3DEXPERIENCE Construction 
Akio Moriwaki
As head of global marketing for the AEC Industry at Dassault Systèmes, Mr. Moriwaki launches and promotes groundbreaking Industry Solution Experiences. He is a member of buildingSMART. Meet the Zahner Team at Facades+April 19th, 2016 by Akio Moriwaki
Respected engineering and fabrication company A. Zahner Company is participating in the 2016 Façades+ Conference this week to promote the team’s system for creating unique façades and for improving design throughout the construction process.
CEO/President L. William Zahner will speak about the company’s technologies, techniques, and successes around the world.
Zahner VDC Technical Specialist Kyle Watson (left) will deliver an all-day workshop alongside Jonathan Asher of Dassault Systèmes (right). Zahner Technologist Jim Nordstrom will also be onsite to answer questions and listen to feedback on what Zahner can do to improve your AEC workflows. Register now for Façades+ in New York City on April 21-22, 2016.
Offsite Construction and Prefabrication in Civil EngineeringApril 14th, 2016 by Akio Moriwaki
Prefabrication is the designing and manufacturing of assemblies under factory conditions, then transporting them to—and assembling them on—a construction site. The technique is most widely used for concrete and steel sections in structures where a particular part or form is repeated many times. In civil engineering, prefabrication plays a key role in the construction of bridges, roads, tunnels, and more. Prefabrication can be used for:
Contributing Factors to the Prefabrication Trend in Civil EngineeringThe main reasons for prefabrication construction is to reduce the overall time period of construction time on a project. This time savings can yield significant budget savings. Read the rest of Offsite Construction and Prefabrication in Civil Engineering Spotlight on CadMakers Virtual ConstructionApril 7th, 2016 by Akio Moriwaki
 AEC Industry Solution Experiences on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform enables designers to view 18 floors of MEP elements at fabrication LOD 400 on what will be the world’s tallest wood building. SMARTER BUILDINGCadMakers Virtual Construction understands that the cost to construct a building is a small percent of the total lifecycle cost the structure. The company thinks it’s just as important to efficiently plan for maintenance as it is to build a structure, which is why CadMakers takes a holistic view of the AEC process.
“People have thought that you can’t use manufacturing best practices in AEC because everything is different in our industry,” explained Javier Glatt, co-founder and CEO of CadMakers, a service company built to streamline the AEC industry and has executed 35 projects worth over US$3 billion in construction value since early 2014. “But new technologies, such as the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform, are enabling this industry to automate processes and create a lot of value.” Read the rest of Spotlight on CadMakers Virtual Construction Watch the “Civil Design” Industry Process Experience at WorkMarch 25th, 2016 by Akio Moriwaki
In this video, you’ll see an in-depth example of how a civil engineer can use the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to design a railway/bridge structure.
The process begins by either leveraging the included Civil Engineering Catalogues (i.e. smart tools, reusable components, and IFC-compliant objects which speed up the creation of the skeleton), or the design can start from scratch. Read the rest of Watch the “Civil Design” Industry Process Experience at Work Petersen Automotive Museum: How Design-Assist Models Are Transforming FaçadesMarch 17th, 2016 by Akio Moriwaki
 Petersen Automotive Museum | Photo by David Zaitz (Own work) CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Zahner is an internationally acclaimed engineering and fabrication company best known for its highly crafted architectural metalwork. One of Zahner’s recent projects, the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), demonstrates how supply chain integration can help move complex buildings quickly to completion. KPF principal Trent Tesch brought Zahner onto the project during its early stages to prove to the owner that the proposed façade — a complex swirling structure of stainless steel ribbons—would indeed be possible to fabricate. Read the rest of Petersen Automotive Museum: How Design-Assist Models Are Transforming Façades How BIM Will Impact the Civil Design ProcessMarch 10th, 2016 by Akio Moriwaki
