Building Information Manufacturing (BIM) technology is most commonly used for planning and designing infrastructure, but companies are using it for another area that all construction firms deal with: ...

In early 2008, as a storm approached northern Michigan, a 19-year-old construction worker raced to the rooftop of a multifamily building to clear the area of construction debris. Unaware that a metal ...

There is some discussion in construction today about which is better to use — Building Information Modeling (BIM) or Lean Construction. You need to consider what each process offers before choosing ...

Back in 1980, I was the systems architect/analyst and building trades consultant for DataSonix, the second digitizer-based construction estimating software package ever created. A questions that was ...

Currently, specialized technical skills in the use of BIM methodology are in high demand, especially in the field of architecture. Even during the pandemic, job offers in this area have remained ...

Specialist contractors are challenging the cost of BIM and the way it is being used. Iain Withers reports Stacey Spence, the managing director of Ductform, a small ventilation firm in Edinburgh, ...

Injury and death on construction sites are very common—and costly. Construction companies constantly have to evaluate the safety of their job sites, and this can be a difficult feat. In fact, one in ...