Forward Features List 2015
The features below reflect subjects that will be covered within the Issues named. Below that is a list of subjects that are being actively researched with a view to inclusion in Construction Computing when they become topical, or interesting. In addition, we will be publishing a monthly on-line newsletter, starting in the New Year, that will also be used to cover the under mentioned subjects.
January/February
The Hammers 2014 – Winners
BIM in the Cloud
Quality Control in Construction
The madding crowd - Planning for Pedestrian and crowd flows
Construction apps for iPads and other mobile devices
March/April
Designing the impossible
NEC3 Contract Management
Mobile Site apps – Snagging, Qty Surveying, Survey and Progress Checking
CFD used in Mass Modelling.
Structural Engineering
FEA in construction
Sustainable building ideas from Ecobuild
May/June
Tendering and Estimating
3D scanning and Point Clouds
Document Management systems – what’s on offer?
Is our civil infrastructure future proof? Roads/rail/airports?
BIM and FIM – Fabrication Information Modelling
Collaboration Systems
July/August
Bring it online – Building Commissioning Management
Process Plant Engineering
Supply Chain Management
GIS to CAD – Terrain development
Building performance analysis
4D and 5D BIM – Construction simulation
September/October
Defect Management
Project Management Systems Review
Fitting people to buildings (simulation)
FEA in Design
Collaboration In the Cloud
Building regulation minefield – and compliance
plus
2015 CAD User Guide to BIM
November/December
CFD in Building Modelling
Visualisation, presentation tools and walkthroughs
Mobile Collaboration and information Management
CAD Drawings and the future of hard copy
Mobile Technology Update
Integrating Project Management with design
BIM used in infrastructure development
The following AEC and Civil Engineering subjects are continually under review
Architectural design solutions
Collaboration Software tools
Facilities Management
Civil Engineering
Environmental Analysis
BIM under Government Guidance
Process Plant design
Bridge Design
Flood Defences
Utilities and Power Grids
Hardware for CAD applications that will be reviewed from time to time will include:
Wide Format Printers
Workstations
Display units
Graphics Cards,
Mobile Computing Devices