Building information modelling and parametric modelling were key to the design and construction of the Museum of the Future, in Dubai, which won a design award for its unique façade. Andy Pearson reports on how the use of technology made the building possible
Tag: BIM
Accelerating change: digital tools and innovation
The use of emerging technology will speed the delivery of net zero buildings, according to CIBSE President-elect Adrian Catchpole, who was one of the speakers in a CIBSE seminar at the ASHRAE Winter Conference in Atlanta. Tim Dwyer reports
Arriving on Platform G: Google’s new King’s Cross office
Google’s landmark ‘Platform G’ office development will be arriving in King’s Cross, London in 2024. Andy Pearson talks
to building services consultant Atelier Ten to find out how a BIM model was used to coordinate the highly innovative buildings services design along its 330-metre length
Digital evolution
How has the five-year plan to roll out BIM Level 2 across central government projects developed across the construction sector? Hywel Davies investigates
How digital can streamline concept design
To streamline the concept design stage for building services, four teams took part in a challenge to automate common project workflows. CIBSE’s digital engineering lead Carl Collins explains
Climb every mountain: BIM from design to operation at Schneider Electric’s Grenoble campus
Can a single BIM model be used from design to operation? Schneider Electric was keen to find out if true BIM was achievable at two flagship new buildings in Grenoble. The company’s Bertrand Lack describes the not inconsiderable challenges to Andrew Pearson
Object lessons – workshop on creating product objects for BIM
Ahead of the launch of a new competency scheme for manufacturers creating product data, CIBSE and the Society of Digital Engineering hosted a workshop that shone a light on the issues around creating product objects for BIM. Alex Smith reports
BIM is dead. Long live digital engineering
By choosing the functions of BIM that fit the profile of our projects, we can add value to clients, says Hoare Lea’s Andrew Krebs
How BIM helped restore the Spanish City pleasure palace in Whitley Bay
Restoring the Spanish City pleasure palace in Whitley Bay meant installing many services in the Grade II listed building for the first time. Mott MacDonald’s David Ridley explains how cloud-based BIM helped real-time collaboration to preserve the heritage of the building
Using cloud-based BIM to design London’s Royal Wharf development
Online-based BIM collaboration is helping to deliver the Royal Wharf development in London’s Docklands, as Phil Lattimore reports