
BIM, Infrastructure & CAD Software
01 February 2016
ASSA ABLOY UK return to EcoBuild to discuss sustainability and BIM
18 January 2016
Polyflor unveils Phase 3 of its BIM offering
05 January 2016
Commercial development completed with BIM
23 October 2015
BIM objects for NVELOPE cladding support systems launched
05 August 2015
Solid surface materials made available as BIM objects
HI-MACS is a solid surface material, which is often used for interior products and architectural projects as external cladding. HI-MACS surface materials are now available as BIM models It offers a range of textures and colour patterns, allowing architects scope for creativity. In addition, it can be used for 3D forming; its natural stone material,[…]
15 July 2015
Charcon offers BIM-enabled commercial hard landscaping products
In 2011, the Government proposed an industry-wide adoption of BIM technology. The initiative was designed to promote sector modernisation across all publicly funded projects; it also aimed to reduce capital costs and carbon consumption. By June 2016, all Government-funded projects must be conceived, designed, specified, built, maintained and even demolished using BIM technology as a[…]
16 June 2015
Polyflor release an extended range of new BIM Objects
Free to download from the Polyflor website and RIBA National BIM Library, a selection of Polyflor’s new BIM objects includes: Polyflor’s Expona Flow vinyl flooring in Flaxen and Burnt Orange from the Cosmos collection. Expona Flow sheet vinyl flooring Expona Control Luxury vinyl tile SimpLay loose lay tile ranges The new BIM objects have been[…]
15 June 2015
Win 2 tickets to the Ashes from UK Construction Week
With the mandatory use of BIM on all government-funded projects coming into force in 2016, the construction industry is currently making preparations to ensure it is BIM ready. UK Construction Week’s survey is asking whether the industry fully understands what is required of them in regards to BIM, and what percentage of UK companies have[…]
22 May 2015
CAD available for assisted-access hygiene facilities in schools
Clos-o-Mat has released a free-to-download CAD for an assisted-access school hygiene room, ensuring any new project is the correct minimum size and contains the right equipment, as laid down in the Department for Education (DfE) guidelines. Clos-o-Mat hygiene room at Lonsdale School. Hygiene rooms are Changing Places assisted-access, wheelchair-friendly toilets that are not open to[…]