Opinion

BIM and the future of sustainable design

Posted by AEC - October 3, 2011

The potential of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is vast, but most UK design and construction…

Opinion

A lack of trust in drawings and 3D

Posted by Robert Jamieson - July 25, 2011

Regular AEC Magazine contributor, Rob Jamieson, shares his frustrations as a string of delays to…

Opinion

Cadfaster Collaborate

Posted by AEC - February 18, 2011

With teams and clients based all around the world, holding design meetings can be a…

Opinion

Imagina 2011 report

Posted by Greg Corke - May 10, 2011

Monaco was once again the hub of the European visualisation and simulation industry at Imagina…

Opinion

Revit Standard one year on

Posted by AEC - February 18, 2011

Last year saw the launch of the AEC (UK) BIM Standard for Revit. At its…

Opinion

Collaborative software

Posted by AEC - December 5, 2010

Clare Watson explores how collaborative software can lead to potentially huge hidden savings.

Opinion

Plant industry hots up

Posted by Martyn Day - September 25, 2010

Recent events indicate that the Process Plant software market is heating up. Following Intergraph being…

Opinion

Sustainability: what is your strategy?

Posted by AEC - October 13, 2009

Anyone who writes off green design as niche should think again, in a few short…

Opinion

Grand designs: digital cities

Posted by Martyn Day - September 14, 2009

There is a widespread industry move to adopt Building Information Modelling and intelligent 3D design.…

Opinion

An introduction to visualisation

Posted by AEC - June 2, 2009

Jamie Gwilliam, Autodesk