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The Five Types of Digital Twins: Understanding What You Have and What You Actually Need

Digital twins have become one of the most widely discussed concepts in the built environment. Yet despite the growing interest, many organizations still struggle to answer two fundamental questions.

Rising Steel Prices and Market Volatility: The Case for Collaborating Earlier

In fast-track construction environments, cutting corners on detailing or awarding contracts based solely on the lowest initial drafting bid creates a dangerous trap.

Delivering LNG Projects with Greater Certainty: Digital Integration, Early Collaboration, and Lifecycle Thinking

In fast-track construction environments, cutting corners on detailing or awarding contracts based solely on the lowest initial drafting bid creates a dangerous trap.

North America’s LNG Expansion Is Creating New Delivery Challenges

In fast-track construction environments, cutting corners on detailing or awarding contracts based solely on the lowest initial drafting bid creates a dangerous trap.

Premium Detailers: The Secret Weapon for Steel Shops Running at Full Capacity

In fast-track construction environments, cutting corners on detailing or awarding contracts based solely on the lowest initial drafting bid creates a dangerous trap.

8 Ways Digital Engineering Benefits the Full Life-Cycle of Healthcare Projects

Not only does Digital Engineering facilitate project collaboration, clarify decision-making, and streamline project delivery, it affords cost savings and improves on-site safety during both construction and ongoing facilities management.

The Multidisciplinary Integrated Design Advantage

Multidisciplinary integrated design involves bringing together experts from diverse backgrounds.

Square Peg Round Hole: The Problem with BIM to Maximo

BIM effectively creates a single source of truth about a project which can be accessed by all stakeholders across the lifecycle of the asset, facilitating more efficient coordination and collaboration.

The Why: What is the Value of BIM to Maximo?

When BIM is integrated into IBM Maximo, it puts information-rich 3D models directly into the hands of operational technicians ̶ enabling them to visualize tasks involved with ongoing asset management.

The Problem with Digital Engineering for Asset Owners

While the use of Digital Engineering is rapidly growing across the construction industry, misaligned and disparate teams often take a siloed approach to digital engineering standards ̶ with each focused exclusively on their own area of specialization.

From Scrap to Structure: Reusing Structural Steel in Construction

The advantages of reusing structural steel in construction projects are immense. By employing digital modeling, rigorous material testing, and precise fabrication techniques, the construction industry can enhance sustainability practices and benefit from cost savings on projects.

Safeguarding Your Project: Why Licensed Software Matters When Hiring Construction Partners

While the initial cost savings of working with a firm that utilizes pirated software (either knowingly or unknowingly) might seem attractive, the potential consequences can be detrimental and costly in the long run.