Tag: built environment
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Blender Gains Traction in UK Architecture Firms as Visualisation Tool
A survey by NBS has found that 23 percent of UK architecture practices now use Blender for architectural…
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OpenStreetMap Data Powers New National Highways Asset Management Platform
National Highways has announced a new road asset management platform built on OpenStreetMap data combined with PostGIS and…
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OpenProject Gains Traction Among UK Architecture Practices as Autodesk Alternative
A growing number of mid-sized UK architecture practices, including Stride Treglown and Sheppard Robson, are trialling OpenProject as…
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Arup Standardises BIM Collaboration Workflows on OpenBIM IFC Toolkit
Global engineering consultancy Arup has announced it is standardising its multi-disciplinary BIM collaboration workflows on an open IFC-based…
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Blender Gains Ground in Architecture Visualisation as BIM Plugin Matures
The open source BlenderBIM add-on, developed by the IfcOpenShell community, has reached version 0.8 and is attracting growing…
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PostgreSQL and PostGIS Power New Open Source Urban Digital Twin Platform
A consortium led by Arup and the Alan Turing Institute has released an open source urban digital twin…
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Homes England Pilots OpenBIM Workflow Using IFC and Blender
Homes England has announced a pilot programme adopting open BIM standards, using IFC file formats and Blender with…
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Linux Foundation Launches Construction Industry Working Group for Open Data Standards
The Linux Foundation has established a new Construction Technology Working Group, bringing together firms including Skanska, Mace, and…
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OpenBIM Alliance Backs IFC Support in Blender’s Architecture Toolset
The OpenBIM Alliance has announced funding support for expanded IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) schema support within the BlenderBIM…
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Homes England Pilots OpenBIM Workflow Using FreeCAD and BlenderBIM
Homes England has launched a procurement experiment requiring three SME housebuilder partners to deliver IFC-compliant open BIM models…