With the increasing number of prefabricated, modular timber projects being built, innovations in digital design tools offer many benefits.

By 2030, global spending in construction is expected to touch $17.5 trillion, with China, the US, and India accounting for 57 per cent of all global growth.

When properly implemented, BIM can greatly improve the productivity and efficiencies associated with the planning and development of virtually any project. Here's how.

By definition, visualization technology is a technique for creating images, diagrams, or animations to communicate a message. But in essence, it’s so much more.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is not only modeling, but a management of that modeled information, and what project teams do with it.

Building information modelling (BIM), as a concept, has been around for over 50 years. But despite touted advantages, adoption remains a challenge.

The Built Environment Technology Association (BETA) has been established to help the real estate industry better utilize developing technologies.

The Canada BIM Council (CanBIM) held the first ever National CanBIM Awards, recognizing excellence in Canada’s Building Information Modelling (BIM) community.

How is the Centre for Health and Safety Innovation using building information modelling to help manage its facility? CHSI's Geoff Williams explains.

This video report looks at the value and cost of implementing BIM. Commentators: Autodesk Canada's John Janzen, EllisDon's Thomas Strong and Zeidler Partnership Architects' Ian Fairlie.

The Canada BIM Council (CanBIM) recently held a regional session in Vancouver. The presentations consistently emphasized one fundamental aspect of building information modeling (BIM): collaboration.

This video report looks at building information modeling. Commentators: Caesar Ruest, a BIM solutions executive at Autodesk Canada, and Patrick Saavedra, manager of planning and architectural design at York University.

This video report looks at how to manage construction costs. Commentators: EllisDon's Thomas Strong and Pelican Woodcliff's Ronnie Mandowsky.