BIM Community Africa appoints its 2022-2023 board
Following its registration as a non-profit company (NPC) in September 2021, the BIMcommUNITY.Africa constituted its first board in February 2022.
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BIMHarambee.Africa Student Competition seeks high-speed building information modelling projects for African smart cities
Interdisciplinary student teams across Africa are invited to demonstrate their BIM capabilities to improve the management and sustainability of existing buildings in Africa and making buildings smart city ready.
Draft standard for reporting built-environment carbon emissions opens for consultation
ICMS 3 provides a reporting framework for capital costs, life cycle costs and carbon emissions to optimises environmental sustainability of the built environment.
NavVis releases Ivion as a new scan-to-BIM platform for digital factories
The NavVis Ivion spatial data platform comprises Core (scan-to-BIM), Enterprise (digital factory) and Ivion Go for Enterprise (mobile app).
GeoSlam launches Hub 6.1 pointcloud software
GeoSlam launched the latest version of its pointcloud processing software, Hub 6.1. This version includes Adjust to Control functionality, a new version of Draw, improvements in processing, new parameters and bug fixes.
Project owners help drive construction digitisation and data efforts
Project owners increasingly regard data as the key driver of a project’s value and are demanding that their contractors and suppliers align with their digital ambitions.
NavVis IndoorViewer 2.7 adds annotations and auditing to aid virtual planning and collaboration
The recent release of NavVis IndoorViewer 3D visualisation software lets building stakeholders annotate, export and share measurements.
BIM Institute takes new direction under new leadership as the BIM Academy launches its online syllabus
The BIM Institute has appointed Gregory Mofokeng, the secretary-general of the Black Business Council in the Built Environment (BBCBE), as its new director from July 2020. The institute has also spun of its education and research arm, the BIM Academy Africa, as an independent training service for BIM professionals.
Bentley Systems and Legion temporarily waive subscription fees to help building and facilities managers meet social distancing demands
Bentley Systems has opened its Legion Simulator and OpenBuildings Station Designer software, including waiving new subscription fees, through 30 September 2020 for facilities managers to incorporate pedestrian simulation methodologies across their planning, design, and operations teams.
NBS publishes its tenth National BIM Report
This year’s 2020 BIM report marks the tenth year of asking the industry for their views about BIM. The latest report reflects the views of over 1000 industry professionals, and shows how usage and views of BIM have changed since 2011.