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INDUSTRY news
VECTORWORKS WINS GOOD DESIGN AWARD
Vectorworks has been honoured
as a GOOD
DESIGN® winner for its
"Design Without Limits" entry in
the graphic design category.
The GOOD DESIGN Awards
Program, presented by The
Chicago Athenaeum Museum
of Architecture and Design and
Metropolitan Arts, is the world's
oldest and most prestigious
program for innovative and cutting-edge
industrial, product,
and graphic designs produced
around the world.
For more than seven
decades, the awards program
has honoured the yearly
achievements of the best
industrial and graphic designers
and world manufacturers
for their pursuit of extraordinary
design excellence. This year,
the Museum received a record
number of submissions from
the world's leading manufacturers
and industrial and graphic
design firms, representing the
most important and critical
mass of influential corporations
in the design industry from
over 55 countries.
The Vectorworks Creative
team spearheaded the design
and inspiration to capture the
creativity of the software and
implemented this concept on
employee t-shirts, customer
swag, and throughout the
company's headquarters office,
including an interactive mural.
The team was challenged to
develop unique elements and
special design touches to
ensure the office and its experience
embody Vectorworks'
unique brand.
www.good-designawards.com
SHOOTHILL AND ACCESS COIN PARTNERSHIP
Shoothill and Access
COINS have entered a 5-
year bilateral partnership
whereby Shoothill agrees to
provide Access COINS with
various web-based technologies
and development services.
As part of the deal,
Shoothill will be making innovations
it has developed available
to Access COINS,
derived from its successful
Housebuilder Pro software
system launched in 2018.
Alex Boury, General Manager
at Access COINS said: "We're
delighted to be working with
Shoothill and together this
new strategic partnership
means we will be in an excellent
position to fully embrace
new and emerging web capabilities
in innovative and creative
ways, further raising our
game in the construction
industry. This is an exciting
time for both companies."
www.theaccessgroup.com
ASK NFB FOR CONSTRUCTIVE ADVICE
Anew data visualisation tool
designed to support civil
infrastructure teams expediate
access to data during the planning
phase - enabling more
informed decision making and
significant reductions in time
and resources - has been
developed and launched.
Bluesky International and
Sensat have entered into a
partnership to merge rapid
data collection methods and
advanced visualisation capabilities,
unlocking data certainty
for infrastructure teams. The
benefits include the ability to
access geospatial data earlyon
in the planning stage, often
negating the requirement to
conduct costly and time-intensive
traditional surveys. Teams
are now able to seamlessly
overlay plans onto real-world
contexts, ensuring decisions
can be guided with the knowledge
and security that they are
The National Federation of
Builders (NFB) has
announced the launch of Ask
NFB, a dedicated advice service
that provides construction
businesses with expert support
and guidance on a wide range
of industry-related topics.
The launch of Ask NFB is the
first in a series of modernisations
the organisation is going
through, as it positions itself as
the professional home of
builders, contractors and
house builders and focuses in
on its offering of ‘standards,
services and advocacy’.
James M. Butcher, Director of
Strategy and Operations at the
NFB said: “We know that construction
is the number one
sector when it comes to insolvencies
and news story after
news story reports the challenges
construction faces. It is
at these times that professional
associations must step up to
offer the support needed to
keep construction building.
That’s why we have launched
Ask NFB, a one-stop shop for
expert advice and support. Our
message to members is simple
– if you need help, advice, guidance
or support, just Ask NFB”
Ask NFB offers NFB members
a dedicated national support
desk backed by its membership
services team, internal
policy advisors and suite of
expert specialists. The service
will soon also include a comprehensive
library of resources,
including templates, latest
guidance, model policies and
information on key industry
developments.
www.builders.org.uk/ask-nfb
DATA VISUALISATION TOOL COLLABORATION
based on accurate and current
geospatial data.
Ralph Coleman, Chief Commercial
Officer at Bluesky, said:
“By seamlessly integrating
Bluesky’s geospatial data with
Sensat’s visualisation platform,
we empower civil infrastructure
teams to break free from time
and cost constraints of traditional
survey methods. Together,
we are providing a solution
that accelerates data access,
setting a new standard for efficiency
and accuracy in the
planning process.”
www.bluesky-world.com
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January/February 2024