Tag: built environment
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Autodesk Rival OpenBIM Platform Speckle Secures Series A Funding Round
Speckle, the open source data platform for architecture, engineering and construction workflows, has closed a £9.2 million Series…
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FreeCAD 1.0 Release Sparks Interest Among Small Architectural Practices
The landmark release of FreeCAD 1.0, featuring a stabilised topological naming engine and improved BIM workbench, has prompted…
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Autodesk Rival OpenBIM Platform FreeCAD 1.0 Gains UK Construction Traction
Following the landmark release of FreeCAD 1.0, several UK SME architecture and engineering practices have begun piloting the…
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OpenBIM Standard IFC 4.3 Adoption Accelerates Across UK Infrastructure Projects
National Highways and Network Rail have jointly published guidance mandating IFC 4.3 compliance for all new BIM deliverables…
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OpenStreetMap Data Powers New Accessibility Routing Tool for UK Urban Planners
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team contributor group OSM UK has partnered with transport consultancy Arup to release an open source…
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OpenStreetMap Data Powers New NHS Estates Accessibility Tool
NHS Property Services has launched a patient accessibility mapping tool built on OpenStreetMap and the open source routing…
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Autodesk Rival BlenderBIM Gains Traction Among Tier-Two UK Contractors
BlenderBIM, the open source IFC-native BIM authoring tool built on Blender, is seeing growing adoption among mid-sized UK…
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OpenProject Gains Traction Among UK Architecture Practices as BIM Coordinator
A growing number of mid-sized UK architecture practices, including HawkinsBrown and BDP, are piloting OpenProject as a project…
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Blender Gains Traction in UK Architecture Practices as Visualisation Costs Rise
A growing number of mid-sized UK architecture practices, including Stride Treglown and HawkinsBrown, are piloting Blender for architectural…
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IfcOpenShell Update Improves IFC 4.3 Support for Infrastructure BIM Projects
The IfcOpenShell open source library has released version 0.8.0, delivering significantly improved support for the IFC 4.3 schema,…