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BIM Software for Infrastructure
May 6, 2021Credit: Original article published here. It has been close to seven years that I first wrote about the extension of the BIM concept of model-based design from the building domain to the infrastructure domain. At that time, Autodesk had r...
NVIDIA GTC 2021: The Omniverse
April 21, 2021Credit: Original article published here. The biggest news out of this year’s annual GTC conference that NVIDIA — best known for its GPUs (graphics processing units) for gaming and professional markets such as AEC — puts together to...
The BIM Revolution – What to Expect in 2021 and Beyond
April 1, 2021Credit: Original article published here. Over the past year, many industries have experienced unprecedented disruption due to the new challenges and uncertainties brought on by the pandemic. In construction, this has meant ongoing projec...
Understanding BIM (Book Review)
March 25, 2021Credit: Original article published here. Given the large number of books on BIM that have been — and continue to be — published, what makes Understanding BIM stand out is that it is authored by someone who actually developed the prec...
Sasaki: Firm Profile
March 11, 2021Credit: Original article published here. Sasaki, an interdisciplinary architecture, planning, landscape, and design firm with offices in Boston, Massachusetts, Shanghai, China, and Denver, Colorado, shares its perspective on AEC technolo...
An Overview of buildingSMART Standards
February 12, 2021Credit: Original article published here. It has been over 15 years since I took an in-depth look at the IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) open standard and my reason for doing so at that time was that with the increasing interest in BIM ...
How Robotics Impacts Land Surveying
February 4, 2021Credit: Original article published here. Robotics is still a relatively new addition to the ancient land surveying industry. This article by Jane Marsh, Editor-in-Chief of Environment.co, highlights the many benefits surveying robots...
Precast Shipping Trailers
February 4, 2021Credit: Original article published here. Precast concrete is poured in a factory and delivered to a job site. But how does it get to the job site? Wells has specialized trailers for shipping oversized and overweight pieces of concrete....
Double tee roofs and floors
January 28, 2021Credit: Original article published here. In the fast-track construction world we live in today, designers, contractors and owners are looking more and more at precast concrete to shorten the time to completion. When they think of precast...
BIM in Fire Safety at Coca-Cola HBC: FineFIRE Case Study
January 28, 2021Credit: Original article published here. This article by engineers Sorin Ficut and Dan Ferne of INTBS Romania highlights the practical benefits of using FineFIRE, a BIM software for fire protection design, through a real-world case study...
New Orleans Superdome: Project Profile
January 21, 2021Credit: Original article published here. ZELUS describes the Phase One renovation of the New Orleans Superdome, for which it provided pre-construction services. The Superdome was originally built in the 1970s and has become one of the mo...
Game change 2021: How Service, Offsite, and New Technology Will Change Construction
January 14, 2021Credit: Original article published here. With the number of construction projects dwindling as a result of the pandemic, many companies are reimagining their business models to secure their future. While how to increase productivity rema...
Precast Benefit: Resilience – Sustainable Design Using Precast
January 13, 2021Credit: Original article published here. Sustainability is generally defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs....
Waterproofing – Do it right now
January 12, 2021Credit: Original article published here. One area of construction that can be easily overlooked is waterproofing. This is true in the precast world as well as in other sectors of construction, probably because waterproofing details are e...
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AECbytes is a technology publication launched by Dr. Lachmi Khemlani in Nov 2003. AECbytes is focused on researching, analyzing, and reviewing technology products and services for the building industry. It publishes a variety of articles including newsletters covering conferences and shows, reviews of products, feature articles profiling case studies of firms and projects that showcase the use of technology, viewpoint articles featuring contributions from industry leaders, and tips and tricks authored by experts in individual AEC applications.
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