BIM stories
Digital delivery and new construction tech are speeding up projects, with the supreme award-winning water scheme completed in a year.
Crews can cut site visits and reduce rework as the system maps MEP points with 1/8-inch accuracy, even as buildings shift.
Digital twin tools could help cut costly delays and emissions, as 90% of infrastructure projects are still late or over budget.
Sustainability, modular builds and antimicrobial coatings are expected to reshape the sector as pandemic-era demand and supply shifts persist.
Older buildings could lock in high emissions unless retrofits and digital twins cut energy demand before 2050.
A digital product database could trim consenting costs and lift New Zealand builders' productivity, with gains to GDP estimated at up to NZD $220 million.
The University of Auckland’s Waiparuru Hall beat a record field to win the GIB Supreme Award, despite tight logistics and a fixed opening date.
Construction firms could cut costs and delays by using digital replicas to spot failures, test designs and improve sustainability before build-out.
Private technology firms are poised to dominate infrastructure, as automation and data reshape jobs, services and investment across the sector.
Automation is pushing structural engineers towards creative problem-solving, with empathy and communication set to matter more than maths.
Government-backed registration for Wellington’s first BIM conference has already drawn more than 150 expressions of interest from the sector.
Most Kiwi builders are missing out on returns from new kit, as skills gaps and poor systems integration blunt tech gains.
Australian projects have been recognised among 57 finalists from 420 nominations in Bentley Systems’ global infrastructure awards.
Architects and builders in five New Zealand centres can attend free talks on housing and construction challenges, with CPD points available.
Their software use has put six Australian infrastructure projects among 57 global finalists in Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards.
Recognition for builders, consultants and safety teams has highlighted Auckland projects completed on time and within budget.
Fifty seven projects from 340 user organisations worldwide have made Bentley’s annual awards shortlist, with winners due to be named in London in October.
Low productivity in construction is pushing firms towards robotics, 3D printing and modular building as McKinsey says the sector lags on R&D.
Fuel shortages could be eased by better storage and contingency planning after the Marsden to Wiri rupture, Infrastructure New Zealand says.
Industry professionals will hear how AI, robotics and the Internet of Things could reshape buildings, facilities and urban spaces at an Auckland expo.
