3DEXPERIENCE Construction Ingeborg Rocker, PhD
Vice President of 3DEXPERIENCity | Geosphere and member of Dassault Systèmes' Corporate Strategy Team, Rocker is responsible for developing a vision and strategy for modeling and simulating our planet with a particular focus on urban settlements. Virtual Singapore and the Economy of the Digital TwinOctober 22nd, 2015 by Ingeborg Rocker, PhD
As the Internet of Things enables new levels of interconnectivity, a digital twin city is helping Singapore plan for a sustainable future.3D computer models of buildings and cities are familiar to many, but Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCity takes the concept further. It continuously generates the city as a dynamic, multidimensional data model that integrates information such as population density, traffic density, weather, energy supply and recycling volumes in real time. Watch the “Optimized Planning” Industry Process Experience at work for AEC Project Managers and Construction Planners [VIDEO]October 16th, 2015 by Akio Moriwaki
JUST RELEASED: a 5-minute video illustrating just a few common use cases for Optimized Planning powered by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform from Dassault Systèmes. In this video, you will see how the Project Execution System helps a project manager resolve discrepancies between a construction plan and the actual execution plan. The project manager manipulates a 3D view of the supply, status and delivery schedule of materials. He or she also uses Last Planner methodology to validate parts, materials, and contractor supply availability. Taking the High Road: Building Infrastructure Without Damaging the EnvironmentOctober 8th, 2015 by Akio Moriwaki
Click to tweet this article: Roads are not just a way to get from A to B. They change how the land is used, especially in rural areas, and can transform lives and livelihoods. But “more” is not always “better.” Roads allow people to reach health centers, schools and markets, which produces healthier, more skilled citizens, and in turn generates trade, jobs and economic growth. Roads can also lower food and other prices, and cut waste. Indeed, a paved road can halve the chances of spoilage, by getting fresh food to market quicker. According to the Copenhagen Consensus Center, a $239 billion investment in roads (as well as rail and electricity networks) in developing markets over the next 15 years could eliminate $3.1 trillion in food waste. Yet about 1.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to an all-weather road, according to the World Bank. That is changing rapidly. Roads are being built at an unprecedented pace: 25 million kilometers of paved thoroughfares are expected to be built by 2050—enough to circle the Earth 600 times, says William Laurance, research professor at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia, and director of its Center for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science. Click to Tweet: “25Mill km of roads expected But are these roads being built where they are most needed? Read the rest of Taking the High Road: Building Infrastructure Without Damaging the Environment A “Perfect Storm” for AEC Industry TransformationOctober 1st, 2015 by Akio Moriwaki
It’s no secret that the AEC industry is suffering from a surplus of waste: wasted materials, wasted time spent on rework and change orders, waste from highly fragmented processes. However, what the industry is beginning to realize is that it’s not the first group to think, There must be a better way. The aerospace industry is one recent example; in the 1990s, companies such as Boeing began to look at technologies and processes used in other industries to tighten their supply chain and manufacturing processes. A switch to all-digital modeling made this possible. Read the rest of A “Perfect Storm” for AEC Industry Transformation Shanghai Foundation Engineering Group Brings Information-Based Approach to Civil Engineering ProjectsSeptember 24th, 2015 by Akio Moriwaki
Shanghai Foundation Engineering Group has implemented “advanced construction process simulation methods” with the Optimized Planning Industry Process Experience. Shanghai Foundation Engineering Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Shanghai Construction Group. The firm has 1,680 employees and is focused on foundation engineering, constructing harbors, bridges, tunnels, and other large structures. Highly regarded through the construction industry globally, Shanghai Construction Group has built a large number of important, iconic and award-winning projects, all using the latest technologies. To ensure leadership in professional construction technology, the company and its subsidiaries are committed to the pursuit of excellence, continuous innovation in research and development, and rigorous project and process management approaches. Spotlight on PHI Cubed: Guiding the AEC Industry Toward Greater Levels of IntegrationSeptember 17th, 2015 by Akio Moriwaki
Hector Lorenzo Camps has set his sights on integrating the AEC industry at its earliest stages. The former architect and current building information consultant teaches a course on the Dassault Systèmes 3DExperience platform at the University of Miami School of Architecture with the goal of increasing collaboration in all areas of the industry. Spotlight on Impararia: Reducing the Gap Between Aerospace Optimization and AEC InefficiencySeptember 10th, 2015 by Akio Moriwaki
After decades providing IT and product lifecycle management consulting services to the aerospace industry, Mohamed Ali El Hani saw an opportunity to apply his experience in that mature industry to a new sector just beginning to adopt similar processes and tools: the AEC industry. Interested in exploring how aerospace technologies and a PLM approach could help improve the productivity of the design and construction industries, El Hani founded Impararia Solutions Inc. in 2009. With Impararia, El Hani set out to become a leader in PLM, helping AEC customers optimize their business processes by looking at IT investments that address the full lifecycle of their projects. However, the CEO of the Montreal-based company quickly recognized that despite the many similarities between aerospace and AEC, significant gaps still exist. Spotlight on MEMKO: Pushing Collaboration Across the Project Life Cycle to Revolutionize Design and ConstructionSeptember 3rd, 2015 by Akio Moriwaki
When Miro Miletic began his career with Boeing in the 1990s, the aviation industry was at the precipice of tremendous change. Although designers still produced paper drawings for each aircraft, 3DCAD was emerging as a drawing alternative. With the 777, Miletic was part of the team to design and build an aircraft using 3D CAD as the master model. The next step was the 787: the first aircraft designed without paper using Model Based Definition (MBD). Everyone, from supply to production, worked from digital models. The design process realized incredible new efficiencies with this move. Today, from his position as founder of technology service provider MEMKO Pty Ltd. in Australia, Miletic is urging the AEC industry to recognize the efficiencies it, too, stands to gain from a digital transition. Jumping Across IndustriesHis decades as a Boeing executive also gave Miletic an appreciation for the art of integrating solutions across industries. Since founding MEMKO in 2007, Miletic has been more focused than ever on that goal. MEMKO provides technology solutions, engineering and training for a variety of industries, including aerospace, defence, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) and others. How to Eliminate Waste and Increase Profits with “Optimized Construction”August 27th, 2015 by Akio Moriwaki
The Optimized Construction Industry Solution Experience from Dassault Systèmes integrates AEC project data, tracks progress, and brings together project teams – including owners, architects, engineers, general contractors, fabricators, and sub-contractors – all on a single, intuitive, collaborative platform. You get the value of:
Optimized Construction connects the dots between project progress, project efforts, and corresponding 3D data – bringing it all together under one 3D umbrella for a “single source of truth”. Read the rest of How to Eliminate Waste and Increase Profits with “Optimized Construction” Optimized Planning: Analyze and verify your construction sequence before breaking groundAugust 20th, 2015 by Prashanth Mysore
The Optimized Planning Industry Process Experience is for construction planners, project managers, and safety engineers to collaborate on a digital model that is true to the reality of the construction process. It allows teams to simulate and validate critical project activities—even worker tasks—before arriving onsite. |