Trimble Partners with Microsoft to Bring Microsoft HoloLens Wearable Holographic Technology to the AEC Industry
Trimble is working with Microsoft to develop a new generation of tools, integrated with the HoloLens holographic platform on Windows 10. Make sure to watch the (marketing) videos. This is the world that is upon us.
What OpenBIM Does For You (and the life cycle of BIM)
Have you and all your collaborators watched this video about OpenBIM and why the AEC industry needs to change? I'm going to guess no.
It’s been a while since Google sold SketchUp to Trimble; who should be gloating?
Who won when Google sold SketchUp to Trimble? Or more importantly what does it mean that Google didn't want SketchUp anymore?
Self-awareness vs Environmental-awareness: A working definition of BIM
From pencil to CAD to BIM, we have come a long way in the past fifty years. What makes BIM so special & different? Here is my working definition of BIM.
The Structure Sensor for iPad and a game I want to play with my kids (or older brothers)
It seems like new Augmented Reality devices are coming ever faster these days. Will 2014 be the year of Augmented Reality? If the Structure Sensor for the iPad is any clue, then probably.
My Computer Never Forgets My Birthday
Generation Y, the evolution of TVs from CRT to flat screen, kitchens that cook dinner for you, cars that drive themselves
Building Intelligence Model
Recently someone was talking about BIM and kept mentioning the word intelligence. I don't know why it took so long for this to click, but what if the I in BIM isn't Information. What if it's Intelligence.
Skeuomorphs and Architectural Documentation
Architectural Documentation in the 21st Century There's a good chance you're aware of Seth Godin. He writes some pretty amazing stuff. My current favorite is this post: Skeuomorphs = failure. If you're not familiar with what a skeuomorph is, here's the
QR Codes and Micro-payments
Did you read my post on Augmented Reality and Micro-Payments? You should. It's pretty cool. The more I think about affiliate links and micro-payments, the more I get excited about the idea. Could we test this concept in 2013? You bet we
Augmented Reality and Micro-payments
Sooner than you think. Much sooner than you believe possible. You've reached BIM IV-IV, the pinnacle of Social BIG BIM. You talk with prospective clients about the AECOU relationship. Your BIMs are integrated with the final buildings so that they are a
Who is in the BIM? AECO meet AECOU
I couldn't fit this graph in the previous post on social BIG BIM, so it gets its own post. Which is good because I also want to ruminate on the acronym AECOU. Once we reach Social BIG BIM, IV-IV (augmented reality),
Primary Benefits of BIM
This is the third part in a series about demystifying BIM. The first post Why you failed at BIM (you were impatient) looked at the struggles with BIM adoption. The second post There are Four BIM Flavors clarified the term