Innovation
VDC
CDM Smith is using virtual design and construction (VDC) to connect designers, constructors, owners and operators with the right tools to bring projects to life before a shovel even hits the ground. With VDC, CDM Smith is helping clients to manage change, encourage collaboration and maintain goals throughout the entire project lifecycle.
When engineers and contractors work together through alternative delivery, they find ways to make project delivery more efficient and effective. VDC Manager Matt Harraka and Technical Delivery Manager Mario Vecchiarello explain why VDC is a better way to design and build projects.
4D/5D Modelling
These models make it easier for the people involved to relate to a project. Moreover, it is possible to visualise contractors’ work as well as the cost associated with that work. Abe Nejad describes this technology as “the future of construction industry” that enables both contractor and client to successfully deliver a project within estimated time and cost frame.
Project controls specialist Abe Nejad focuses in on how 4D and 5D modelling can take 3D and BIM models to the next level, incorporating all design elements to create one all-inclusive model.
This documentary short investigates a ubiquitous group of chemical compounds and reveals the ongoing efforts to remove them from our drinking water.
Engineer Mike Healy and builder John Weston have been working together for more than a decade to achieve success through design-build.