AECCafe Voice Archive for the ‘plant design’ CategoryIES' Intelligent Communities Lifecycle (ICL) Aims to Outpace Climate ChangeThursday, May 9th, 2019Unfortunately, climate change is occurring at such a rapid rate that technology is racing to keep up with it. The built environment currently accounts for 40% of the world’s energy use, meaning buildings and cities have the potential to make the biggest impact in reducing carbon emissions globally.
Design to Construction ProcessesFriday, April 12th, 2019The close relationship between design and construction is one that requires an integrated system, usually involving detailed plans and specifications. Carnegie Mellon recognizes construction planning is a process of identifying activities and resources required to make the design a physical reality. Construction, therefore, is the realization of a design put forth by architects and engineers. The various operational tasks that have to be performed in design and construction must be tracked throughout the project lifecycle. The project lifecycle doesn’t end just at the completion of construction and occupation of the building; it extends many years beyond that. Since there are also many specialized and custom features to buildings, they can take many years to complete. Factors such as site, weather, building codes and other issues must be taken into consideration. It is difficult to foresee the needs of the building over its continued lifecycle. Design plans are changing throughout the lifecycle according to technological changes and the demands of the structure. Create Immersive 3D Models with Matterport Cloud 3.0Thursday, April 4th, 2019Gregory Youngblood, senior director, Product Marketing at Matterport, spoke with AECCafe Voice regarding the new cloud software, Matterport Cloud 3.0.  Chapelcross Processing Plant AECCafe Special Report: Digital Twin Technology Mirrors AEC Reality, Materializes the IntangibleFriday, March 22nd, 2019Digital Twins – are they taking the AEC technology world by storm? IDC recently noted that by 2020, 30% of global 2000 companies will be using data from Digital Twins to improve organizational productivity by as much as 25%.  According to the 2018 Gartner Hype Cycle, Digital Twin is a trend that is now approaching the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” and is estimated to hit the “Plateau of Productivity” within 5 to 10 years. Image courtesy of Gartner, Inc. Trimble’s Constructible Revolutionizes Building Construction DataThursday, February 28th, 2019In an interview with Jon Fingland, general manager of collaboration solutions at Trimble, we talked about the need for digitization and transformation in the construction industry. Trimble’s answer to the challenges and transition to digitization is Constructible, a purpose-driven approach to building construction – a process that coordinates and optimizes the entire design, build, operate lifecycle. Constructible links the work of each construction stage and helps to implement that work within businesses. The Shape of Possibility: SOLIDWORKS World 2019Monday, February 18th, 2019The theme of SOLIDWORKS World 2019 held February 11-13 in Dallas, Texas, was “Where possibility takes form…” Tracy B Wilson of SOLIDWORKS made the introductions at the General Session, beginning with Gian Paolo Bassi, CEO, SOLIDWORKS, Dassault Systèmes.
AECCafe Industry Predictions for 2019 Part IThursday, January 10th, 2019Happy New Year! It’s exciting to predict what may be the technologies of the new year. Many of you have a finger on the pulse of what is up and coming and can share valuable insights with our readers.
AECCafe Year In Review 2018Thursday, December 20th, 20182018 brought with it the realization and development of various technologies that will serve to move the AEC industry forward and in some cases, serve the concept of digital cities more widely. Digital Twin technology has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the coming years.  Voluntary Architects Network Co-Venturing Defines Bentley PartnersFriday, November 23rd, 2018Dr. Horst Kayser, chief strategy officer, Siemens AG, presented a keynote in London at the Bentley Year in Infrastructure 2018 conference in October on the position of Siemens in the world of business. Siemens has gone from a PLM company to software company, and is now rated number two in its space, just behind SAP. It is the largest industrial manufacturing company in European industry, with a focus in the areas of Energy, Healthcare, and Infrastructure & Cities.
Going Open and Digital Twin Cloud Services Shape Bentley Year In Infrastructure 2018Thursday, October 25th, 2018The Bentley Year In Infrastructure Conference held in London this year at the Hilton London Metropole attracted over 1,200 attendees, a record number for that location and event. The company advanced its theme of “Going Digital” with the inauguration of Digital Twins and iTwin Services. iTwin Services are digital twin cloud services for infrastructure projects and assets, that can be transparently provisioned within Bentley’s Connected Data Environment (CDE) for ProjectWise and AssetWise users.  Bentley Year In Infrastructure 2018 Awards Ceremony and Dinner |
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