source Embodied Carbon in Construction (EC3) tool aggregates EPDs for all kinds of building products, helping engineers and others to make more informed decisions for improving sustainability. Sustainable construction resources. Not sure how to get started with tracking embodied carbon on your next project?