Tag: built environment
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FreeCAD 1.0 Adoption Grows Among Small UK Architecture Practices
Following the landmark release of FreeCAD 1.0, adoption among small and independent architecture practices in the UK is…
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Bentley Systems Faces Pressure as OpenBIM Coalition Backs IFC-Linked Open Tools
A coalition of European contractors and consultancies, including Arup and Skanska, has published a joint position paper urging…
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Passivhaus Trust Backs Open Source Energy Modelling Tool EnergyPlus for UK Retrofit Projects
The Passivhaus Trust has published guidance endorsing EnergyPlus, the open source building energy simulation engine maintained by the…
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OpenStreetMap Data Powers New Street Works Coordination Tool for Highways Teams
Commonplace and the charity Turing Institute have jointly released an open source street works coordination prototype built on…
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Blender Gains Traction Among UK Architects as BIM Visualisation Complement
A growing number of UK architectural practices, including Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Haworth Tompkins, are integrating Blender…
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OpenProject Gains Traction Among UK Architects as BIM Coordination Tool
Several mid-size UK architectural practices, including Stride Treglown and Sheppard Robson, have begun trialling OpenProject as a project…
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Homes England Pilots OpenBIM Workflows Using Blender and IFC Standards
Homes England has launched a pilot programme exploring open-source BIM workflows, combining Blender with the BlenderBIM Add-on and…
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Autodesk Rival OpenBIM Platform BlenderBIM Gains Traction Among UK SME Contractors
BlenderBIM, the open source IFC-native BIM authoring tool built on Blender, is seeing growing adoption among small and…
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Autodesk Rival OpeningDesign Gains Traction Among UK Architectural SMEs Seeking Cost Relief
OpeningDesign, an open source collaborative CAD and BIM platform built on FreeCAD and hosted on GitHub, is reportedly…
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PostgreSQL and PostGIS Power New National Underground Asset Register Data Layer
The joint delivery team behind the UK Government’s National Underground Asset Register has confirmed that its core spatial…