BIM, the game-changer
The way we design, construct, operate and maintain buildings and structures has changed over the past decades. Nowadays we use virtual objects as representation...
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BIM Glossary: The BIM terms every professional in the industry must know
Wondering what means what in BIM? For that occasion, we recommend that you check out our BIM Glossary with the most important expressions each professional who ...
Transport and urban mobility after Covid19 confinement
Eduard J Alvarez-Palau, professor of Master’s in Global Smart City Management, dedicates today’s post to innovative solutions in urban mobility after Covid19 an...
Bridges and BIM, a winner combo
As we have explained in several articles in this blog, the Building Information Modeling methodology is a process that is used for the planning and construction...
Urban development challenges in the Smart city strategy
Cities have become the physical structure of opportunities and challenges alike, from where we must act and react. We are presented with an opportunity to re-en...
Virtual Design and Construction, the evolution of BIM
When we talk about BIM, most of people refer to an intelligent process based on 3D models that bring to professionals of Architecture, Engineering and Construct...
How Economy 4.0 enables Smart Cities?
When embarking on a smart city journey, it’s important to have a global vision and strategy. Defining the number of bike lanes or a waste management policy come...
Innovative methods in BIM implementation for construction: City Center Al Zahia Mall
In today’s post, Anastasia Tsagka, senior BIM Coordinator at CCC and lecturer in Zigurat’s Master’s in Global BIM Management for Infrastrucutre Projects, discus...
BIM in Healthcare: Built Asset Management of Hospitals
With the efficiency of hospitals other healthcare centers in the spotlight, in this blog article, we ask how can the use of BIM methodology streamline the build...
COVID-19, the example that reflects the need to invest in Smart Cities
On a battlefield, it’s not always the one who strikes first, who wins. You can start with loose fists, maintain resistance, and finally counterattack. And at th...
Interview with a woman engineer: Dora Horvath
To celebrate the International Women’s Day this month we have published interviews with our professors, collaborators and students. In today’s article we interv...
Structural BIM: Concepts, Software & Standards
In today’s post, we go over a masterclass in which BIM engineer José Carlos Lino gave us the fundamentals of structural BIM, the software and some existing stan...
