News & Events8 August, 2017
BIM4ren internal training: BIMSolar
In a context where digital and remote exchanges are becoming increasingly important, the European BIM4Ren project develops a series of tools that will allow SMEs to exploit the potential of BIM for the renovation of existing buildings. Those tools are initially developed by partners for the project and then some...
Continue ReadingThe Project’s Presentation Video Animation
Short explainer videos that combine visuals, audio, and texts are a tool for illustrating hi-tech concepts. If done right, motion graphic videos can engage an audience with the storyteller by allowing the viewing and hearing senses to grasp notions with better understanding. Adding an interpretive voiceover to match the images...
Continue ReadingDigitalization to Support the Data Acquisition Phase: BIM4Ren Delivers its 2nd Webinar!
In a context where digital and remote exchanges are becoming increasingly important, the European BIM4Ren project has launched a series of webinars on the topic of BIM in energy renovation works. This post is a continuation of this effort and is part of a series to make easily available the...
Continue ReadingBIM4Ren General Assembly, Tech day & webinar
The Horizon 2020 project BIM4Ren had a very busy month behind, made of internal meetings and external events as the number of discoveries and developments is accelerating in this Research & Innovation project focused on simplifying access to easy-to-use BIM (Building Information Modelling) tools in renovation projects for energy efficiency....
Continue ReadingNathalie Charbel Won the ‘Or’ in the aVenir BIM Awards!
Congratulations Nathalie Charbel! Nathalie, from NOBATEK/INEF4 “Measurement Systems and Computer Development” team, won the “Or” award in the category of doctoral thesis of the Trophées aVenir BIM. The subject of her thesis? How to BIMify projects and practices from heterogeneous unstructured documents. BIM cannot replace all the information associated with...
Continue ReadingSpanish Pilots: Second BIM4Ren Workshop Organized by Tecnalia
On October 21st, the Tecnalia facilities in Donostia hosted a second BIM4Ren workshop linked to the BIM4Ren pilot buildings in the Basque country as part of our Living Labs activities. The aim of this meeting, in which also participated BIM4Ren partner Kursaal, together with the University of the Basque country...
Continue ReadingJoin Us for Our 2nd Webinar!
SAVE THE DATE! We are hosting our 2nd webinar next Friday, November 27th! It's the opportunity to see a presentation and live demo of a first set of easy-to-use tools developped for the BIM4Ren project, focusing on data acquisition, enhancement & simulation in renovation. Ready? Join our partners CSTB...
Continue ReadingBIM4Ren @ SBS Annual Event on SMEs and The Data Economy
Last September 29th, BIM4Ren attended the annual event held by Small Business Standards (SBS), the European organization that represents SME’s in the standardization community. This year’s discussion centred around the topic “How can standards support SMEs to benefit from the data economy?”. Building a data economy has become a vital...
Continue ReadingEasy Energy Analysis with Tecnalia’s Parametric IFC Generator
A web-based IFC generation tool tailored for energy analysis purposes: learn more about the Parametric IFC Generator by Tecnalia. In a sector that is constantly progressing in terms of digital processes and high environmental and energy ambitions, the European BIM4Ren project is an initiative that aims to facilitate and accelerate...
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