BIM: A Game Changer for Civil DesignThe AEC industry is moving toward embracing a collaborative environment. It is crucial that owners, designers, engineers, and fabricators have simultaneous and real-time access to design models and project data. AEC business leaders are advocating for Building Information Modeling (BIM) as the future of infrastructure projects worldwide. Adopting BIM technologies into the civil design process will enable stakeholders to instantly collaborate with each other on an integrated design platform. BIM can provide for digital sharing and collaborating of models, instead of individually working from drawings. Read the rest of How BIM Will Impact the Civil Design Process Collaborative, Efficient Design Processes with “Civil Design for Fabrication”February 25th, 2016 by Akio Moriwaki
A Growing Global Infrastructure As the global population continues to rise, worldwide spending on civil engineering projects is expected to grow. Emerging markets such as China, the Middle East, and Latin America will be looking to facilitate rapid increases in infrastructure projects quickly and cost-effectively. To keep pace, civil engineering and infrastructure professionals will need to address industry challenges, such as managing costs and schedules, reducing waste, and improving efficiency. One key reason for inefficiency in AEC infrastructure projects is fragmentation. An integrated, collaborative environment would eliminate fragmentation, address business challenges, achieve higher quality, and improve efficiency. Civil Design for Fabrication does just that:
Read the rest of Collaborative, Efficient Design Processes with “Civil Design for Fabrication” Spotlight on Zahner: Improving AEC Efficiency Through Façade Design IntegrationFebruary 19th, 2016 by Akio Moriwaki
Some of the big changes in the AEC Industry are being pushed by A. Zahner Company, an engineering and fabrication company based in Kansas City, Missouri. In January 2016, we met with Zahner representative Ed Huels, Director of IT / VDC Services, to learn how the company is responding to the challenges that face the AEC industry.  Edward Huels, Director of VDC service, A.ZAHNER COMPANY Zahner has a long history in the sheet metal fabrication industry, dating back to 1897 when it was founded by Andrew Zahner. The company went through several transformations, producing a variety of standard sheet metal applications. In the 1980’s, L. William Zahner, took the reins as the fourth-generation great-grandson of the family business. The company moved beyond producing standard systems to exploring architecture as art, just as the design world was beginning to explore new technology-based design solutions. Read the rest of Spotlight on Zahner: Improving AEC Efficiency Through Façade Design Integration Integrated Project Delivery: What Project Owners and Contributors Need to KnowFebruary 11th, 2016 by Akio Moriwaki
 UCSF Medical Center Mission Bay: An IPD success story. What is IPD?Integrated project delivery (IPD) is a collaborative building delivery method. IPD integrates diverse stakeholders—owners, engineers, architects, construction companies, contractors, and government agencies—to form a collaborative team under one contract. IPD also incorporates a variety of systems, practices, and business and financial structures. It is a joint venture approach, with shared risks and rewards.
Successful IPD has been achieved through many different approaches, including design-assist, design-build, and public-private partnership. The goal of IPD is faster delivery of a high-quality, cost-effective project. Read the rest of Integrated Project Delivery: What Project Owners and Contributors Need to Know 3D Technology + Construction: A High-Value PartnershipJanuary 28th, 2016 by John Stokoe, CB, CBE
World-leading, innovative technology is being used successfully to make the aerospace and other manufacturing industries more responsive to demand, dynamic in development and increasingly efficient in delivery. I would argue that the construction industry is crying out for this innovation to drive efficiency, generate sustainability, improve safety and reduce waste. The techniques of Building Information Modeling (BIM), being applied in some areas of the industry, take us part-way but the full value has yet to be realized.
The technology used by the aerospace industry embraces the full spectrum: from initial design, detailed 3D digital mock-ups, to testing and proving in the virtual digital world. The 3D model is reviewed, revised, redesigned and tested to destruction without injury or damage. The same platform of collaborative data then tracks materials requirements and the manufacturing process, following the aircraft from assembly to sale and delivery. It integrates data across the lifecycle of the program, to generate efficiency, reduce cost, cut waste, increase sustainability, improve safety and create value. Read the rest of 3D Technology + Construction: A High-Value Partnership |
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