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The 2-Year Stadium Construction Project: A Peek Behind the Fast Delivery of San Diego State University’s Snapdragon Stadium

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Martin Jones, senior project manager, Bowman When the National Football League’s San Diego Chargers moved to Los Angeles in 2017, they left behind Qualcomm Stadium. As site infrastructure design and engineering consultants, Bowman had a significant role in this speedy turnaround. The venue opened on time on September 3, 2022.

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2015 BIM Experience Survey - Preliminary Results

Construction Dive

Building information modeling (BIM) is a controversial topic. BIM champions have been extolling its virtues of design efficiency, construction cost and time savings, and maintenance economies for owners. Yet BIM has not become as widely used as expected in the United States. Read more.'

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Why It’s Time for Contractors to Adopt Collaborative BIM

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Building Information Modeling (BIM) isn’t a new concept in construction. Many contractors have been using this 3D design method for years now to improve collaboration, often with impressive results for efficiency and ROI. The 2017 report found the industry hasn’t made much progress in this regard.

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Is a BIM Mandate Coming to the US?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As we discussed in a recent blog post , the JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology report found that building information modeling (BIM) adoption in the United States has been fairly slow, with only 27 percent of construction companies having a BIM department. BIM Adoption Abroad.

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5 Ways BIM Can Help You Reach LEED Certification

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We understand the importance of designing and building with the environment in mind. Our Portland, Oregon, headquarters is a LEED Gold certified building , and we’re committed to helping our customers reach LEED certification on projects as well. Tracking LEED credits in BIM can help a project reach its goals.

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Registration now open for the MEP and Structural Fabricators Forum 2017

BIM & Beam

We’ve got your back at the MEP and Structural Fabricators Forum 2017. In one day you’ll learn current and emerging trends in Building Information Modeling (BIM), network with your industry peers, and gain expert insight from leaders in the field. Check out these classes from last year’s Forum.

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Construction Productivity is a Process Problem, Not People: Here’s How Autonomy Helps

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In 2017, McKinsey & Company released a 10-year analysis from 2005 to 2015 that found that construction-labor productivity in the United States hadn’t kept pace with other industries. Non-integrated systems also lead to information silos, disconnected processes, and manual workflows—which can then create conflicting data.