Dec 09 2015
Ireland’s Zutec, through its focus on commissioning and handover has built a strong position in the megaprojects market, and is looking to expand further. Dublin, Ireland-based mobile construction technology provider Zutec exhibited at two London events I recently attended: the Digital Construction Week show in October (post) and Construct IT for Business’s “Future of BIM” …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2015/12/zutec-desktop-mobile-and-even-the-internet-of-things/
Dec 07 2015
According to Augment, augmented reality (AR) on a tablet device is the ideal tool for architects to present their building ideas and collaborate with clients and other team members, and for property developers to let or sell the finished buildings to tenants or buyers (architecture and construction is just one market the company is targeting). …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2015/12/augment-use-ar-to-present-your-buildings/
Dec 03 2015
Mature BIM use in future will increasingly require owners and their supply chains to share both legacy and real-time data about multiple assets. Being able to extract data held across multiple CDEs will be increasingly important. Yesterday, I attended the final ThinkBIM conference of 2015 (“BIM outside the Building”, organised by Leeds Beckett University’s CKE); …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2015/12/joined-up-data-needs-joined-up-cdes/
Nov 25 2015
“Integration of BIM and GIS is a good place to start connecting BIM and Smart Cities” Yesterdays CIOB International Inspiring Construction conference (hashtag: #CIOBInspire) in London heard a series of great presentations on a “Smart future”, from Arto Kiviniemi of Liverpool University, BAM Design MD Andrew Pryke, Sellafield’s John Robison and AECOM’s David Philp. Data – …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2015/11/geospatial-expertise-vital-in-managing-bim-and-big-data/
Nov 23 2015
I have a backlog of industry posts that I will be posting over the next week or so, but I’ve also been sent a couple of other news snippets…. 1: Corecon updates Pitched at the small to medium-sized end of the north American market (“Run your entire operation for about $1 a day!”), Corecon Technologies recently …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2015/11/an-sme-aec-saas-catch-up/
Nov 18 2015
The Field View user conference in London has provided some useful updates on Viewpoint’s mobile development plans. 13:00 GMT – Viewpoint For Projects (formerly 4Projects) has been growing strongly in terms of users during 2015, adding 5,900 users/month, EMEA managing director Alun Baker told the last* user conference for Field View (formerly Priority1, acquired by …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2015/11/notes-from-the-viewpoint-fieldview-user-day/
Nov 09 2015
As a collaboration commentator and occasional BIM speaker, I was one of several bloggers recently asked to comment on the UK’s BIM push for a Microsoft technology blog. As often happens, 90% of what I wrote ended up ‘on the cutting room floor’ (read the full post – including other people’s contributions – here). Just …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2015/11/is-bim-the-answer/
Nov 04 2015
Soluis was the official technology partner at the recent Digital Construction Week in London, and has been pioneering approaches to virtual and augmented reality. I asked Martin McDonnell, Soluis’ chairman about how these technologies could enhance collaboration, particularly on-site. “Immersive ways of conveying information” Innovation within the construction industry is creating a broad range of …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2015/11/site-based-ar-connectivity-still-a-challenge/
Nov 03 2015
UK construction product data start-up SpecifiedBy has closed a second seed round of investment of £350,000. Some 18 months after securing an initial round of seed funding (post), Edinburgh & Newcastle based startup, SpecifiedBy, has closed a second seed round of investment of £350,000, led by existing investors IP Group Plc and Northstar Ventures, with …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2015/11/specifiedby-raises-further-funding/
Nov 02 2015
Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure conference (#YII2015) has seen a host of product and corporate announcements, with an enterprise deal with AECOM involving ProjectWise a headline item. London: 3pm GMT – CEO Greg Bentley opened today’s press conference with a brief mention of the US company’s declared intention (July 2015) to float on the stock …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2015/11/bentley-extends-projectwise-adoption/
nima’s That Information Management podcast
