Industry experts predict the trends that will dominate building services in 2017
Tag: BIM
Breaking BIM – the next generation
A new breed of construction millenials are taking advantage of the latest technology, says Hoare Lea’s Ben Roberts
Breaking BIM
In his second instalment, Hoare Lea’s Ben Roberts explains why buildings need to be able to talk to each other on common terms
Breaking BIM: Removing the stigma around BIM
If the advent of Level 2 BIM has left you scratching your head and wondering what digital technology has to offer building services, Ben Roberts explains
Law and order: Legal and contractual considerations for BIM
Phil King, of Hilson Moran, discusses the legal and contractual considerations associated with BIM
Monumental feat: BIM Level 2 on The Monument Building
As the built industry moves towards digital delivery, Liza Young finds out how Skanska used BIM Level 2 in the design and construction of The Monument Building in London
Horses for courses – services at the new Cheltenham Racecourse grandstand
M&E services in Cheltenham Racecourse’s new £45m grandstand had to be controlled zonally if parts of the building were to be hired out for weddings and other non-racing events. Luckily, the engineers didn’t fall at the first…
Brains storm – Digital Catapult’s Hackathon
To mark the launch of a database containing information from the Building Performance Evaluation programme, digital, construction and property experts teamed up to discuss how they could use data to close the performance gap. Alex Smith finds out who stood out from the IT crowd at Hackathon
Down to zero – winner of Ashrae modelling competition
An ASHRAE competition pitched teams of industry practitioners against each other to come up with the best model of a zero-net energy building. ‘Team IES’ won Best Energy Use and the firm’s Liam Buckley, who coached the team, describes the winning project
The home of graphene
The first big breakthrough in graphene took place in Manchester, and now the city has a £61m facility aimed at developing the material for everyday use. CH2M Hill’s Ian MacAskill describes the challenge of designing services for the extraordinarily complex National Graphene Institute