With the reduced availability of global credit and cheap money worldwide, both countries and companies are becoming increasingly cautious with their construction and engineering projects. In this context, one of the key tools for achieving efficiency is the BIM methodology, which, as we have seen, offers numerous advantages in reducing errors and maximizing efficiency.
However, this methodology has intertwined with various new techniques, technologies, and ways of thinking that present challenges but, above all, opportunities. Let’s explore the main technologies that are driving significant changes in the BIM methodology.
Trends in BIM Consulting
- Implementation of BIM across different construction specialties, including infrastructure construction, industrial construction, and the maintenance of built assets. This highlights the importance of the BIM methodology and, most importantly, its versatility in being efficiently applied across a wide range of fields.
- Integration of BIM with promising technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and artificial intelligence (AI). These technological complements are making projects more efficient, from planning to management.
- AR: Before the construction phase, AR applications allow us to stand in front of an empty site and visualize/project a building that does not yet exist.
- VR: With virtual reality, we can enter the site before construction begins, walk through the environment, and experience its infrastructure—all in digital format but with the realistic 3D experience provided by platforms like Oculus.
- IoT: A digital twin without real-time data would be incomplete. Thanks to sensor networks, the Internet of Things enables increasingly realistic digital twins that provide valuable information for infrastructure usage and strategic planning.
- AI: Artificial intelligence plays a crucial role in detecting errors, calculation failures, or other issues that may escape human oversight and could impact the building’s integrity.
Smart Cities with Efficient Urban Planning
This is the ultimate goal of BIM—integrating buildings into interconnected systems, creating efficient cities where each project harmoniously integrates with its surroundings while meeting the specific requirements of the development.
We can affirm that what we consider cutting-edge technology is still evolving. Contact Acero Estudio, a company specializing in BIM Consulting, and we will gladly guide you toward more agile and efficient projects, ensuring that every element (foundation, column, beam, etc.) is placed with minimal risk and the highest certainty in terms of resistance, durability, and construction quality.
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