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Digitalising roads, railways, bridges and other public infrastructure. The focus is on BIM and digital twins, design and construction, condition monitoring and maintenance, and how infrastructure can become more resilient and perform better over the long term.

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From megaproject to standard: how Poland is advancing BIM
Between Warsaw and Łódź, Port Polska is developing a new international airport linked to a high-speed rail and road network. The project is among the most ambitious infrastructure programs in Europe and is digitally organized from the start. BIM, shared data environments, and open standards are intended to bring together hundreds of project participants. In 2026, the country is the official partner country of BIM World MUNICH.
Built4Tomorrow editorial team29.09.2026
Infrastructure
Hamburg Central Station: coordinating complex construction projects with a digital twin
Hamburg Central Station faces a complex programme of parallel construction projects. A digital twin supports efficient coordination across projects: 4D simulations identify conflicts over space and time while the station remains operational and help resolve them. The semantic data model and its integration with existing IT systems also connect construction planning with day-to-day building operations.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Bergmann, Lorena Frahm-Peters29.09.2026
Infrastructure
When the digital twin becomes a target
BIM, Common Data Environments, IoT and connected building systems make construction projects more transparent and efficient. Every new connection also expands the digital attack surface. Using BIM and digital twins throughout a building's life cycle therefore means planning their protection from the outset. Cybersecurity is not a feature to add later: it is a prerequisite for reliable digital construction processes.
Kai Oberste-Ufer29.09.2026
Infrastructure
Planning down to the last rivet: how BIM and GIS are bringing the Siemensbahn back on track
No trains have run on Berlin's Siemensbahn since 1980. Now the nearly 100-year-old line is to reopen, complete with listed stations, bridges and an 800-metre elevated viaduct. A digital model of the existing infrastructure, containing more than 300,000 components, provides the foundation. Combined with GIS, it supports planning far beyond the individual structure.
Vera Günther28.09.2026
Infrastructure
Welcome to Built4Tomorrow
We are live! After months of ideas, discussions, planning, writing, technical work and plenty of challenges along the way, Built4Tomorrow has launched. Our new digital trade magazine connects the disciplines that already work together across construction and real estate.
Vera Günther01.09.2026
Infrastructure
Real-time data in track construction: from sensors to the control centre
Model-based planning has become part of railway construction, but BIM can only reach its full potential when real-time data is integrated. More efficient and resilient planning and control of infrastructure projects require a shift from static models to continuous support for live processes. Sensors, drones and AI provide a steady flow of information from the construction site.
Florentina von Schoenebeck / BIM4Builders01.01.2026
Infrastructure
How BIM and sensors extend the life of critical infrastructure
Maintaining infrastructure such as ports and bridges is an increasing challenge for designers and operators. Germany's repair backlog, investment needs and sustainability ambitions call for new approaches. Modern sensors play a key role by recording structural conditions in real time and enabling more precise maintenance planning.
Esther Stoll / BIM4Builders, Built4Tomorrow editorial team01.12.2025

From megaproject to standard: how Poland is advancing BIM

Hamburg Central Station: coordinating complex construction projects with a digital twin

When the digital twin becomes a target

Planning down to the last rivet: how BIM and GIS are bringing the Siemensbahn back on track

Welcome to Built4Tomorrow

Real-time data in track construction: from sensors to the control centre

How BIM and sensors extend the life of critical infrastructure