https://construbim.com/blog.html#newsThree BIM, AI and construction stories a day, checked against more than one source.enFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000 https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=china-central-soe-bim-software-consortium-2026-meeting-domestic-toolshttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=china-central-soe-bim-software-consortium-2026-meeting-domestic-toolsFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000PowerChina-led consortium of central state-owned enterprises reviewed three years of domestic BIM software work on 22 September, released a 2026 BIM software map and tied future tools to data security on major infrastructure.ChinaBIM softwarePowerChinadata securitynational programmes https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=manufacturers-information-hub-proof-of-concept-product-data-api-ukrihttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=manufacturers-information-hub-proof-of-concept-product-data-api-ukriFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000The not-for-profit Manufacturer's Information Hub has tested a standard API and data dictionary for construction product data. If it works, specifiers and contractors could pull verified attributes straight into models and asset registers instead of retyping PDFs.product datadata dictionaryUKRIdigital product passportISO 19650 https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=parana-bim-strategy-jornada-municipal-training-guaratuba-bridgehttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=parana-bim-strategy-jornada-municipal-training-guaratuba-bridgeFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000About 90 municipal engineers and architects in northern Paraná joined the state's Jornada BIM training, as Brazil's procurement law favours BIM. The state's Guaratuba bridge shows what the method caught before construction.Brazilpublic procurementBIM strategytraininginfrastructure https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=poland-first-nuclear-plant-epc-terms-module-assembly-buildingshttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=poland-first-nuclear-plant-epc-terms-module-assembly-buildingsFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000Bechtel, Westinghouse and PEJ agreed the main commercial terms for the three-unit AP1000 plant at Lubiatowo-Kopalino, while Bechtel hired a Polimex Mostostal-led consortium to design and build two giant halls where reactor modules will be assembled.nuclearEPC contractsmodular constructionPolandmegaprojects https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=wsp-withdraws-arcadis-takeover-offerhttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=wsp-withdraws-arcadis-takeover-offerFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000WSP said on 22 September it would not pursue a public offer for Arcadis because it could not get meaningful engagement. Arcadis says both proposals, the last reported at €51.5 a share, undervalued the firm, and it will set out its strategy on 29 September.mergers and acquisitionsengineering consultanciesWSPArcadisindustry results https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=england-housing-starts-up-20-percent-building-safety-regulator-reportinghttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=england-housing-starts-up-20-percent-building-safety-regulator-reportingFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000Official figures published on 24 September show 35,910 new-build starts in England between April and June 2026. The Building Safety Regulator reported 5,758 of them, nearly five times its previous quarterly high, so analysts are calling it a recovery signal with caveats.housingbuilding safetyBuilding Safety RegulatorGateway 2UK construction data https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=calgary-green-line-lrt-downtown-surface-alignment-10-avenuehttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=calgary-green-line-lrt-downtown-surface-alignment-10-avenueFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000City council voted 12-2 on 22 September for an at-grade alignment from the Event Centre/Grand Central Station to a new station near 2 Street SW. This avoids a downtown tunnel but moves the risk onto the street: utilities, access and staging.light railtransitCalgaryGreen Lineurban rail https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=mexico-aifa-pachuca-mexico-queretaro-trains-partial-opening-2027https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=mexico-aifa-pachuca-mexico-queretaro-trains-partial-opening-2027Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000President Claudia Sheinbaum said on 23 September that sections of both passenger lines could start operating in 2027. AIFA-Pachuca is 45% complete and Mexico City-Querétaro is 31% complete, and more than 27,000 people are working on the two routes.passenger railMexicomegaprojectsinfrastructure programmesright of way https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=dangote-kenya-lamu-refinery-engineers-india-pmc-epcm-contracthttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=dangote-kenya-lamu-refinery-engineers-india-pmc-epcm-contractFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000Engineers India will be project management consultant and EPCM consultant for Dangote's 700,000-barrel-a-day refinery and petrochemical complex in Lamu. The contract was disclosed on 22 September, ahead of a groundbreaking planned for 30 September.refineriesKenyaproject managementEPCMenergy infrastructure