HIGHLIGHTS
BILLIONS FOR BIM
The global Building Information Modelling (BIM) software market could be worth US$17.6 billion next year, according to research from Cambashi.
Despite disruptions caused by the pandemic, market growth has remained positive at 10.5% in 2021, with an estimated US$14.8 billion spent on BIM software in 2021.
UNWANTED RECORD FOR CONSTRUCTION
Buildings and construction set an unwanted new record in 2021 for carbon output, according to a report from the UN Environment Programme. Buildings’ energy demand posted its largest increase in ten years in 2021.
CO2emissions from buildings operations reached an all-time high, about a 5% increase from 2020 and 2% higher than the peak in 2019.
BENTLEY’S 2022 DIGITAL AWARDS WINNERS
Bentley Systems has announced the winners of its 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. At an awards ceremony in London, contractors, engineering consultants, and government agencies lifted awards across 12 categories, including Bridges and Tunnels, Construction, and Roads.
On day one of the two-day event, delegates joined the jurors to see the final presentations from three finalists in each category, before the judging panels made their decisions on the winners.
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