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BIM and the Common Data Environment
It's never too late for a reassessment of what BIM is, and how online platforms - such as the one supported by 4Projects - play an important part in the process
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Devon developed
Jonathan Reeves of JRA and Justin Watts of Peregrine Mears Architects Ltd.(PMA) explain how BIM was used to collaborate on two projects in North Devon - new buildings for a Further Education College and a smaller residential housing scheme
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Building Studio
Building Studio uses Bentley software to deliver exceptional, large-scale projects with AECOsim Building Designer, ensuring design quality while maximising productivity
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Vectorworks Design Scholarship UK winner announced
Computers Unlimited recently announced the UK winner of the Vectorworks Design Scholarship. Dan Sweeting from London Metropolitan University won the £2,000 bursary for an impressive, humorous and technically brilliant project based around the observation of tourist activity on the River Thames.
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A 15,000 piece glass jigsaw
The power of Digital Prototyping using Autodesk Inventor has enabled 4th Dimensional Façade Solutions to design and construct a 21st century masterpiece, according to key personnel Jason Dent and Peter Crawley. Charles Clarke reports |
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Smart Work
The latest large format scanners from Colortrac, the SmartLF SG range, provide enhanced performance and quality, thanks to the use of advanced CCD camera technology in conjunction with LED light sources |
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Wiring Up
EPLAN's Electric P8 offers engineers a software solution that automates the most time consuming electrical design tasks, providing a complete solution for the planning, documentation and control of electrical automation projects |
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Hearts of Oak
The successful design of oak framed buildings relies just as much on the use of advanced architectural software, like Vectorworks, as any other building, says Jasper Emanuel of EmanuelHendry
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Comment
Welcome to this month's newsletter
Whilst we are still feeling nice and relaxed from our summer holidays, and before we plunge into one of the busiest times of the year, we have the opportunity to reflect on the first half the year past, and those companies in the construction industry that are making waves, leading the pack or whatever you like to call it. Hence the popularity of Awards events, where we get the chance to nominate our own favourite piece of software, select the companies that have impressed us most, or need to tell others about the great piece of hardware we are now using.
No better place to do it than for the Hammers Awards – now running for nine years – whose winners decorate their web pages with our distinctive award logo! We've added a couple more project categories this year, which are judged by a panel of experts – but I get the best job – Editor's Choice. I have to make a choice between half a dozen different companies, software products or whatever, that have impressed me the most this year. Nobody knows which I will select until the awards ceremony itself – but this year, I will do something slightly differently. I will tell you – at the Awards itself – why each is on my short list. Can't be fairer than that!
David Chadwick
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