Quantifying the success of the QS

It’s easy to think of a quantity surveyor’s work as purely concerned with costs and quantities in a construction project. While that...

Opinion

Bring on the BIM revolution in construction

During my interview with HE Dr Mubarak Al Ahbabi for Big Project ME, I was thrilled to hear him talk about how vital...

BIM

BIM use still lacking in Gulf, consultants say

Building information modelling (BIM) is not being used to its full potential in the Gulf region and is sometimes employed purely to...

Consultant

Chris Brown on his new role at Woods Bagot in Dubai

In a January 2015 interview with Middle East Consultant, Woods Bagot principal Julie Knight spoke of a “headline” name that was soon...

Experts

Capacity building for BIM

The previous article highlighted that client organisations and building owners need to play a leading role in integrating Building information Modeling (BIM)...

Construction

Construction survey to chart industry pay

A survey of Middle East construction professionals now live on www.bigprojectme.com/survey aims to deliver a snapshot of market expectations for GCC markets...

Experts

Owners need to step up for BIM

The construction and real estate industries are facing immense challenges to deliver high quality projects within tight budgets, alongside a growing demand...

Analysis

Employers Beware – BIM and big data are coming

Big data in design and construction is coming, and it is being fuelled by Building Information Modelling (BIM). While many architecture, engineering...

Construction

What BIM is not…

While BIM or Building Information Management is winning new advocates in the infrastructure sector, there still remains a fair bit of confusion...

BIM

Dubai Municipality seeks private sector support on BIM mandate

RELATED ARTICLES: E-building systems for engineering supervision mandated in Dubai from May 2014 | Qatar Rail awards BIM services contract to Autodesk | Building permits process...