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A BIM-enabled MEP coordination process for use in China

This paper reports how design institutes without 3D modelling capabilities can work with modellers to perform MEP coordination with BIM. A BIM-enabled MEP coordination process for use in China is documented and further developed as ...

Building Information Modeling for Masonry: Defining and Modeling Masonry Walls

9th International Masonry Conference 2014 in Guimarães. By GENTRY, RUSSELL; CAVIERES, ANDRES; BIGGS, DAVID

UK Overview of a 5D BIM project

RICS Information Paper, 1st edition

A BIM-Based Web Service Framework

Green building design has been a major trend in the last decade which has largely affected theAEC industry.

Defining a Smart Building: Part Five

Numerous research companies and organizations are predicting significant growth in the smart building market.

Defining a Smart Building: Part Four

This is the fourth in a series of five articles focusing on Smart Buildings, in this article we shall address electrical, metering and video surveillance systems.  

Defining a Smart Building: Part Three

If it was easy to define a smart building in one sentence then every building owner would have a smart building. Unfortunately, that’s not possible. Buildings are multifaceted and have a variety of uses.

Defining a Smart Building: Part Two

We set forth to define a smart building by addressing the second group of smart building attributes: system integration, AV and water. Let’s start with system integration, which is one of the most important and ...

Defining a Smart Building: Part One

Building owners, designers, contractors and facility managers are all trying to build or renovate buildings identified as “smart” buildings. In general we think of smart buildings as being innovative, using advanced technology and materials, contributing ...

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