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Sustainability and cost certainty are often seen as conflicting goals in construction. Target Value Design starts earlier: environmental, economic and social objectives are defined together and guide design and decisions. Heinz-Michael Ruhland and Ines Mansfeld show how this can resolve the apparent conflict between sustainability and cost certainty.
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DossierBIM World MUNICH opens its doors on 24 and 25 November. This year marks a special anniversary: the trade fair organised by Rudolf Müller Event GmbH celebrates its tenth birthday, looking back on its development into a leading international platform for digital innovation in construction, real estate and facility management. Our dossier brings together the key information about the 2026 exhibition and conference.
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Construction projects today rely on a wide range of software tools. To keep information flowing from design through construction and into operations, project teams need open interfaces and shared data formats. Open BIM is designed to make that possible - regardless of which software individual stakeholders use.
17.09.2026
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Construction has invested in digital tools for years, yet cost overruns, rework and coordination problems remain commonplace. Revizto's Digital Design & Construction Report 2026 shows where digitalisation still falls short in practice: integrating technologies, introducing new ways of working and collaborating across project teams.
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Buildings are handed over, but their data often falls short. Information created during design needs to remain accessible, usable and up to date throughout operations. CAFM World 2026 explores why this matters for everything from smart building systems to the resilience of critical infrastructure. As part of BIM World MUNICH, it brings together the disciplines involved across the building lifecycle.
13.09.2026
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Alongside Building Information Modelling (BIM), another technology is gaining importance: the Building Operating System (BOS). These platforms connect data from building automation, IoT, energy management and other applications, making it available to different services. In facility management, they can help manage energy use, space utilisation and technical systems using a shared foundation of data.
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If buildings are to use less energy and generate fewer carbon emissions, the key decisions need to be made early - long before every pipe, duct and piece of equipment has been modelled in detail. Models alone do not make buildings more sustainable. Designers need reliable data at an early stage, the right tools to test different options, and processes that carry information seamlessly from concept design through to construction and operation.
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How is design changing as CAD, BIM, cloud technology and AI converge? In this Ask the Expert interview, William Wang discusses the shift from drawing-based CAD to model- and data-driven workflows. He explains why existing DWG resources, open standards and interoperability remain essential to making that transition work in practice.
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Ten years of BIM World MUNICH reflect ten years of digital transformation in construction and real estate. What began with software and new design methods now spans the entire value chain. AI, digital twins, robotics, circular construction and data-driven building operations are opening up possibilities and creating new challenges. BIM World founder Christian Stammel discusses the industry's progress, its biggest challenges and his vision for the years ahead.
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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.
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Ten Years of BIM World MUNICH: On 24 and 25 November 2026, the digital construction, real estate, and facility management industry will meet in Munich. More than 200 exhibitors and over 250 speakers will show how BIM, AI, Digital Twins, Open BIM, and networked building technology are changing planning, construction, and operation. The focus is on the question of how individual digital tools can become continuous processes throughout the entire building lifecycle.
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How does a BIM model become a reliable basis for quantities, costs and bills of quantities? In this Ask the Expert interview, Felix Grau of NOVA BUILDING IT explains why IFC exchange and automated quantity take-off can already work well today - and why success in practice depends above all on clear modelling guidelines, pragmatic processes and a closer connection between design, cost estimation and tendering.
