My previous post (Integrated Project Delivery – US guide) talks repeatedly about Building Information Modelling (BIM). For readers interested in learning more about BIM as a process – as distinct from a set of technologies – I recommend Jerry Laiserin’s latest AEC Insight Column at Cadalyst (To BIMfinity and beyond!).
Category: Collaboration
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Nov 08 2007
Integrated Project Delivery – US guide
The American Institute of Architects (AIA), with the AIA California Council, has published Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide. This excellent document explains how project teams might move from a traditional approach to project procurement and delivery to a more collaborative, integrated team model. There are similarities with UK initiatives earlier this decade, but this guide also …
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Nov 07 2007
ICT, sustainability and contracts
I met Building sustainability blogger Phil Clark last week for a coffee, and he was good enough to talk about our conversation on Zerochampion. As well as talking about sustainability, the potential contribution of collaboration technologies and the environmental downsides of ICT, we also talked more generally about collaborative working and contracts. Being involved in …
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Nov 01 2007
New kids on the blog
I see that Aconex joint MDs Rob Phillpot and Leigh Jasper have just started a blog, Built on Collaboration, in which they will “discuss some good industry practices and, along the way, share some … stories about running a business”. I look forward to reading future posts. Welcome to the blogosphere, lads!
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Oct 30 2007
CTSpace shifts India operation
CTSpace, the construction collaboration technology vendor formed last year out of the merger of Citadon and BuildOnline, has moved its Pune, India-based software development operation to Symphony Services. CTSpace engineers will become Symphony employees based in Pune. Symphony “recently completed work on a new user interface to CTSpace’s collaboration solutions for managing documents and business …
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Oct 30 2007
New CFO at Aconex
The Australian reports that construction collaboration technology vendor Aconex has selected Andrew Eddy to be chief financial officer. He was previously finance group general manager at packaging company Amcor, and corporate treasurer at Orica, a global supplier of explosives and blasting technology.
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Oct 26 2007
Laiserin looks at contract conflict
Jerry Laiserin is an American writer on AEC software who has written many thoughtful pieces relating to collaboration. I was therefore delighted when I read last month that he was to become a contributor to Cadalyst. I have just read his first contribution, AGC Dispute with AIA Represents Deeper Rift, and it confirms my view. …
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Oct 25 2007
Australian collaboration technology research
An article, Zavanti to analyse use of collaboration technology by the Australia Construction Industry, on Australia’s infolink website says that Zavanti (formerly Powyr) has launched a market research project designed to investigate the use of construction collaboration technologies and project extranets by the Australian construction industry. It says the study, conducted by John Lowry from …
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Oct 24 2007
Aconex court case – latest
Somebody asked me today if the Aconex dispute with one of its shareholders had been resolved (see previous post). The answer is no, at least not yet. Court hearings were held on 9, 10, 12, 15 and 16 October, and the next hearing is scheduled for 2 November. A final ruling may, therefore, still be some …
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Oct 19 2007
Facebook and BIW comparison
I had an interesting message from a BIW user and EE blog reader via Facebook. She made an interesting comparison (partly in relation to the email-type application embedded in BIW’s collaboration platform): “This morning I … had this thought that Facebook is similar to BIW in a way. FB is heavily emphasizing usage of ‘team-mail’ (if …
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