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RIBA APPROVES CPD SEMINAR ON
BIM DOOR OBJECT DEVELOPMENT
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Specification, a UK division of
ASSA ABLOY, the global leader
in door opening solutions, is
offering a new RIBA-accredited
CPD seminar on creating
standards-based BIM Door
Objects.
The RIBA-accredited CPD
seminar, entitled: ‘Enhancing
the Efficiency of BIM Door
Object Development’, is
now available to book and
counts towards the Design,
Construction and Technology
core curriculum.
The objectives of the
seminar are to help architects
understand the requirements
and web-based resources
available on the market for
creating pre-built standards-
based BIM Door Objects,
in order to significantly
improve the specification and
scheduling process.
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Precision Cutting
and Control with
Hultafors Tools’
Newest Range
of Hand Saws
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craftsmen know, Hultafors’ can
deliver just about anything you
need for measuring, leveling
and marking; striking, cutting
and chopping; even prying and
wrecking.
That’s why they require a
range of tools that can handle
tough applications, last for
ages and feel right when you’re
working on site.
Hultafors’ HBX and HBS
saws are well known for their
top quality precision cuts and,
to complement those models,
there’s a brand new range of
cutting and sawing tools that
include - Bow Saws, general
purpose Short Hand Saws, Hack
Saws, a Jab Saw, a Concrete Saw
plus a superb Japanese Ryoba
Saw which is perfect when you
need a tool for the finest cuts
made with minimal force.
So what makes these saws
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ongoing sawing motion control;
the easy-to-use blade exchange
system; the extra-stable precision
blades and the ergonomic to
make sawing an easier and more
precise experience.
Eric Spooner, ASSA ABLOY
BIM Manager, explains: “BIM is
changing the building landscape,
bringing with it improvements
in design, specification, delivery
and asset management.
“After working solely on
BIM Door Objects for almost
five years in the Americas, I’ve
seen the majority of challenges
faced by BIM practitioners in
both architect and contractor
practices.
“With this CPD, ASSA
ABLOY UK Specification
aims to help architects and
specifiers understand how
to enhance the efficiency of
their BIM Object development
via a number of web-based
solutions.”
www.assaabloy.co.uk/bim.
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