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// Software
Archicad 30: what really changes compared to Archicad 29
Graphisoft unveils Archicad 30. Rather than a feature list, here is what the changes actually mean depending on your role in the practice — and what to check before migrating.
8 October 2026 · 7 min read
// Outlook
Policy and outlook for European architecture through 2045
The construction sector is entering a period of unprecedented change. Unlike previous regulatory shifts, this is no longer just about…
1 August 2026 · 7 min
// Simplebim
Simplebim and quantity take-off, the BIM way!
In many construction economics firms, consulting engineering practices and architecture agencies, quantity take-off is still largely based on a…
20 May 2026 · 4 min
// BIM Management
Writing a BIM execution plan that actually serves the project
A BIM execution plan is only valuable if it can be checked. A method for turning a contractual document into a management tool.
12 May 2026 · 7 min
// Simplebim
Simplebim & Kabandy vs. DQE solutions
We fully understand that an estimator already equipped with a market DQE solution may not feel the need to question their way of working. When a tool…
6 May 2026 · 2 min
// OpenBIM / IFC
IFC audit: the checkpoints that reveal a model's quality
An IFC that opens is not a compliant IFC. The checks to run before integrating a delivery into the common data environment.
28 April 2026 · 8 min
// Production
Archicad or Revit template: where production time is actually saved
The template is the only BIM investment that pays off on every following project. What it must contain, and in what order to build it.
9 April 2026 · 6 min
// OpenBIM / IFC
Preparing an IFC model by use case: the Simplebim approach
A design model is not a deliverable. How to produce, from a single IFC, versions suited to each downstream use.
24 March 2026 · 6 min
// Training
Training a team in BIM: what makes the difference after the training
What determines a successful BIM skills ramp-up isn't the training content, but what is organised around it.
5 March 2026 · 6 min
// Simplebim
Simplebim and Kabandy – The winning duo
In a context where the digital model is becoming standard practice on both public and private contracts, the ability to effectively manage IFC files is no longer a…
20 February 2026 · 3 min
// Funding
CPF and the fifty-somethings: get trained!
While the digital transformation of the building sector is in full swing, a surprising fact remains: a large share of experienced professionals, particularly…
1 June 2025 · 3 min
// BIM Management
The cost of BIM, according to ChatGPT
How much does a BIM Manager cost…. and it told me…
1 February 2025 · 6 min
// Training
The Impact of Continuing Training on the Productivity of Employees Using 3D Design Software
Investing in people to win tomorrow
31 January 2025 · 2 min
// Training
Investing in professional training
The winning combo: videos and tutoring
31 January 2025 · 2 min
// OpenBIM / IFC
Operational Benefits of Using Structured IFC in a BIM Project
With SIMPLEBIM and our technical support!
8 January 2025 · 3 min
// Training
Video Training and Tutoring, the Balance!
The winning combo: videos and tutoring
7 January 2025 · 4 min
// Revit
Training and Methodology for REVIT
Train with us!
6 January 2025 · 3 min
// Archicad
Archicad moves to a subscription model!
The way history unfolds
6 January 2025 · 2 min
// Funding
The CPF in 2025
4 years already!
6 January 2025 · 2 min
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