Dutch Materials Scientist Makes “Self-Healing” Roads
Last month’s The Verge article on pothole cure has refocused attention on Erik Schlangen and his self-healing asphalt. If you haven’t heard of Erik Schlangen yet, let this article introduce…
RIBA Rounding Up Regional Winners for the 2017 RIBA National Awards
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has been very busy the last weeks of May announcing and celebrating the RIBA Regional Awards winners with a series of events across…
How GDPR Will Change Personal Data Control and Affect Everyone in Construction
In just a few months, the new General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR will be strictly enforced and will completely change how organisations process and handle data which will pretty…
2017: The Year of the Skyscrapers
According to the annual report from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), 2017 is the year that the most number of skyscrapers (buildings measuring over 200 meters)…
TestFit and Automated Modelling
BuildingForge, a Dallas-based start-up, recently offered a 14 days trial to their solution, TestFit. I was quite impressed by their tool and use the opportunity to present it here. TestFit…
Align Update
I have finally find the time to update Align, my plugin for aligning elements, tags and text in Revit. The app now supports Revit version from 2016 to 2019 and…
Sharing bimsync models
Letting non-technical users see a model used to be a pain. Web-based viewers have started to make it way easier. They now allow you to review any models without having…
Types of Estimate – Types of estimates that prepared on various stages of a project.
What is an estimate or estimation in construction industry? Estimate is a rough calculation on quantities of various works & their expenditure, done by the experts of the relevant field…
SHEET PILE WALL OF RETAINING STRUCTURE
INTRODUCTION A retaining wall is a constructed wall that restrains soil or other material at locations having an abrupt change in elevation. There are many types of structures used to…
Revit 2019: Essentials for MEP Engineers
Getting started with Revit can feel daunting. It’s an unfamiliar program that may not work like your current software. But, like anything new as you become more familiar with it…