Big Data in AEC

The Impact of Big Data and Other Emerging Technologies on the Construction Industry

Don Jacob, Bluebeam co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer, discusses how big data and emerging technologies like blockchain, 3D printing, robotics, digital twins, and AI are poised to reshape the way buildings are designed, constructed, and operated..

Merger of ALLPLAN, SCIA, and FRILO

Nemetschek Brands ALLPLAN, SCIA, and FRILO Join Forces

Eduardo Lazzarotto, Chief Product & Strategy Officer of ALLPLAN, provides a better understanding of the recently announced merger of Nemetschek's leading brands, ALLPLAN, SCIA and FRILO, for the AEC technology industry.

Enhanced Project Browser Search in Revit 2025

What’s New in Revit 2025

Revit expert Dan Stine provides a detailed overview of the new features in Revit 2025, including toposolid enhancements, improvements to work with materials, improved Project Browser search, enhanced operating schedules and updated gbXML support for sustainable design, and more.

AEC technology implementation at DNM Architecture

DNM Architecture: Firm Profile

David Marlatt, Founder and Principal of DNM Architecture, shares his firm’s perspective on AEC technology, including how it has been shaped by his long stint at Graphisoft where he rose to become the President of Graphisoft’s US office before returning to architectural practice.

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Allplan 2024

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WA100 Live 2024 Webinar: Exploring the Impact of AI on Architecture

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SpeckleCon 2023: AEC Implementations and Speckle Add-ons

JZA+D: Firm Profile

SpeckleCon 2023


Selected Earlier Articles

Thornton Tomasetti

CORE Studio: AEC Technology Development at Thornton Tomasetti

This article explores the cutting-edge AEC technology applications developed by CORE Studio, a dedicated software development group at Thornton Tomasetti. The applications including Konstru, Swarm, Asterisk, Trace, and many more for design, analysis, collaboration and visualization.

Layer software

Layer: Capturing and Organizing Building Data

Layer is a new AEC application that was launched close to six months ago to address what seems to be an obvious need in the industry—organizing and integrating the vast amount of disparate data that is typically collected on site during the retrofit or construction of a building project.

Merdeka 118

Merdeka 118: Project Profile

Fender Katsalidis describes the implementation of AEC technology on the “Merdeka 118” project, a 118-storey, mega-tall skyscraper under construction in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Upon completion, it will become the tallest building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, and the second-tallest building in the world.

Social Distance Modelling

Social Distance Modelling for COVID

This article describes the research that was conducted by a team at the Technical University of Denmark to study the impact of COVID-19 on the passenger flow in the Copenhagen Metro, using passenger flow data and station floorplan drawings as well as Bentley Legion software for simulation of pedestrian flow.