In the final instalment of a short series of Qu0026amp;As to mark the turning of the year, BuildData Group Research Institute Ru0026amp;D lead Emma Hooper reveals her highlights from 2023 and her hopes and plans for 2024. u0022Use databases far more,u0022 she states.
BIMplus: What’s the best thing that happened in BIM and digital construction in 2023?
Emma Hooper: Seeing and talking to people about all the cool ways they were implementing and utilising IFC. This is miles away from where we were 10 years ago. For me, it demonstrates that people are starting to see passed ‘3D models’ and are really starting to understand the power of what lies beneath: constantly structured and connected data. Plus, of course, winning Digital Consultancy of the Year at the Digital Construction Awards .
“Use databases far more. The scale and complexity of information within the built environment is too difficult to manage without them.”
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