While the gateway for Smart Buildings might be through using BIM for facility management or operations, it too has struggled to gain widespread implementation despite the high level of interest …
While the gateway for Smart Buildings might be through using BIM for facility management or operations, it too has struggled to gain widespread implementation despite the high level of interest …
VIATechnik’s generative system creates different versions of shelters for disaster relief The Quebec Wood Export Bureau’s emergency disaster relief housing plan for the Bahamas. Rendering: Quebec Wood Export Bureau Chicago-based …
With the proliferation of cloud-based BIM technologies, remote site observation tools, and digital project management platforms, we no longer have to be together to work together. No one is reading …
Photo: Stamhuis Contractors have been edging their way into the design process for some time now. The increasing trend toward more design-build, integrated project delivery and other collaborative methods have …
ABSTRACT Although Building Information Models (BIM) are increasingly recognized as a compelling tool for project delivery, the challenges of seamless model validation and the transition of BIM data to FM …
Photo: Slava Krel 7 min read Introduction For the last few years I’ve been working in the electrical prefabrication environment on a specific task: automatic spool-sheet and shop drawing generation, packaging …
The importance of model-based design reviews for project success. Team members navigating a VR walkthrough via Fuzor Project. Photo: VIATechnik Construction is a risky business. The sheer amount of capital …
Joining the Chicago Headquarters this month as VDC Managers, are Shyam Telikicherla and Alex Tanguay who bring a combination of 30+ years’ experience in prefabrication and modular construction. As methods …
Chicago, IL, December 2019 – VIATechnik is pleased to announce a new partnership with UNIFI, the global leader in cloud-based BIM content and data management. As more sophisticated digital technologies …
The 8-trillion dollar construction industry has a major problem. Simply put, we do not have enough people to meet construction demands worldwide. A recent study by Autodesk and the …
Experts project that prefabrication and modular construction will total $209 billion by the end of the decade. The construction industry is facing colliding forces that render our current trajectory wasteful, …
If you’re using Unreal Engine 4 to improve your scenes, you know the program can feel a bit like a maze. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way. Thanks …
The Lamar Johnson Collaborative may only be five months old, but it’s run by a group of industry veterans with some big ideas about the future of AEC.
Prefabrication and modular construction have the potential to streamline the way construction professionals erect buildings — and increase overall project ROI.
As construction continues to expand, contractors (and other stakeholders) must figure out ways to reduce their industry’s detrimental impact on the environment.
Tech innovation in AEC is advancing at breakneck speed — but the industry is falling behind the curve.
What’s in your VDC toolbox? These five BIM plugins will help take your productivity to the next level.
Building information modeling (BIM) is becoming increasingly popular, but deciding to make the switch is only the first step toward effective BIM use.