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AEC Mechanical BIM Design Hardware Collaboration
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Challenges for Construction
Feature | September 2021
Should current global crises be considered as challenges or opportunities? Are construction companies merely holding their heads above water, or should...
The Eight Gardens
Feature | September 2021
Nick Lawrence of the A&Q Partnership explains how his practice is tutoring fellow project members on the ambitious Eight Gardens Watford development who are...
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Autodesk's digital twin platform debuts
News | September 2021
Autodesk has announced the commercial availability of its cloud-based digital twin platform, Autodesk Tandem, following its successful public beta.
Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship
News | September 2021
A Coventry University student is among a small group of apprentices who are the first in the UK to have completed their Civil Engineer degree apprenticeships.
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Vectorworks Joins the OGC
News | Spetember 2021
Vectorworks, Inc. has announced its official membership in the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), a global resource for geospatial information and standards.
New Homes from TFL's Property Company
News | September 2021
Up to 46,000 new homes in the capital could be delivered by Transport for London's new property development company over the next 25 years.
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Deep Learning
Software Focus | September 2021
Enscape's association with NVIDIA on its latest Graphics Cards featuring DLSS technology boosts the company's real-time rendering capabilities
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A Boost for BIM
Software Focus | September 2021
Graphisoft's BIMx and BIMcloud, enhanced alongside Archicad 25, provide the ultimate in 3D model presentation and architectural collaboration tools
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Autodesk Docs
Software Focus | September 2021
The handling of all documented information about a project is finally coming of age, as Autodesk incorporates Autodesk Docs into its Construction Cloud applications
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Light metal framing
Technology Focus | September 2021
Tekla Structures is the key to successful off-site manufacturing and erection of light metal framework

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Riding the Digital Tsunami

Information Management is just one of many challenges facing us, but is it the key to getting to grips with the rest of the challenges, both in construction and globally? Is a more precise knowledge of the amount of greenhouse gases we are pumping into the air or how much carbon-based energy we are consuming really going to make that much difference, when we already know in our gut that we have to make massive changes in our life-styles, how we get around and what we consume – and what we discard – to make any significant difference to our industry, and ultimately to the planet?

Riding the Digital Tsunami is an apt metaphor, though – it’s the theme of the article on the Challenges for Construction, which looks at the issues through the prism of the Access Groups ERP solutions. Like the tsunami you can either wait for it to overwhelm you, or you can take steps to get out of its way (though we are probably in too deep for that), or you can dig out your metaphorical surf-board and take advantage of the growth in data in a headlong dash to develop new efficiencies, better ways of working, leaner and more advanced technologies, and a smarter way of living.

The challenges are certainly there, but as the article points out, they are opportunities, too. It’s an exciting time to be in the industry, and we are privileged to be in a position where what we design, what we build, and how we shape our infrastructure is going to be pivotal for the future of the country. I didn’t start out in the construction industry, but if I was about to embark on my first career, I would be hot on the heels of the Coventry Uni’s student Scott Griffiths tails – in this issue’s news.

David Chadwick

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