Today, most architects are used to the complex workflow of using multiple tools during the design process. These traditional legacy tools can be bulky and slow, hamper creativity, and often do not ...

One future vision for virtual design and construction tools is for a "highly automated and seamlessly integrated environment" across all phases and processes of a project’s life cycle. The vision ...

Kimon Onuma, founder of Onuma, a cloud-based BIM provider, points out a broader issue: Most of the exchanges being defined are based on exporting a file from one tool—in a format such as IFC—and then ...