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Virtual cities: Designing the metropolises of the future – by Matthew Wall
BBC has published a very interesting article titled “Virtual cities: Designing the metropolises of the future”. Find the full article in: www.bbc.com/news Here is an excerpt of the article: “Simulation software that…
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Imagining construction’s digital future – by Rajat Agarwal, Shankar Chandrasekaran, and Mukund Sridhar
McKinsey Consultants have published a very interesting report titled “Imagining construction’s digital future” a couple of years ago. The report challenged the construction industry head-on by suggesting that it was time for…
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BIM A+ is in direct alignment with the satisfaction of the buildingSMART professional certification
buildingSMART is a recognised leader in the development of openBIM standards and can bring clarity and consensus in the definition and application of openBIM principles. Through its Professional Certification Program, buildingSMART will…
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NASA 3D-Printed Habitat Competition demands for the use of BIM.
NASA and its partners are holding a $3.15 million competition to build a 3-D printed habitat for deep space exploration, including the agency’s journey to Mars. The multi-phase challenge is designed to…
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BIM A+ Second Meeting at University of Ljubljana
The second meeting of BIM A+ master took place at University of Ljubljana on the 17th of December 2018 following the opening of the students applications. The meeting was attended by the…
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The very beginning of the digital representation – Ivan Sutherland Sketchpad
Ivan Sutherland is considered by many to be the creator of Computer Graphics and an Internet pioneer. Starting with his Ph.D. thesis, named Sketchpad, which is one of the most influential computer programs…
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The University of Minho is leading BIM education in Portugal
BIM started to be taught as an independent course module at the University of Minho back in the schoolyear 2013/2014 within the Master in Sustainable Construction and Rehabilitation. This initiative then also…
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BIM A+ consortium members from Politecnico di Milano are working on the new Italian BIM standards
BIM A+ consortium members from Politecnico di Milano are working on the new Italian BIM standards. In 2015 after, the publication of BS PAS 1192-2:2013 (UK Technical Specification), Italy decided to print…
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BSI Introduces First International BIM Standards
A new international BIM standard is coming very soon to replace the ‘old’ PAS 1192-2 and BS 1192. The British Standards Institution (BSI) announced that the first two international standards for Building…
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Bruno Figueiredo was highlighted in the 90 Seconds of Science, from Antena 1.
The research of Bruno Figueiredo, BIM A+3 course coordinator, was featured in the 90 Seconds of Science, from Antena 1 (Portugal). This research is exploring the integration of additive manufacturing technologies and…
