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Laser Scanning Hits Tipping Point
04/30/12 By Tom Sawyer
Annual SPAR Laser Scanning Conference Brimmed with Optimism

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The BIM Strategy Behind Balfour Beatty's Software Deal With Autodesk
03/30/12 By Tom Sawyer
Balfour Beatty PLC is stepping up its support of new software and digital tools that underpin full lifecycle use of building information modeling around the globe. Here's why a recent deal with Autodesk is a key part of the strategy.

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05/07/12	How Ready Is 'BIM-Ready'? Online Assessment Tells All By Tom Sawyer Enthusiastic users expand low-profile U.K.-based service’s subscription base through word-of-mouth
04/04/12	3D RFIs, Collaboration With BlueBeam's Latest Revu 10 By Erin Joyce Bluebeam Software has released its latest version of its signature product, Revu 10, which pushes the envelope with more cloud storage integration, collaboration support and project communication.
02/13/12	Online Map Logs NYC Energy By Luke Abaffy New online tool presents energy consumption estimates at the individual building level.New online tool presents energy consumption estimates at the individual building level.
01/11/12	From Videogrammetry to Real-Time Roof Dimensions By Luke Abaffy A new technology that uses videogrammetry to deliver 3D views as big as a building and derive real-time digital measurements of nearly any object with 15-mm precision is being refined and readied for commercial use by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
01/11/12	Why BIM Will Become Even More Important in 2012 By Mike DeLacey, President, Microdesk Guest Commentary: Microdesk president Mike DeLacey asks, “how can we not only position ourselves to bid on new infrastructure projects, but also execute the projects more effectively and sustainably in the long run?”
10/05/11	Where are We Going in Construction? Do the Math By Michael Avramides, AIA How is innovation affecting the construction profession? Sometimes you have to review the basics to understand the trends. In this guest commentary, architect Michael Avramides does some of the math to plot some tech trends.
09/09/11	Case Study: Facilities Management as Engineering Deliverable By Steven Ross Using tablets and simple software inputs, engineers working on the on the Weill Cornell hospital upgrade are improving their deliverables.
07/25/11	First U.S. Consensus Standard on Building Information Modeling Due at Year-End By Nadine M. Post After years of chugging along, the development of the nation’s first consensus-based standard for building information modeling is finally picking up steam.

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06/09/10 Hospital Owner's Digital Mandate Gives Builders A Dose of Reality
03/17/10 3D Images Help Sell Route
09/30/09 Market Study Finds Engineers Get Lowest Return from BIM
08/05/09 Bending BIM to Design Utilities Breaks New Ground
08/05/09 Building Information Modeling Boosters Are Crossing That Bridge
04/29/09 Modeling Spurs Architect To Reorganize Divisions of Labor
04/29/09 Digging into 3D Modeling Unearths Many Worms
04/29/09 Leading Off With a Hit,New Yankees Home Scores Big
04/29/09 Not for the Faint of Heart, Expecting a Win By Taking on BIM
04/08/09 Building Team Members See Progress and Problems
02/10/09 Multi-Discipline Design Tools Updated With BIM In Mind
10/22/08 Building Information Modeling Contract Documents Arrive
07/02/08 Industry Is Setting the Stage For BIM Collaboration
04/02/08 Army's BIM Approach Worries Industry Firms
10/17/07 BIM Survey Delves Into Users' Desires and Expectations
10/17/07 As New Tool Lands on More Campuses, Students Seek 'A' in BIM
04/02/07 Building Groups Seek Unity on Interoperability and BIM