Craig Yelland and Paul Fellows sit down to discuss the new changes being incorporated into the NCC 2022 to take effect May 1, 2023, and what it means for homebuilders going forward. The two big changes are: – Liveable Housing Standards – 7 star energy rating.
While clash detection in BIM software is highly automated, a 2026 study in ASCE’s Journal of Construction Engineering and Management found that review and resolution of those clashes remain manual and labor-intensive. Most MEP coordination bottlenecks are formed at that stage, and the workload typically falls to one person, usually the BIM manager or VDC […]
When documentation volume spikes, the instinct is to bring in individual remote Revit contractors. It’s fast to arrange, appears flexible, and on paper solves the capacity problem. But in practice, it often trades one problem for another. Skill isn’t what’s missing – remote Revit contractors are technically capable. What they struggle to do is hold a production system together across a long-run documentation program […]
Demand remains strong across the US engineering sector, but staffing shortages are still limiting firms’ ability to take on more work. According to ACEC Research Institute’s Q2 2026 Engineering Business Sentiment Survey, 33% of firms had turned down work because of staffing shortages in the previous six months, down from 51% in late 2024. At the same time, 84% still […]
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