30 March 2015

Thermal break units made into BIM models

Schock’s Isokorb range is now available in the BIM exchange format IFC 2×3 Schock’s CAD service portal Schock’s website has also been developed to include a new CAD service portal, which its users can now access. The portal features Schock’s Isokorb types K, KXT, KS and KST as BIM models. The Isokorb range – which[…]

  • 30 March 2015

06 February 2015

BIM content from Harmer Drainage

By introducing Level 2 compliant BIM content, Harmer Drainage will meet Government requirements and be considered for future Government project work The SML cast iron soil and waste pipework system, which has been certified by the British Board Agrément and meets the European Standard BS EN 877, is now BIM Level 2 compliant. This means[…]

  • 06 February 2015

04 February 2015

New CAD drawing for hygiene rooms in schools

Clos-o-Mat’s new CAD drawing is for hygiene rooms that have to meet size and equipment requirements The latest edition of the Department for Education’s Building Bulletin 103 declares that a specialist hygiene room of 12 square metres must be included in all mainstream secondary schools. The hygiene rooms must be built with enough space for assistants to[…]

  • 04 February 2015

03 February 2015

Windows, doors and curtain walling added to NBS National BIM Library

The NBS National BIM Library has been designed as a resource for specifiers creating BIM models By making its products available on the National BIM Library, Senior Architectural Systems has enabled specifiers to add its products to their BIM models and BIM objects. One example is the SF52 system, which is capable of holding double[…]

  • 03 February 2015

02 February 2015

New BIM software from Wolf Systems heads to Ecobuild

Wolf Systems’ new BIM software, Horizon, has been designed for use by timber frame designers Horizon software is a timber frame tool built on Autodesk’s Revit Structure platform. The software has been conceived to allow timber frame designers to create 3D objects that symbolise actual physical building details. The 3D wall panels, floors and roof[…]

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23 July 2014

How can the mandatory requirements surrounding BIM benefit the industry?

The silver bullet, at least in the minds of Government officials, is Building Information Modelling (BIM).  BIM is not a new concept, but the pace of development and adoption has noticeably quickened since the Government made it the preferred method for delivering all centrally procured contracts from 2016. Not surprisingly, this has prompted a flood of[…]

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