Kuldeep Bwail

Besides speaking a common language, with a few interesting variations, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia host highly urbanised population centres that require efficient, precise home...

Mass-produced modern prefabricated homes have developed into a viable option globally for housing the homeless and being cost-effective, fast and simple.An estimated 560,000 people sleep on the...

In the retail facility construction sector, time to market plays a decisive role in project success. Whilst employing building information modelling (BIM) tools has clear advantages over traditional...

As the MEP (M&E) industry worldwide continues to turn to parametric 3D model-based building services design and coordination processes, the question of who does what between contractors and...

Advanced societies are marked by how the disabled are integrated into mainstream life, whether in employment or accessibility to different environments. Both in the United States and the United...

They say, ‘Change is always good.’ In the construction industry, the numerous benefits of technological advances have only reinforced that idea. Prime among new technological breakthroughs, the...

Information is empowering. Information drives progress. Information ensures greater efficiency. And the ‘I’ in BIM (Building Information Modelling) is a tremendous repository of information, or...

Originating in 2006 when a release of Autodesk Revit Building was renamed Autodesk Revit Architecture, Revit Architecture is a relative newcomer to the parametric 3D architectural modeling and...

Industry lingo is representative of some of the major advances in the processes and gains associated with construction. One such term that finds increasing popularity is value engineering. So, what is...

With the owners increasingly demanding high-quality, energy efficient buildings which can be completed within tight timeframes, the entire AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) fraternity...

Issues including cost and time overruns, material wastage, and process inefficiency have marred the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry worldwide. Whilst the reasons behind this...

Stunning, grand, awe-inspiring and seemingly gravity-defying, there are some buildings that simply take your breath away. Aesthetically, they embody an architect’s creative vision, but how...

Comfortable living is primarily dependent on the efficiency and continued long-term performance of MEP systems in living spaces, whether they are residences, offices or commercial areas. Efficiency...

Outsourcing, especially project management for the information technology sector and related industries, has been on a continual upward curve on the popularity stakes. Particularly in the case of...

How common is outsourcing design development in architecture practices? We think it happens all the time, for big brand-names and small studios alike. It may not always be formal outsourcing, but it...