BIM stories
Abandoned heritage buildings could be preserved for longer, as a Unitec project uses 3D scans to record decay and guide future repairs.
A central registry could help builders and councils find trusted product data more easily, cutting costly non-compliance in construction.
Skills shortages, cost pressures and red tape are leaving New Zealand contractors wary as vital infrastructure projects come under strain.
Digital tools are becoming vital as the industry fights a skills shortage and tries to lure younger, tech-savvy workers.
Rework is eroding productivity in New Zealand construction, with firms losing 16% of project time to fixing defects, a Procore report says.
A third of construction executives have no plans to adopt augmented reality, despite its potential to cut costs and help draw in younger workers.
Adopting 4.0 technologies could lift New Zealand construction wages by GBP £3.5 billion and add up to USD $8 billion to GDP over five years.
The council says wider benefits for ratepayers followed once it stopped choosing projects on the lowest price and focused on long-term value.
A Dunedin office project will trial real-time BIM safety tools as construction firms seek to curb a sector that drives 16% of ACC work claims.
Digital delivery and new construction tech are speeding up projects, with the supreme award-winning water scheme completed in a year.
Digital twin tools could help cut costly delays and emissions, as 90% of infrastructure projects are still late or over budget.
A digital product database could trim consenting costs and lift New Zealand builders' productivity, with gains to GDP estimated at up to NZD $220 million.
Construction firms could cut costs and delays by using digital replicas to spot failures, test designs and improve sustainability before build-out.
Private technology firms are poised to dominate infrastructure, as automation and data reshape jobs, services and investment across the sector.
Most Kiwi builders are missing out on returns from new kit, as skills gaps and poor systems integration blunt tech gains.
Australian projects have been recognised among 57 finalists from 420 nominations in Bentley Systems’ global infrastructure awards.
Their software use has put six Australian infrastructure projects among 57 global finalists in Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards.
Fifty seven projects from 340 user organisations worldwide have made Bentley’s annual awards shortlist, with winners due to be named in London in October.
Fuel shortages could be eased by better storage and contingency planning after the Marsden to Wiri rupture, Infrastructure New Zealand says.
With six weeks to go before New Zealand's General Election, builders will press for action on housing, infrastructure and new methods at an Auckland forum.
