Tag: simulation

May 09 2011

TSB launches £7m competition to boost UK construction ICT

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Functionality, Future
9 May 2011

The UK’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB) is to invest up to £12 million through three new research and development competitions that will stimulate innovation and support growth across the UK, with the lion’s share (£7m) of the potential pot being devoted to a competition for high-value manufacturing and construction (see news release). As a business-led government …

automation, building information modelling, collaboration, COMIT, Construction, ICT, MBE KTN, National Platform for the Built Environment, SCRI, simulation, Technology Strategy Board

Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2011/05/tsb-launches-7m-competition-to-boost-uk-construction-ict/

Mar 08 2011

Virtual worlds and the built environment

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, BIM, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Marketing, People issues, Sustainability, Vendors, Web 2.0
8 March 2011

Virtual worlds and the built environment (PDF) is a white paper just published by Birmingham, UK-based Daden Ltd, about whom I’ve written before (post). Having explored Second Life very superficially a couple of years ago when Be2camp was in its infancy, I have watched with interest as Dave Burden and Soulla Stylianou have developed strong …