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Kiwis have a great reputation for high-level manufacturing fabrication – think super-fast yachts. As digital fabrication comes of age, our designers are already using the technology to create innovative building designs.
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Kiwis have a great reputation for high-level manufacturing fabrication – think super-fast yachts. As digital fabrication comes of age, our designers are already using the technology to create innovative building designs.
Change is all around us as technology advances at speed. One thing is for sure, the way buildings are conceived and constructed, and who puts them up, is being turned on its head.
The advantages of BIM are clear. It’s important, then, that allied resources such as a well managed object library and keynoting are developed and adopted to support its development here.
Rapid advances in networking technology are redefining what it means to live in a smart home.
BIM is revolutionising the industry by harnessing new technology. It streamlines procedures and processes to deliver big gains in project efficiency for both new builds and refurbishments.
With a global impetus to reduce carbon emissions, scientists and manufacturers are working to develop more environmentally friendly building materials. Some are already in production, others still in the lab.
It won’t be only gamers who benefit from the race to develop consumer-friendly virtual reality technology. Architects and designers could soon be creating buildings that exist first in the virtual world rather than the real one.
As economic and environmental reasons drive an upsurge in commercial timber buildings, New Zealand is at the forefront of the global push to develop exciting new structural timber technologies.
To achieve true disruption in the New Zealand construction industry, we must radically rethink how it functions and establish connectedness between its disparate parts.