After over a decade we say goodbye to our esteemed colleague Per Niemann, who is retiring from Symetri after a dedicated journey that began in 2010.
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Across the built environment, a quiet revolution is underway. Designers and developers are not only asking, "What’s the carbon footprint?" They’re asking: "How does this space make people feel — and how do we know?" The answer lies in what’s long bee ...
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As the built environment sector accounts for nearly 40% of global CO₂ emissions, achieving net-zero carbon has evolved from aspiration to necessity. In response, Symetri hosted the Paths to Net Zero: Insights, Technologies, and Solutions webinar seri ...
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In the construction industry, EPDs are crucial for reducing carbon emissions by allowing comparisons between different materials, helping architects, engineers, and designers select the most sustainable options. Manufacturers also benefit by optimizi ...
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A Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a powerful tool used to measure the complete environmental impact of a building project. It evaluates the carbon footprint and other environmental effects throughout a building's life, across four key stages: producti ...
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A net-zero building is designed to have zero or less total greenhouse gas emissions throughout its entire lifecycle. This includes energy use, construction impacts, material extraction, waste, and even benefits from exporting energy or reusing materi ...
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To form the agenda for Nordic BIM Summit we reached out to some of the experts in the industry, more specifically some of our customers in Sweden, Norway and Finland. These discussions has helped us form the Nordic BIM Summit agenda for 2024. Read on ...
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At Nordic BIM Summit 2023, the award for “Best New BIM Use” was given to Ramboll Norway for their work with introducing BIM modelling to fire engineering. On stage receiving the award was Sindre Didrichsen, head of the winner´s fire-BIM group. A few ...
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The Golden Thread provides an accurate record of a construction project, including maintenance and operations data for the final asset, but how effective can it be and when? Martin Couling, BIM solutions specialist, Microdesk, shares his thoughts.v
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