When I hear a great performance by a world class orchestra, I find myself in awe of the musicians’ precision and the resulting music. However, though it appears flawless to an unsophisticated listener ...

Building buildings in New York City is challenging for many reasons. As the president and CEO of an NYC-based general contracting firm, I've seen that first and foremost, the most difficult things to ...

In its many studies on the benefits of building information modeling in construction, Dodge Data & Analytics has consistently demonstrated that larger companies are more likely to use BIM and to ...

The construction industry has a love-hate relationship with technology. Some are wary of any new software/hardware the boss brings back from a convention or trade show. In fact, much of this software ...

3D modelling and BIM software can bring designers and contractors together to simplify complex railway station projects. Chris Lo talks to Neil Sharpe of design studio Weston Williamson about the ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

On Sept. 22, Autodesk launched a new model coordination workflow between two of its most popular clash detection and design review tools—Autodesk Navisworks and BIM 360 Model Coordination. The ...

grabowski.spork architektur is designing "The Change," Eschborn, Germany's first timber-hybrid high-rise office building, on behalf of PE Merhenthaler GmbH—a joint venture between Bauwens and Ampure, ...

Before the advent of computer aided design (CAD) systems to coordinate building designs, hand-drafted prints were the standard. As the advantages of using CAD systems became better understood and ...