Lou Farrell, senior editor of construction, engineering, and technology at Revolutionized Magazine, discusses various durable infrastructure techniques that stakeholders must commit to in order to reap the benefits of environmentally conscious buildings and reduce their carbon footprints.
In this article, Rian Voss, Marketing Head at ScanToBIM.Online, provides a guide to the process of defining, producing, and validating a suitable LOD (Level of Development) for your scan-based project. By considering the right detail instead of maximum detail, you can efficiently create models that are clear, have value, and are beneficial throughout the life of the project.
This article by Nethraa Kumar, an architectural designer at CetraRuddy – a global architecture, planning, and interior design firm based in New York City – describes her approach to storytelling in architecture as more than a way to just present ideas. It is how she works. And rather than software being an afterthought, it is the toolkit that helps her turn the question of how to create architecture that tells people they belong into a sequence of legible decisions.
URL: https://www.aecbytes.com/feature/2025/Software-for-Storytelling.html
In this article, Michael Gustafson, a seasoned business strategist in the AEC tech sector with a focus on structural engineering and fabrication, draws parallels between the agricultural revolution of his father’s childhood and the current technology revolution driven by AI. He also discusses how the AEC industry should prepare to leverage the potential of human-machine intelligence that the technology encapsulates.
URL: https://www.aecbytes.com/feature/2025/Plows-to-Pixels.html
4M has released a major upgrade for FINE-MEP (v.24), its BIM application for MEP, including significant improvements and enhancements that significantly boost the software’s capabilities. In addition, FINE has been also rebuilt as a native cloud application to take advantage of the unique cloud computing benefits.
Among the main new features of FINE24 are a total redesign on top of the latest ITC and ODA libraries, compatibility with Revit, enhanced supervision, faster display engine with respect to the 3D building model, enriched dialogs, the AutoBLD (for the building shell) and AutoNET (for the piping networks) command groups, new material libraries on top of the Firebird platform, more detailed bill of materials, a large expansion of the network calculation spreadsheets, and many others.
This article by Mark Villari, National Director of Wide Format for Flex Technology Group, discusses why traditional printing still matters in our digital-first era, the breakthroughs in print technology, the advantages of bringing print capabilities in-house, and how to decide if it is a smart move.
Engineering firms are expected to deliver high-quality technical reports to clients, but while also battling time-consuming, inefficient internal processes. This article by Kelly L. Stratton, the founder and president of Quire, discusses how AI can address this paradox. Rather than throwing more people at the problem, the solution lies in transforming how engineering knowledge is accessed and reused. AI-powered platforms, especially those purpose-built for AEC deliverable workflows, don’t just digitize documents; they unlock the insights buried within them.
AI is transforming many industries, and construction is no different. This article by Kostiantyn Solomka of Diasphere, a U.S.-based BIM/VDC company, explores how BIM/VDC technical skills now need to be complemented by several soft skills, including AI proficiency and critical thinking, to enable effective, data-driven decision-making.
URL: https://www.aecbytes.com/feature/2025/BIM-VDC-Role-AI.html
Earlier this month, the leading Nemetschek AEC technology brand, ALLPLAN, held its annual “Build the Future” event to showcase how leading engineering firms around the world were applying its technology solutions to deliver high-performance infrastructure projects including bridges, tunnels, highways, and rail. We heard from firms located in Poland, Turkey, Switzerland, as well as Germany, where ALLPLAN’s headquarters are located.
The highlights of some of these presentations, including BPK Mosty from Poland, Makyol Construction from Turkey, and Hans H. Moser AG from Switzerland are captured in this article.
URL: https://www.aecbytes.com/newsletter/2025/issue_135.html
For decades, the clang and clamor of the construction site have been synonymous with manual labor. While other industries embraced automation and digitalization, construction was often perceived as a steadfast holdout, resistant to the winds of technological change. But the landscape is shifting dramatically. Today, a powerful force is reshaping the construction industry, moving beyond theoretical concepts to practical application: robotics. From the meticulous tasks of interior finishing to the demanding precision of structural work and the bird’s-eye efficiency of site management, automation is no longer a futuristic fantasy but a tangible solution to the persistent challenges of labor shortages, crippling inefficiencies, and ever-present safety concerns.
URL: https://www.aecbytes.com/feature/2025/Robotics-Construction.html
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