Visualisation

Unreal Engine in architecture, engineering & construction

Posted by Martyn Day - March 24, 2021

The success of Unreal Engine in gaming continues to help fund the expansion of the…

VR/MR

Unity acquires VisualLive to boost mixed reality for construction

Posted by Greg Corke - March 10, 2021

Arizona-based software developer has established tools for HoloLens in construction

Project management

Autodesk launches Autodesk Takeoff for quantification

Posted by Martyn Day - March 10, 2021

Cloud-based service to assist estimators with 2D and 3D quantification

Project management

Bouygues using IoT to track construction equipment

Posted by AEC Magazine - March 10, 2021

Bouygues Construction Matériel uses IoT to connect and track equipment across France

Digital fabrication

BAM acquires Dutch prefab facade producer HSL/GNH

Posted by Martyn Day - March 4, 2021

Royal BAM Group continues its investment in off-site construction

Construction

Bentley Systems acquires civil construction specialist E7

Posted by AEC Magazine - March 2, 2021

Acquisition will build on capabilities of Synchro to enable 4D construction digital twins

Digital twins

Public beta for Autodesk Tandem digital twin platform

Posted by Martyn Day - February 22, 2021

Tandem is Autodesk’s cloud-based platform for bridge, facility, building, or any other structure

Construction

Autodesk triples down on collaboration

Posted by Martyn Day - February 18, 2021

Autodesk expands its Autodesk Construction Cloud with Autodesk Build

BIM

The future of AEC: an executive perspective

Posted by AEC Magazine - February 1, 2021

A roundtable discussion with four technology executives to discuss trends circling around the AEC industry…

Digital twins

Data ownership in a collaborative construction industry

Posted by Stuart Bell - September 15, 2020

If a digital twin is all about connected data ecosystems, what happens when data ownership…