https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=eli-lilly-houston-6-5-billion-api-plant-groundbreakinghttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=eli-lilly-houston-6-5-billion-api-plant-groundbreakingFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000The Houston campus will make the active ingredient for Lilly's oral GLP-1 drug Foundayo. It is expected to need 4,000 construction workers and create more than 600 permanent jobs, and Texas calls it the largest project of its kind in the state's history.pharmaceutical manufacturinglife sciences constructionTexasreshoringmegaprojects https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=peter-zumthor-fondation-beyeler-expansion-riehen-preview-openinghttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=peter-zumthor-fondation-beyeler-expansion-riehen-preview-openingFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000The Swiss museum begins a preview on 26 September 2026 of a gallery, a pavilion and an office building by Zumthor, set in a park nearly doubled in size, ahead of a full opening on 15 January 2027.Peter ZumthorMuseumsRammed concreteLandscapeSwitzerland https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=lucas-museum-narrative-art-opens-los-angeles-mad-ma-yansonghttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=lucas-museum-narrative-art-opens-los-angeles-mad-ma-yansongFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000Designed by Ma Yansong of MAD with Stantec, the 300,000-square-foot museum founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson opened on 22 September 2026, wrapped in 1,271 curved fibreglass-reinforced polymer panels.MAD ArchitectsMa YansongMuseumsFacadesLos Angeles https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=frida-escobedo-studio-malba-underground-expansion-buenos-aireshttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=frida-escobedo-studio-malba-underground-expansion-buenos-airesFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000Presented as MALBA turns 25, the extension of about 3,840 square metres will sit beneath Plaza Perú in Palermo, keeping the square public, with an opening expected in late 2029 or early 2030.Frida EscobedoMuseumsUnderground architecturePublic spaceBuenos Aires https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=african-futures-institute-headquarters-accra-tile-warehouse-lesley-lokkohttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=african-futures-institute-headquarters-accra-tile-warehouse-lesley-lokkoFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000Founded by Lesley Lokko in 2021, the institute has adapted an industrial building in Osu into a headquarters for teaching, research, exhibitions and public events, organised around a flexible Urban Room.Adaptive reuseLesley LokkoArchitecture educationAccraGhana https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=beijing-yong-ding-changan-pavilion-young-architects-competition-uia-2029https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=beijing-yong-ding-changan-pavilion-young-architects-competition-uia-2029Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000Architects born on or after 16 November 1986 can design a 200 m² reversible pavilion on Beijing's Yongding River, a pilot for the 2029 UIA Congress. Entry is free, prizes total EUR 65,000, and entries close 16 November 2026.competitionpavilionyoung architectsBeijingUIA https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=unesco-competition-protective-shelter-tell-es-sultan-ancient-jerichohttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=unesco-competition-protective-shelter-tell-es-sultan-ancient-jerichoFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000An open, UIA-endorsed single-stage contest for a reversible shelter at the Tell es-Sultan World Heritage site in Jericho, Palestine. Teams need a senior architect and structural engineer; first prize is USD 30,000 plus a design contract; deadline 15 December 2026.competitionheritagearchaeologyUNESCOPalestine https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=gliwice-klodnica-boulevards-urban-landscape-competitionhttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=gliwice-klodnica-boulevards-urban-landscape-competitionFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000An open one-stage competition for the Kłodnica river valley in Gliwice, Poland. Teams need an architect and a landscape architect and must work in Polish. Prizes total PLN 135,000 gross; submissions close 12 November 2026.competitionurban designlandscaperiverPoland https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=international-garden-festival-reford-gardens-2027-call-for-projectshttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=international-garden-festival-reford-gardens-2027-call-for-projectsFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000Landscape architects, architects, artists and teams worldwide can propose a garden on the theme Making Visible: Alternative Geographies at Grand-Métis, Quebec. Four or five projects get a CAD 27,000 budget each; deadline 27 October 2026.competitionlandscapegardenCanadaopen call https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=glasgow-relaunches-albert-cross-tenement-design-contesthttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=glasgow-relaunches-albert-cross-tenement-design-contestFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000Glasgow City Council has reissued its two-stage contest for two fire-lost tenement sites in Pollokshields, now open to any team led by an ARB-registered architect. Three shortlisted teams get up to GBP 10,000 each; Stage 1 closes 16 October 2026.competitionhousingheritageGlasgowScotland https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=ufc-fortaleza-centre-for-art-culture-events-national-competitionhttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=ufc-fortaleza-centre-for-art-culture-events-national-competitionFri, 