Engineering
The Game-Changing Potential of Game Engines for Building Design
May 23rd, 2024Apleona Technical Facility Management Business Examined
November 20th, 2023How Improved Stakeholder Collaboration Leads to More Effective Smart Buildings
A huge range of different parties have both a stake in and a role to play in the delivery of, successful smart building solutions across the life cycle of a building. Each of these stakeholders comes with its own unique set of priorities, goals, and key performance indicators (KPIs). Achieving successful outcomes as part of […]
BIM: Beyond Building Construction to Operation & the Digital Twin
Building Information Modelling (BIM) has established itself as a key software in the fields of building design, construction, and more recently operation. Each new iteration of BIM software introduces features that open up new opportunities for buildings and compel the building industry to imagine what might be possible in the years to come. BIM is now […]
On Buildings that Compute. A Proposal.
“What if the intelligent matter of our surroundings could understand us, give us feedback and communicate with us? What if the walls surrounding us were not only supporting our roofs, but had increased functionality? What if each brick, or building block, was a self-powered, decentralised computing entity that would comprise a part of an emerging, […]
AEC Software Providers Move into Smart Building Management
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. The announcement last week that MCS Solutions is being acquired by Nemetschek Group is an indication of the trend for software providers from the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector to move beyond design and construction towards operational management in the lifecycle […]
Architecture, Engineering, IT & Science Combine to Create Cybertecture
“Design is everywhere and is shaping everything… Design is being used to address the great challenges for achieving sustainability, alleviating poverty, providing affordability and delivering resilience for our world,” said Architect James Law, speaking at the 10th ‘Future Forum’ in Abu Dhabi. Law’s firm, Cybertecture International, provides leading edge architecture design, interior design, planning consultancy […]