BIM-powered buildings
Vol.2
This is the chapter 2 of our BIM implemention travel. The first one can be found here.

WinSun
Concrete building secrets

Yingchuang Building Technique (Shanghai) Co. Ltd or Winsun was entering the construction business as a mere provider of the supplies. It is widely known, however, by bringing substitution to this field nowadays. Amongst the first achievements WinSun made in the branch is the first 3D printer that can be used for construction duties. It works permanently. The first ‘battle test’ of a new builders tool was performed in 2013 — when the YBT built its first set consisting of 10 houses back in 2013.
The concrete, fiber and proprietary together instead of ink in a usual printer, WinSun prints walls story by story in manufacture located in Suzhou, North China. Same to BROAD technologies, the YBT constructs the building out of details given at the site. The first office printed in such fashion was erected in 2016, in Dubai.
The first house composed entirely out of concrete via 3D printer was 6 meters tall and 10 meters wide, while also being 40 meters long. WinSun utilizes the basic CAD concepts the company also actively implements BIM in its projects: the composition of different compartments and their future usage — all of that made possible in a short notice thanks to BIM. What one of the primaries focuses in such structuring is the recyclability of a structure: the printer’s ink is composed of concrete, fiberglass, and sand — the materials easily recyclable.
The world’s ugliest bus stop

The WinSun officials say that on the covering of the bus frame, there are bits of original “inks” made by 3D printers. They also say that gray “ink” depicts a way to display nature by extravagant high-end brands. While the immature materials of gray bits come from recycled trash, they are simultaneously integrating with Fengjing ancient town. The users — the passengers, have already got used to the 3D-printed stop. The company has even interviewed one of the passengers, and he is reported not to know neither it is a bus stop from recycled materials nor that the 3D printer constructed it.
Winsun also centers around the recycling waste materials — the whole stop is made of them, and thus it is fully dispatchable in the future. So, nonetheless it is the ugliest bus stop, it is also the most sustainable.
Aditazz
A Whole New Approach to Building Design
Aditazz has introduced a whole new level of buildings design by making it more automated. Such a method was acquired from the looking at semiconductor manufacturing. The initial platform assists all of the construction side parties in the evolution of developing a design with the assist of software algorithms. The first software input being many rules based requirements: for example, we have a task that needs to be done, and the program paints the most appropriate infrastructure for this task to be done most efficiently.
Aditazz points out three steps in which it can help any construction:
1In codifying the company’s knowledge — and digitally replace the material things with a set of rules programmed under specific configuration.
2 Optimize the processes within the production. Optimize anything when you want it — you can run any scenario and see the calculation responding to a certain situation.
3 Bring your plan to life. While receiving feedback do not forget that improvement cycle never ends and start any optimization right off the bat.
Stay tuned for out next stories!
