Build Insight

As a human race, it’s significant to preserve the buildings and  structures that came before us to study the past as well as to get the reflection on human life, beliefs, and conditions about how they have transformed. This was the situation for Florence’s Baptistery Cathedral , where a project started in 2016 for replacing and restoring the unique 14th-century bronze doors on the southern side of the building. The challenge involved in the project was the absence of molds &casts for the doors. While the east & north doors had plaster casts, enabling the creation of duplicates, Pisano’s south doors did not. Restoration with 3D Laser Scanning ·          Taking into consideration the complex façades of the doors & artwork and the need for recreating them perfectly, the restoration team used  3D laser scanning for the project, for creating  accurate digital models to capture the detail down to one-hundredth of a mil...

Every year in April Revit releases a new version with enhanced features. However, this year the skeptics were doubtful whether Revit would go ahead with the launch amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But, it is heartening to note that despite the circumstances, Revit has kept up its schedule and released the update this April.   While Revit 2021 has several innovative features to enhance workflows for construction professionals, in this blog we will focus on the features relevant for architectural purposes.   Let us look at what Revit 2021 has in store for architects:   Slanted Walls   The much-awaited feature is now available for architects to offer innovative design options. Architects can now slant walls without using a mass element as a host with the help of the Cross-Section parameter. The wall angle can be set with the help of the Vertical parameter. The slant angle can vary between -90 to +90 degrees with 0 degrees denoting vertical.   It is now possibl...

Are you a construction professional seeking a feasible solution for a high-tech construction environment? Opt for wearable technologies, make a splash in the market, and enhance your safety in a hazardous construction environment. Even though the technology is at an early stage of adoption, it shows potential for the construction companies to improve critical areas that drive profitability and safety. The construction Wearable Technology are the advanced electronic devices that the construction workers wear on their bodies, clothes, or protective equipment to gather and deliver information about the working environment, activities, and biometric conditions. Using the technology, onsite workers receive an automatic alert about a hazardous situation before the occurring of an accident. Construction managers can monitor and measure the level of fatigue and warn the workers while they move close to dangerous zones. An automatic system informs the site workers and their manage...

BIM Increasing Productivity in Building Design & Construction The Building Information Modeling ( BIM ) process gets reinforced by a wide array of tools from different sources that are designed to enhance productivity in the building design and construction industry. These technical tools help to support and implement BIM at various levels. ·          Parametric Revit BIM Modeling Brings Behavioral Change Management Autodesk has been at the front of object-oriented AEC  (Architectural, Engineering & Construction) specific 3D CAD and the companies widely using AutoCAD software applications allow a degree of BIM in the realm of structural design, cost estimate, and third-party scheduling. However, its practicality gets restricted owing to CAD & object-CAD solutions that are more effective than direct CAD attached in graphics. Hence, it is barely ever used for Building Information Modeling. This is because it canno...