The InfraBIM Open 2020 conference featured top experts, case studies, and solutions for digitalized infrastructure construction. The exhibition area showcased the latest in digital solutions and technologies. FCG Finnish Consulting Group and Softabil...
WSP Finland wanted to make building information modeling collaboration easier for all stakeholders in a construction project. They chose Tridify’s solution that allows anyone to explore BIMs with a web browser on any device without having to install...
Minding the FM Gap – Setting the Stage for a Successful BIM-FM A building is only as good as it operates; the most sophisticated creation made with the most cutting-edge digital tools remains a fantasy if it cannot be operated within the means of the...
Fred Mills, the Co-Founder of The B1M, gave a keynote presentation at InfraBIM Open 2020 in Tampere. I had the pleasure of interviewing him on the spot. The B1M is the world’s largest and most subscribed-to video channel for construction with over 11...
Suffolk, one of the most innovative and successful contractors in the USA, unveiled a diversification strategy. It is focused on leveraging the company’s core competency of construction and expanding into additional service lines to create a fully-in...
Aalto University has released the final report of its Reality Capture (RECAP) project. The purpose of the research project was to investigate opportunities for automatic monitoring of progress, automatic quality checking of construction, and visualiz...
Last year, Finland’s capital, Helsinki, started a dialogue with infrastructure contractors about emission-free street construction projects. The city is now outlining the selection criteria for bidding and will send out a call for tenders in February...
Conventional business wisdom tells us that entrepreneurs are society’s main source of innovation. Young founders leave college with a big idea, get to work in a garage, and build something that changes the world. Typical corporate employees, strangle...
Construction firms juggle dozens or even hundreds of projects simultaneously. For c-suite decision-makers, that can translate into a near-permanent state of triage—scrambling to put out project-specific fires related to schedules, costs, quality and...
The first InfraBIM Open in 2018 brought already together 400 participants to Tampere, Finland. In 2019 it attracted 530 participants from over 25 different countries, and the program included 60 presentations. The world had been waiting for this conf...
