From data environments to digital twins, digital construction is shifting from 3D models to full lifecycle information ...

Building information modeling (BIM) technology represents a massive shift in the architecture, engineering and construction sectors. Designed to visualize data and streamline building projects, it ...

Architectural Design with SketchUp, Second Edition, is the leading guide to this incredibly useful tool for architects, interior designers, construction professionals, and makers. With easy to follow ...

The concept of building information modeling has been around since the 1970s. It only seemed to have a relatively huge acceptance in the construction industry in the early 2000s. Since then, BIM ...

The U.S. National Building Information Model Standard Project Committee defines BIM as “a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility” or “a shared knowledge ...

The construction industry has a love-hate relationship with technology. Some are wary of any new software/hardware the boss brings back from a convention or trade show. In fact, much of this software ...

BIM and 3D modeling have been used extensively and successfully in vertical building construction. Contractors and state DOTs and other public owners are now recognizing its application and value in ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...