Digital Technology
Our themed content embraces all that digital technology has to offer, from access controls to 3D modelling.
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An overview and comparison of various digital 3D city modelling types used by architects. Includes examples used in architecture, urban planning and construction as well as comparing five 3D city model types: the extruded buildings footprint polygons 3D map, airborne lidar model, aerial photogrammetry model, textured photogrammetry model and non-GIS game-ready model.
AccuCities is a specialist 3D city modelling agency. It captures photogrammetric 3D city models of the as-built environment, both in CAD solid and textured formats, providing accurate and detailed 3D models of London and other UK cities for architects and planners. Accurate, affordable, context 3D city models can be purchased in a variety of levels of detail in AutoCad, SketchUp or FBX formats. AccuCities can capture custom 3D context models anywhere in the UK, with an average five day turnaround.
Duration: 32 minutes, plus Q&A
Covers the fundamentals of BIM Level 2/ISO 19650 principles, and an overview of BIM language and day-to-day application of the BIM process. Topics covered include: a BIM maturity review (BIM Level 1, 2 and ISO 19650); the collaborative team (roles and responsibilities); application of BIM Level 2 and ISO 19650; and, and responding to an EIR (making BIM Level 2 and ISO 19650 work practically).
DDC Solutions helps designers achieve BIM compliance through training, support and the implementation of custom technology and processes. Turn to DDC Solutions to improve how you plan, develop and deliver projects.
Duration: 45 minutes, plus Q&A
This short overview and introduction to BIM aims to correct some of the myths surrounding what BIM is and where it has come from. Learn how to spot a BIM ‘fraud’ and what it means to be BIM level 2 compliant. In short, discover how to sucessfully navigate a world dominated by BIM conversations.
Wienerberger is one of the UK’s leading providers of wall, roof and landscaping innovations. Wienerberger Clay Building Materials Europe (CBME) is one of the world’s largest producers of clay blocks and facing bricks and a European leader in the clay roof tile market. Founded in Vienna in 1819, Wienerberger Group is a global business with over 200 production sites worldwide. The company has representation in more than 30 countries and employs over 10,000 people.
Wienerberger UK offers customers one of the broadest product portfolios in the business, including clay facing bricks (stock and wire-cut), specialist engineering bricks, cladding systems, structural wall systems, a full range of clay, concrete and slate roofing products as well as domestic and commercial pavers. Wienerberger can provide full technical support, product training, bespoke products and merchant services, as well as an array of online specification tools and an in-house design services team to assist with projects.
Duration: 30-40 minutes, plus Q&A
Beauty is about more than aesthetics alone. One of the most important principles of good interior design is that form and function should be considered in equal measure. A beautifully designed smart system can bring comfort, convenience and environmental consciousness into your life. This CPD seminar walks the architect through real life examples of intelligent technology meeting breathtaking design. It also discusses KNX, an open protocol system, and the myths that surround it.
Since Gira Giersiepen was founded, people have remained at the centre of all it does. Today, the company’s pioneering system solutions for networked building control set new benchmarks, including smart home and building systems, user-friendly and secure devices for controlling lighting, climate systems and blinds, as well as door intercoms, multimedia and security technology. Gira Giersiepen also insists on using development and production processes that are socially and environmentally sustainable, striving to work in ways that protect our planet and its resources, while achieving design and functional perfection. This is why Gira products are used around the world. The Gira product range includes switches, socket outlets, smart home systems, security products, door intercoms, lighting and blind controls and thermostats.