Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Trimble introduced today version 2.3 of its Web-based construction application—VisionLink software powered by Trimble. The new version of VisionLink goes beyond traditional telematics applications by integrating asset and fleet management services with new...
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The construction contract for the Phu Gia and Phuoc Tuong tunnels on Highway 1 will be opened for bidding, marking the first time a build-operate-transfer (BOT) project will have been offered for tender in a transport project....
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Malaysia-based PMB Facade used Autodesk Inventor software to develop architectural facades for some of the world’s most astonishing and eye-catching buildings, including Qatar’s Al-Bidda Tower, a 43-story building, also known as Tornado Tower. For this and other...
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
RICS has announced the establishment of two Asia professional group boards-Valuation and Quantity Surveying and Construction. The priorities for the Valuation board are to promote RICS to end users; develop and promote valuation standards; educate both members and non-members...
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Ambitious plans for the implementation of a national rail network, which were stalled for the last six months following the cabinet reshuffle earlier this year, are now back on track with the Tender Board floating a tender...
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd (BPHB) has engaged KTA (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd to carry out a detailed design for the proposed Samalaju Port, a crucial component of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score) to serve energy-intensive industries. Chief...
Friday, August 26th, 2011
Obayashi Corporation announced that it has signed an agreement on the joint development of a BIM cloud-computing platform with NEC Corporation and GRAPHISOFT. The goal of the agreement is to provide technology leadership for Obayashi...
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Building Information Modeling (BIM) provides many benefits. An increasing number of projects are now demanding BIM inclusion as the advent of new modeling and design technologies are coupling survey quality data into them, often providing 3D capabilities....
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
The expected construction boom in areas devastated by the March 11 disaster has arrived, but much grumbling is being heard despite the money pouring in from both the public and private sectors. Whispers of a "reconstruction bubble" are...
