Trimble’s VP Roz Buick speaks about transforming the AECO industry

Trimble’s VP Roz Buick speaks about transforming the AECO industry

Rounding out our 2017 BCT spring seminar series was a talk by Trimble VP for Buildings, Roz Buick, who delivered a visionary and engaging overview of how Trimble sees itself transforming the AECO (architecture, engineering, construction, operations) industry. This presentation came on the heels of our celebration of the opening of the new Trimble Technology Lab in the equally new Design Building on 4/25. See the links below for her slides and some of the videos that were part of her presentation. Links: Presentation slides Video: Microsoft HoloLens: Partner Spotlight with Trimble Video: Trimble Makes the Impossible, Possible ...
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Schreyer’s Favorite Places Open-Source Project Implemented at Smith College

As it turned out, finding the places that really matter to people on a campus wasn't just for UMass. Smith College now has their own "Favorite Places" app. Implemented by Jon Caris, director of the Spatial Analysis Lab at Smith, this web app now allows anyone at Smith to share their experiences on and around their campus. The "Favorite Places" web app was originally developed by Alexander Schreyer, Senior Lecturer in BCT, to help with the UMass master planning process. In the meantime, it has been made available freely as an open-source project. Link: http://www.smith.edu/news/map-for-that  ...
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Simi Hoque’s Urban Modeling

Dr. Simi Hoque is passionate about improving the ways in which buildings use the earth’s resources.  She teaches environmental systems and sustainable design principles in the Department of Environmental Conservation at UMass Amherst. Her research, partially funded by the Center’s Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, is focused around the application and development of energy-efficient buildings. Dr. Hoque specializes in energy modeling, resource efficiency, and systems design. She is co-author of a recent online publication (October 2013) intended to provide a quantitative approach to assessing sustainability indicators in a city. Research Cities today generate almost two-thirds of the world’s primary energy demand. By 2030, this is projected to increase to three-quarters, matching the urban sector’s expected share of global energy-related CO2 emissions. The current urban outlook demands a comprehensive understanding of urban sustainability policies and programs to address climate change and energy security. Dr. Hoque’s research is aimed at developing an analytical framework to integrate the performance indicators for buildings, transportation systems, and green spaces...
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Alexander Schreyer to Speak on “Geo-Based 3D Modeling and Visualization”

Alexander Schreyer to Speak on “Geo-Based 3D Modeling and Visualization”

The third IGERT seminar in the spring semester will be by Alexander Schreyer, faculty member in Building and Construction Technology, on Thursday March 8 in the Kellogg room in Elab II at UMass. The talk will start at 12:30. An abstract can be found here: https://windenergyigert.umass.edu/seminar/3d-modeling-and-visualization  ...
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BCT Students Model Amherst College in 3D

BCT Students in the BCT 420 and ECO 697SB classes just finished modeling 30+ buildings at Amherst College in 3D. Once approved by Google, those will appear in the official "3D Buildings" layer in Google Earth. Follow the link below to watch a video or download the KMZ file for Google Earth: http://blogs.umass.edu/bct420-schreyer/student-work/amherst-college-in-3d...
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