ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL DESIGNBUILD
06 May 2015
Software solutions took centre stage at this year’s DesignBUILD, reinforcing the industry’s excitement and intrigue around the latest software solutions and innovation.
A host of companies offering software solutions for architects, builders, designers and construction professionals to help improve their day-to-day operations for staff, clients and contractors have taken the spotlight at this year’s DesignBUILD trade event.
Exhibitors showcasing solutions such as building information modelling (BIM), 3D modelling, virtual design construction (VDC) and online project management platforms, attracted crowds on the show floor – reinforcing the industry’s excitement and intrigue around the latest software solutions and innovation.
GRAPHISOFT, an industry innovator that ignited the BIM revolution 30 years ago with ArchiCAD, is just one of the brands that displayed the latest technological solutions at this year’s show.
GRAPHISOFT Business Development Manager, Stewart Burke, said not only architects and designers, but product manufacturers had visited their exhibit to learn about how they can leverage BIM to assist with their long term goals.
“Manufacturers are increasingly using BIM as a channel of communication with the architectural industry,” Mr Burke said.
Other technology exhibitors included:
- BuilderTREND – a construction management system for homebuilders and remodelers.
- Luminova – a 3D rendering firm offering two brand new virtual reality solutions for architects and designers. Using two types of virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR, the solutions offer users realistic fly-throughs of commercial construction and projects and various interior fit-outs respectively.
- Redstack – a leading provider of design technology and services to architecture, building and engineering professionals.
- Rubysketch – a BIM software provider who has this year launched new 2D/3D BIM software, PlusSpec, for architects, builders and education providers.
- Tenderfield – an online tendering and project management platform custom-built for the Australian construction and civil engineering industries.
The three-day trade event was home to more than 250 leading brands and represented the largest annual gathering of architecture, building, construction and design manufacturers and suppliers in the country.
“This is a once yearly opportunity for industry members to discover and learn about a range of new products and solutions, all under the one roof, that will help improve day-to-day operations and the way they do business,” DesignBUILD’s Event Manager, Ali Mead said.
DesignBUILD will celebrate 30 years as the leading architecture, building, construction and design event when it returns to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre next year, May 4 – 6, 2016.
For more information visit www.designbuildexpo.com.au