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Trimble Announces 2024 Tekla Global BIM Awards Winners

Civil + Structural Engineer

WESTMINSTER, Colo., — Trimble ® (Nasdaq: TRMB) announced today the winners of its 2024 Tekla ® Global Building Information Modeling (BIM) Awards. The overall winner for the best BIM project of 2024 is the Kruunuvuori Bridge in Helsinki, an end-to-end BIM project.

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Rosendin helping build future construction generation

CCR Magazine

The Rosendin Foundation , a dedicated 501(c)(3) non-profit committed to positively impacting communities and empowering individuals, brought back its TRF Camp Build , a free summer camp designed to ignite the joy of building in middle school students.

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A Case (Study) for Off-Site Construction in Home Building

The Pro Builder

Rather, it employed an off-site construction method that built all of the wall panels, floor panels, and roof trusses in a nearby factory and assembled them on site in fewer than three days. No cutting (or recutting) of materials required, hence the notable lack of any construction din. he was struck by an eerie silence.

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Offsite vs. Onsite Construction Part 2

Civil + Structural Engineer

In Part II of a two-part series, industry pros focus on the multiple benefits offered by offsite construction with increased challenges from inflation, labor shortages, materials availability, and a push to increase sustainability on construction projects. Ochs: To put it simply, using offsite construction saves time and money.

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A Guide to BIM

Viewpoint Construction Technology

If you work in construction, you can’t escape the buzz around business information modeling (BIM) , the 3D modeling method used to communicate information throughout the design, build and lifecycle of a project. What Is BIM? BIM lets your whole team work off the same models.

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Talent and Tech: The Keys to Unlocking Prefabrication Success 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In the race to meet surging construction demand and reduce risk, the industry is turning to innovative solutions such as prefabrication and modular construction to increase productivity and protect margins. This shift isn't just a passing trend; the prefabricated buildings market is expected to surpass $227.7

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Australian AEC university students deliver smart building and connected communities in team challenge

Roads Online

The finalists are announced as “Hexa” from Deakin University, VIC; “Intersected Generations” from Curtin University (WA), and “Modular Makers” from Western Sydney University (NSW). For the industry to keep pace, it needs to build more projects in a faster and more sustainable way. for a chance to win the Challenge Cup.