Tag: BIM

Building with a positive footprint. The Cradle to Cradle® principle makes it feasible and offers a holistic approach for construction projects within a sustainable development framework. We will introduce the principle and show you how BIM supports implementation, and the influence it has on the MEP…

DESIGNING GREEN
An innovative sustainable district in the middle of Berlin Spandau, which offers the advantages of big city life in close proximity and at the same time serves as a role model for other projects - this is the vision of Spandauer Ufer GmbH & Co. KG and the participating companies merz…

Costs and deadlines are an incentivizing but at the same time irritating topic in everyday construction work. Keeping project plans on budget and on schedule regularly puts the relationship between contractor and owner to the acid test. The reasons for cost variance are usually more complex, the…

Good Revit families are an essential component for successful project design. Therefore in almost every modeling guideline you will find an indication of which properties are preferable for families and which are rather not. Unfortunately, the impression arises that many statements have solidified…

When it comes to energy-related renovations, hospitals are demanding propositions, but they are also worth it. In many cases they have expanded over a period of decades, and present planners and system builders with the challenge of reliably and efficiently supplying energy to consumer areas with…

Again much more than just a greeting from the (developer) kitchen

Preserving the traditional while creating something new: Renovations in line with heritage requirements mean that all those involved in the process must pay particular attention to the details and be considerate of existing, historical building structures. The 130-year-old listed "Eierhäuschen" in…

Since 2014, the specialists from the "R1 Projectbureau" have been using BIM: all projects in all phases are designed only in Autodesk Revit and Civil 3D. In February 2020 the company took another step towards integrated design and relied on LINEAR Solutions for technical calculations.

Currently two…

MEP journal "Integrale Planung" – Interview with Javier Castell Codesal and Dr. Christian Waluga from LINEAR

The political decision to make BIM mandatory in future has ultimately left service providers in the construction industry with no other choice for the long term. Even non-government clients…