Aurecon Group Pty. Ltd. is an engineering, management, design, planning, project management, consulting and advisory company based in Australia, with operations in the Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.

AUCKLAND CITY RAIL LINK Easing congestion in New Zealand's largest transport network

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The first large-scale project in Singapore to use prefabricated MEP modular techniques

A design, engineering and advisory company

The Challenge: Increased Data Required for Design of More Resilient Structures

An increasing number of Aurecon’s clients are following lessons learned from the Canterbury Earthquakes. They are requesting resilient structures in order to facilitate post-earthquake operations of their businesses.

In response, Aurecon designs buildings that employ the most effective known seismic mitigation technologies such as sliding hinge joints for low damage connections and Ringfeder friction springs that cushion seismic vibrations. These technologies allow a building to move during a seismic event with a minimum amount of damage to the building’s structural and architectural elements.

Data Grows in Volume and Complexity

Aurecon Sliding Hinge JointClinton Maulder, Associate – Buildings, Aurecon has needed a way to get data from an engineering spreadsheet into the Revit model without having to transfer it over manually. In one project, just one of many elements, sliding hinge joints – nine or 10 different ones – had to be tabulated. Standard detail tables had to be compiled. Engineering loads needed to be input into piling schedules; plate, bolt, and pre-stressing configurations for Ringfeder connections needed to be tabulated.

Conclusion

In addition to using Ideate BIMLink for this seismic work, it has also recently been implemented to coordinate sheet and drafting information across (65) emergency response service departments, with the work being done by Aurecon’s engineers at three different New Zealand locations. In the words of Clinton Maulder, “It worked a treat, with 65 emergency response facilities ready for people to populate and we didn’t have to worry about naming consistency, because Ideate BIMLink had taken care of it.”

According to Clinton, “Being able to effectively deal with source data and eliminate ‘double handling’ saved time and reduced the chance of errors. Ideate BIMLink is structured to leave a lot to the individual’s imagination. It is hard to come up with a finite list of things it can do.”

Read the full case study at: https://ideatesoftware.com/about/customer-success/spotlight-on-aurecon

Streamlining Seismic Mitigation Work with Ideate BIMLink

Why choose Ideate BIMLink?

Linking Revit and Excel with Ideate BIMLink enables you to export data from Revit to Excel, streamlining data management tasks and dramatically reducing the time they take to perform. Importing data from Excel to Revit means that your models will be instantly updated with all changes, making them clean and correct. 
 

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Ideate AutomationAdd Ideate Automation to your subscription* to reduce the cost of repetitive BIM tasks by letting them run in the background while your staff does more meaningful work. This scripting solution, which can be run manually or scheduled to run at a more convenient time, provides just-in-time information about key Revit model metrics by automating many Revit workflows, such as:

Producing document issue records
Exporting PDFs
Exporting health check data
Preparing COBie data drops
Generating quantity takeoff data

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Studio Ma used ClimateStudio to iteratively test design options. The software provided rapid feedback on building energy use, daylight availability, and visual comfort for each design. These results helped the Studio Ma team quickly converge on a solution. By introducing a sawtooth shape to the East façade, they shielded the interior from unwanted solar gains, while still providing diffuse daylight through glazed, North-tilting facets.

Read more at:
https://www.solemma.com/blog/studioma-asudesign
Read this great interview with "Studio Ma" at: https://www.aecbytes.com/profile/2020/FirmProfile-StudioMa.html

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ClimateStudio is the fastest and most accurate environmental performance analysis software for the Architecture,  Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector. Its simulation workflows help designers and consultants optimize buildings for energy efficiency, daylight access, electric lighting performance, visual and thermal comfort, and other measures of occupant health. ClimateStudio is a plugin for Rhinoceros 3D and requires the latest service release of version 6, 7, or 8. It also includes a Revit exporter for daylight models.

Radiance Render and AI Denoiser in ClimateStudio Version 1.8

ClimateStudio

Rhinoceros 3D is a 3D computer graphics and computer-aided design application software developed by the American company Robert McNeel & Associates. Utilizing NURBS mathematical modeling to produce precise representations of free-form, curving surfaces, Rhino is used in industries such as architecture, industrial design, automotive design, product design, and multimedia and graphic design.

Rhino 3D

BIM 360 is an Autodesk cloud-based solution that allows project teams to effectively work in a collaborative environment. In the AEC industry, it connects all project stakeholders to execute projects from conceptual design through construction and ultimately project turnover.

BIM 360

What is Navisworks?

Use Navisworks® review and coordination software to improve BIM (Building Information Modeling) project delivery.

-- Visualize and unify design and construction data within a single federated model.

-- Identify and resolve clash and interference problems before construction begins, saving time onsite and in rework.

-- Keep project teams collaborating and connected with Navisworks issues integration in the Autodesk Construction Cloud.

