Jonathan Lock, ARUP Taskforce

Which projects have you used BIM for and how its application change your working processes compared to not using BIM? BIM is...

Interviews

Cheng Tai Fatt, Government of Singapore, on BIM

Cheng Tai Fatt - director, corporate development division - Building and Construction Authority, Government of Singapore. When did Singapore first publically...

Interviews

Kari Ristolainen, chief advisor and architect, Senate Properties Investments Finland

When did Finland first publically support BIM? Senate Properties has published BIM Requirements in 2007 as well allowing other national and...

Interviews

Tahir Sharif, founding president, buildingSMART MENA and India

Can you please explain how BIM can be used beyond the construction of a project throughout the entire lifecycle of a building/...

Interviews

BIM provider Tekla’s Risto Räty

“In the Middle East Tekla has been raising the awareness of BIM and its benefits and is a founding member and a...

Interviews

CCS Gulf GM Ian Hauptfleisch on construction technology

Ian Hauptfleisch general manager CCS (Gulf) L.L.C, Dubai How can CCS Candy can complement the use of BIM in projects? CCS Candy...

Interviews

Gerard Courtrier, buildingSMART VC, talks BIM

Gerard Couturier is the Branch Director of Oger International in Abu Dhabi, the engineering arm of the Saudi Oger Group and currently...

Construction

Abu Dhabi introduces construction waste-management fee

Abu Dhabi has imposed a waste management fee to be levied from establishments that generate any kind of waste in the emirate,...

Analysis

How to reduce construction costs and manage price fluctuations

Changing materials prices can cause major challenges for the construction industry when identifying costs, but pre-construction preparation and smart project management could...

Construction