Project management
The RIBA CPD Providers Network offers a huge choice and variety of project management CPD materials, but getting paid and BIM (Building Information Modelling) are right up there on most architects' shopping lists. Here's a brief synopsis of both, plus three more for good measure.
This presentation is an introduction to Building Information Modelling (BIM) which will help architects understand what exactly BIM is, its benefits, and why the industry is moving forward with BIM. It discusses the challenges of BIM implementation and what it means for the architect and architectural practices, and reviews a few case studies.
Jigsaw Systems was formed in 1992. It is one of the UK's leading specialist IT suppliers and largest Apple and Adobe dealer. With a service-based strategy, Jigsaw is able to offer a comprehensive range of professional services, including cross-platform integration, high speed/capacity storage and networking, archiving systems, render farms, conferencing systems and much more.
This seminar aims to set out the commercial contractual and procedural requirements to ensure that architects are paid for their work, and the legal procedures that can be adopted if payment is not forthcoming.
Berrymans Lace Mawer Construction Division covers all legal issues as they pertain to construction, from contract drafting and review of appointments and other contractual documents, procurement, insurance issues, health and safety, issues of intellectual property, to defamation and employment issues. It is also active in all forms of dispute resolution, including litigation, arbitration (national and international), adjudication and mediation. Members of the division act as arbitrators, mediators and adjudicators.
This course can be tailored from the following general headings to suit candidates' own requirements: locating of sites – including navigation and saving of maps; exporting data – from a wide range of categories and formats for use in CAD or GIS; customising maps – adding property outlines, obtaining area measurements and plotting boundaries; printing options – creating hard copies, PDFs and other image formats; report ordering – discover how to order a range of reports from Promap including environmental, flood, utilities, and planning information.
Promap is a service of Landmark Information Group and the UK's leading supplier of digital mapping to the property professional. Promap is a powerful tool for locating, viewing, measuring, customising, printing and exporting maps. Other products include site intelligence reports, aerial imagery, 3D models and many more.
This seminar has been designed to teach architects, planners and developers about verifiable imagery – what it is, and when and why it should be used for planning purposes. Also covered are the benefits of employing an independent visualisation agency, an overview of the production stages involved and the importance of creating an audit trail throughout the process.
Designhive creates inspiring visions of future built environments through powerful 3D visual communication, to win bids and planning consent, for public consultations and to drive successful marketing campaigns. An expert in the field of 'verified view' production following the Vauxhall Tower public inquiry in 2004, Designhive has produced hundreds of views for various developments across London and Oxford viewing corridors.