25 Sep 2026 21:40:50 +0000UFC and IAB/CE seek designs for a culture and events centre on the former Iracema Plaza Hotel site in Praia de Iracema, Fortaleza. Open to CAU-registered Brazilian firms, free to enter; first prize BRL 80,000 plus the design contract; proposals due 21 October 2026.competitioncultural buildinguniversityBrazilIAB https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=faro-focus-i1-rovi-scan-to-bim-ipx-sphere-xghttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=faro-focus-i1-rovi-scan-to-bim-ipx-sphere-xgThu, 24 Sep 2026 19:49:52 +0000Shown at INTERGEO and Autodesk University in mid-September: two terrestrial scanners with up to 0.9 mm object accuracy, a mobile capture package, SCENE 2027, and IPX, a way to order as-built BIM without leaving FARO's cloud.Reality captureScan to BIMLaser scanningFARO https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=edocuments-becomes-glider-nexus-handover-om-asset-informationhttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=edocuments-becomes-glider-nexus-handover-om-asset-informationThu, 24 Sep 2026 19:49:52 +0000Two years after buying the UK O&M and digital handover specialist, Glider has put both businesses under one name. Customers keep their data and support; the platform will later merge with gliderbim.HandoverAsset informationO&MUKISO 19650 https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=kir-typed-intermediate-representation-ai-agents-revithttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=kir-typed-intermediate-representation-ai-agents-revitThu, 24 Sep 2026 19:49:52 +0000A 13 September arXiv preprint proposes a typed layer between agents and Revit that records defaults, refuses ambiguous edits and flags unconfirmed transactions. Offline tests are promising; the key head-to-head test has not been run yet.AI agentsRevitResearchAutomationProvenance https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=suffolk-mit-construction-age-of-ai-six-levershttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=suffolk-mit-construction-age-of-ai-six-leversTue, 22 Sep 2026 23:21:39 +0000A white paper published on 16 September estimates up to 39 percent off design cycle time and, with all six levers applied together, 17 to 20 percent off cost and 22 to 25 percent off schedule on a sample multifamily project.AI in constructionResearchDesign automationProductivityOffsite https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=vectorworks-2027-gpu-graphics-revit-families-geolocationhttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=vectorworks-2027-gpu-graphics-revit-families-geolocationTue, 22 Sep 2026 23:21:39 +0000The 16 September release rebuilds graphics on Vulkan and Metal, claims 15 to 35 times faster panning and zooming, adds a geolocation wizard, and brings Revit families in as dynamic objects.VectorworksBIM softwareInteroperabilityGeoreferencingNemetschek https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=bim4water-roadmap-2026-2030-amp8-iso-19650https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=bim4water-roadmap-2026-2030-amp8-iso-19650Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:21:39 +0000BIM4Water's steering group signed off its Roadmap 2026-2030+ on 21 September, built on four outcomes and on asset information management strategies aligned to ISO 19650.ISO 19650Asset informationWater sectorUKInformation management https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=endra-power-studio-ai-electrical-design-planlabs-acquisitionhttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=endra-power-studio-ai-electrical-design-planlabs-acquisitionFri, 18 Sep 2026 23:11:52 +0000The Stockholm MEP software company says its agents can complete the electrical design of a 500,000 sq ft commercial building in under a day, with Revit models and single-line diagrams as output. Mechanical and plumbing are next.MEPAI agentsElectrical designRevitStartups https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=autodesk-forma-street-design-civil-3d-connected-client-fugro-esrihttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=autodesk-forma-street-design-civil-3d-connected-client-fugro-esriFri, 18 Sep 2026 23:11:52 +0000At Autodesk University, Civil 3D became a Forma Connected Client with a geolocation engine shared with Revit, Forma Street Design arrived for early road layouts, and Fugro and Esri data came in as context layers.InfrastructureCivil 3DAutodesk FormaRoadsGIS https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=hp-siteprint-smart-navigation-cloud-cad-editor-build-workspace-au-2026https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=hp-siteprint-smart-navigation-cloud-cad-editor-build-workspace-au-2026Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:11:52 +0000At Autodesk University 2026, HP gave SitePrint a browser CAD editor and obstacle-aware navigation, and added version comparison and QR revision checks to Build Workspace. HP says SitePrint has now been used on more than 3,900 projects.Construction roboticsSite layoutDrawing managementField technology https://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=autodesk-au-2026-forma-will-replace-revit-over-time-connected-clientshttps://construbim.com/news-post.php?slug=autodesk-au-2026-forma-will-replace-revit-over-time-connected-clientsThu, 17 Sep 2026 14:42:35 +0000In the FAQ published with its 15 September Autodesk University announcements, Autodesk confirmed that more and more of the work done in Revit will move into the Forma cloud. Revit and now Civil 3D continue as Forma Connected Clients.Autodesk FormaRevitCivil 3DBIM strategyAU 2026