NavisWorks

Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel

Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel used Revit for Design Authoring, Navisworks for collaboration and STR Vision for bill of quantities. The renovation of Enel’s headquarters, located on Viale Regina Margherita in Rome, has been designed to increase personal wellbeing through the provision of modern, comfortable workspaces conceived around the concept of more agile organization. The lighting and air conditioning system will ensure the utmost comfort while the distribution of the rooms will alternate working environments with green indoor and outdoor spaces and areas devoted to mental and physical wellbeing. The building will also feature additional employee wellness facilities, with the existing crèche, canteen and auditorium, all complemented by a new gym. The building’s sustainability and comfort will be assessed by external international bodies, with the aim of achieving the LEED and WELL certifications at Gold level. Read more at: https://www.citterio-viel.com/type/offices/enel-headquarters/

Read more about the firm: https://www.aecbytes.com/profile/2020/FirmProfile-ACPV.html



Enel Headquarters, Rome 

Autodesk Revit is a building information modeling (BIM) software used by architects, landscape architects, structural engineers, NEP engineers, designers, and contractors. 

Revit

STR Vision CPM (Construction Project Management) is a powerful and flexible software designed and developed by AEC Specialists. STR Vision CPM allows professionals and companies to manage bidding, planning and execution with specific functionalities such as cost estimation, quantity takeoff, project planning and cost control; Find out how to manage efficently price lists, materials, trucks, equipment & people on site with the advanced BIM features for 4D and 5D (scheduling and control).

STR Vision

HDR, Inc. is an employee-owned design firm, specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental, and construction services

Wayfinding/Signage presents unique challenges, especially those that are based on seen and unseen data in a BIM model. Planners collaboratively identify logical traffic patterns, solve problems in architectural and urban spaces, and ultimately help people navigate unfamiliar environments. By using Ideate BIMLink, the HDR Wayfinding/Signage studio is enhancing workflows, making the best use of Revit- and non-Revit users’ time, and shaving from half to two-thirds the time required to create message schedules.

Wayfinding/Signage based on seen and unseen data in a BIM model

BEING IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 60 YEARS, BERICH MASONRY IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO WORK SMARTER AND MORE PROFITABLY.
The Berich team added a few of CR’s MULE lift-assist solutions in 2020. They are now optimizing their processes and their teams to fully leverage the benefits of using MULEs in projects such as stair towers and elevator shafts.



North Field Medical Office Building

Products

Mule135: MULE (Material Unit Lift Enhancer) is a lift assist device designed for handling and placing material weighing up to 135 lbs on a construction site.
SAM100: SAM, short for Semi-Automated Mason, is a brick laying robot designed and engineered by Construction Robotics. SAM100 is the first commercially available bricklaying robot for onsite masonry construction.


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Construction Robotics provides ADVANCED, LABOR SAVING SOLUTIONS proven to reduce on site injuries and increase productivity so builders can improve safety, enhance the effectiveness of every team member and finish projects on time and on budget.

CHECK OUT CASE STUDIES AT: https://www.construction-robotics.com/case-studies-sam/

Testimonial - Miron Construction Co., Inc. (The new Neenah High School)

Construction Robotics

This innovative center at Loyola’s Lakeshore campus stays true to its sustainable mission as it integrates diverse program, strategies and structures – including a striking central greenhouse. The 250,000-square-foot complex of new and renovated structures combines nearly all program types of a college - including classrooms, labs, offices, residences and community space – into a cohesive whole. WSP USA provided structural engineering on the project.

Institute for Environmental Sustainability at Loyola University

Schäfer Gerüstbau - KEWAZO Liftbot: Pilot project November 2020

KEWAZO Liftbot

In more than 30 projects and tests, LIFTBOT has saved over 3000 working hours for our customers and increased the profit of the projects.

The robotic digital worker for scaffolding from KEWAZO

KEWAZO

Smart robotic elevators for industrial and construction sites

12 x apartments in 2 buildings – 7 x 1 Br and 5 x studios for 30% AMI residents. Financed by the State of WA, completed on single GMAX contract using VIM business model. All electric, Zero Energy Ready, sound attenuated, permanent housing.

Multi-Family, Single Story Attached

We are builders, engineers, product leaders, fabricators, architects, real estate developers, attorneys, finance professionals, and entrepreneurs who have joined together to create housing and prosperity.

Blokable

We are reinventing housing creation as the world’s first Vertically Integrated Modular developer

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Reducing Rework and Increasing Efficiency with Multi-Trade Layout

Dusty Robotics' FieldPrinter automates the transfer of BIM/CAD drawings to construction-site floors with guaranteed accuracy in a fraction of the time it takes to do traditional layout. The FieldPrinter eliminates delays and minimizes rework by using coordinated models to print multiple CAD layers in a single pass, compressing schedules and enabling all trades to build off of the latest drawings. And, with multiple color and line style options, Dusty's FieldPrinter ensures the complete file is printed, giving clear instructions to the field team.
Guaranteed accuracy to the digital model gives builders confidence that what has been designed is what is being built

Dusty Robotics Training Course at NorCal Carpenters Union

Multi-trade layout saves rework for DPR Construction 

Perkins & Will improves communication and efficiency, saves costs

Multi-trade layout is single source of truth for Southland Industries

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