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Collaborative approach to project design

From reducing risks to enhancing efficiency, BIM can add value to projects across planning, design, construction and operation, says CHRIS MEIR, Specification Sales Manager of Conex Banninger Middle East.

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Connected construction, the way forward

Technology solutions are empowering the construction industry to beat surging inflation and other challenges, says PAUL WALLETT, Regional Director of Trimble Solutions, Middle East and India.

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BIM benefits in the construction lifecycle

The global BIM market, valued at $6.5 billion last year, is projected to see a 15.63 per cent growth by 2027, says IBRAHIM IMAM, Co-Founder, Group-Co-CEO, CEO MENA and APAC at PlanRadar*. Here he outlines some of the key benefits of using the technology.

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Geberit’s Catalogue facilitates planning

When designing MEP systems, it is important to use BIM to facilitate efficient planning right from the early stages of the project thus ensuring that buildings function smoothly throughout their lifecycle, says GABRIEL NASSAR, Managing Director of Geberit’s Representative office Gulf.

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Technal’s Tech3D points way to design efficiency

At a series of webinars on façade design and engineering attended by Gulf Construction last month, Technal provided an insight into its 3D BIM objects configurator Tech3D, an efficient, user-friendly software that allows architects to create objects and visualise them fast.

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Data is the new gold

PEDRO REY ANTÓN, Middle East BIM Coordinator for Acciona, anticipates an evolution of BIM to ‘BI(M)G Data’, which will see the connection between construction works and...

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Faro’s combination for laser-guided assembly

With the combination of BuildIT Construction software and the TracerSI, Faro is set to take design transfer for assembling construction components into the digital age, providing a live virtual template to easily assemble the deliverables without construction drawings.

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BIM adoption: change in mindset necessary

With the growing use of building information modelling (BIM) in the region, there is a need for a change in mindset in the industry’s entire supply chain to tackle the challenges together from the very start of projects, says PAUL WILLIAMS, managing director at RMD Kwikform Middle East.

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Interoperability is the way forward

RAOUL KARP, vice-president, product development, and JOSH TAYLOR, senior product manager, structural, at Bentley Systems, examine approaches to structural modelling that can yield significant benefits to structural engineering teams.