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GIS: technologies for spatial analysis and visualization
Geographic information systems (GIS) for spatial analysis have several uses in different research fields such as medicine, social and enviro...
BIM, a Successful Methodology in the Real Estate Sector
Every field in today’s world is becoming separate, and professionals are developing standards solely. The business field has its own standar...
The Current Status of BIM Implementation in India
When it comes to BIM implementation in India, there are some important works currently taking place. Examples of such are the Personal Rapid...
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The status of BIM implementation in the Middle East
The Middle East is a unique market for BIM, and its use is expected to increase in the upcoming years. The Middle East is the iconic place where some of the mos...
What is Open BIM?
The concept of OpenBIM is becoming a strong trend in the BIM industry, but what exactly does it mean? The creator and supporter, buildingSma...
Benefits of Smart Street Lighting
There are over 300 million street lights globally. Obsolete street lighting can account for more than 40% of the total energy consumed by a city. The case for S...
BIM CREA 2021 Review
The AEC professionals who participated in the BIM CREA 2021 event, held in Florianópolis - the Brazilian Magic Island - were finally able to be #TOGETHERAGAIN. ...
ConceptStation in the Airport Infrastructure Projects
OpenRoads ConceptStation software has a lot of tools to facilitate the development of a concept design for roads and bridges. However, as Fernando Borges, Senio...
BrIM (Bridge Information Modeling): Six uses and practical applications
Although the application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the construction sector is expanding every day, its use in transport infrastructure has still...
Zigurat and its commitment to the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda
SIX YEARS LATER, AND WITH NINE YEARS LEFT IN THE PERIOD ESTABLISHED BY THE 2030 AGENDA, THE ZIGURAT GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ITS COMMI...
To what extent is your city smart? – Smart Cities Maturity Models
One of the first steps in formulating a Smart City strategy is to know the city's level of maturity in order to determine the next steps to be taken. In this co...
How smart interventions can address multiple urban challenges at once
This is a long form version of the introductory talk I gave for our panel discussion during the Zigurat Innovation Week at the end of June. The session focused ...
What is Unreal Engine and why it is revolutionizing ArchVIZ (Architectural Visualization)
What is Unreal Engine? If you work in the Engineering & Construction (E&C) sector, you are probably starting to hear more and more about this video game...
Seminole Hard Rock Guitar Hotel: a construction superstar
This article showcases one of those buildings that leaves no one indifferent: the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel is a guitar-shaped hotel inaugurated in October 2019 ...
Exploring form through computational architecture
In the following article, Andreas Kopřiva Lernis, Architect Engineer and Alumni of the Postgraduate Program in Parametric Design with Visual Programming in BIM,...