My appeal to the Indian Government – Make BIM Mandatory for Public Infrastructure Projects
Every infrastructure construction project comprises different teams of varying sizes working together at any given point in time of the project. Coordination between the groups of architects, designers, engineers, contractors, and specialist contractors has always been a major challenge in the construction industry. Streamlining the work, especially in large-scale projects, is vital. Errors in judgment […]
Why the Indian construction industry should adopt BIM today
India will invest Rs. 5.97 Trillion in creating and upgrading infrastructure in the current Financial Year! Mandating the use of BIM in public sector projects has saved the UK over $ 2 Billion in just 3 years. The Top 100 Contractors operate at a profitability of only 1.5%! World over, industry segment after industry segment […]
My advice to architecture students on getting ready for the future
A few days ago, I had the great fortune of being invited to CEPT in Ahmedabad. My interactions with the extremely talented students there were energizing for me personally. In the time since that visit to Ahmedabad, I’ve been thinking about the discussions I had. I realized that there were some common threads with the […]
Construction Technology Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2025
The construction industry, for long traditional, may well be witnessing the dawn of a new era owing to new technology. From designing, planning, and project execution, there hardly remains an area that is now untouched by technology. Economic growth, greater access, and the ease of use of technology tools and application are some of the […]
5 Things to learned from Working on one of India’s Biggest Infrastructure Projects
All infrastructure projects are, full of challenges: distant goals, complex and expensive resource provisioning, evolving scope, risk management, tough communication, unrealistic expectations, and more. To me, this is why embracing a Building Information Modelling (BIM) platform is so important. I see this as a single, unified mechanism that can bring together people, ideas, design documents, functional characteristics, […]
5D BIM Implementation on Nagpur Metro Rail Project
As the construction industry focuses on harnessing digital technologies to improve efficiencies and data availability, 5D BIM technologies are becoming more and more pronounced for their use. Maha-Metro Corporation decided to make use of 5D BIM processes to have an integrated environment for all the BIM data along with the project schedules and costs. Overview […]
Excelize at the Smart and Digital Rajasthan Summit & Expo 2018 – excelize
“The #SmartCity vision envisages a balance of heritage with modernism – we can be #smart while we keep our heritage protected” – Smt. Vasundhara Raje (Chief Minister of Rajasthan) Excelize’s director Mrs. Sonali Dhopte was invited as an eminent panelist for the Smart and Digital Rajasthan Summit & Expo 2018 scheduled on March 14th and 15th, 2018 at Jaipur. The event […]
Sonali Dhopte speaks on BIM adoption in smart cities at construction world
This July 2015, Construction world released an article focusing on the challenges faced by the Indian Government in implementing the Smart Cities projects. As the Indian government has planned to launch smart solutions to meet the need of growing urbanization and has approved 100 smart cities project in India. Many industry experts contributed different solutions to […]
Ar. Sonali Dhopte at Smart Buildings Summit 2015
Buildings today are complex concatenations of structures, systems, and technology. Over time, each of the components inside a building has been developed and improved, allowing modern-day building owners to select its features independently. Smart buildings go well beyond just using smart materials and protocols. So, what exactly are these? A smart building uses information technology […]
Sonali Dhopte speaks on BIM adoption in smart cities at construction world
This July 2015, Construction world released an article focusing on the challenges faced by the Indian Government in implementing the Smart Cities projects. As the Indian government has planned to launch smart solutions to meet the need of growing urbanization and has approved 100 smart cities project in India. Many industry experts contributed different solutions to […]