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Sustainability certifications for buildings: requirements, benefits, and funding opportunities
QNG, DGNB certification, and more: Find out which sustainability certifications matter, what government certifications cover, and when they are required for BEG funding.
Matterhorn-Gotthard Railway: Renovation of the highest station
The Matterhorn-Gotthard Railway is rebuilding its highest station to make it accessible. The challenging conversion is being planned by Schällibaum – with ALLPLAN Civil.
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German Design Award for BHKW Leipzig North-West
Because its façade is a work of art, the German Design Award 2023 goes to the Leipzig North-West combined heat and power plant.
Hidden Gems: 4 Underrated Features in ALLPLAN That Will Change Your Workflow
Architectural visualization expert, Pietro Massai, shares his top four powerful yet underutilized Allplan features for improved site analysis, rendering, and collaboration.
Seamless Design to Delivery: Combining ALLPLAN and SCIA Engineer
Explore how the seamless collaboration between Allplan and SCIA Engineer supports innovation in engineering projects across the globe. More on our Blog.
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Can AI-Based Weather Systems Improve Construction Planning?
Technologies such as AI weather prediction can help reduce weather risk and keep construction projects on track using BIM and machine learning.
The Village by BIG
In The Village by BIG, students at the renowned Johns Hopkins University leave their academic bubble and practically receive an education "from the village." Read more on our blog.
Free-form and rusty beautiful: News from concrete
The concrete industry has produced two innovative forms of mineral building material. Find out what FERRO CONCRETE and i-Contour can do on our blog.
Supporting Creative Architecture
Creative architecture ensures that buildings enhance the environment and improve users’ health and wellbeing, such as these two student-designed projects.
How to built your own Gingerbread House
Eco-friendly Christmas construction: The gingerbread house construction design. Read our blog to find out where they come from and how you can build your own gingerbread house.
Species protection architecture: Monarch Sanctuary
Terreform ONE develops architectural and urban development concepts to save the world. One of them, the Monarch Sanctuary, serves as a refuge for an endangered butterfly. More on our blog.
World's most sustainable furniture factory from BIG
BIG is planning the world's most sustainable furniture factory in the Norwegian Forest - along with a 120-hectare park. More on our blog.
Monumental museum for colossal canal
Herzog & de Meuron are building a dramatic and monumental museum in Hangzhou for the largest waterway in the world: the Grand Canal. More on our blog.
Danish upcycling house - det Biologiske Hus
At Biologiske Hus in Middelfart the name says it all. On our blog you can find out how the modular construction minimizes its ecological footprint, among other things through upcycling.
Totally twisted: The Twist Museum from BIG
Is it a bridge? Is it a museum? Is it quite twisted? Yes, yes and yes: The Twist by BIG is all this and more. But above all it is a cool piece. More on our blog.
Reaching For The Sky: The Newest Skyscrapers Built In 2019
The trend for supertall and megatall skyscrapers continues – see some of the tallest and most inspiring skyscrapers completed in 2019.
What Actually Became Of (The) Vessel?
(The) Vessel in New York was the subject of a dispute even before it was built. Even since its completion, nothing has changed. More on our blog.
ALLPLAN BLOG - The blog for everyone in the construction industry
Hello and welcome to the ALLPLAN Blog! The blog for everyone in the construction industry. Can we be honest? Does the world really need another blog? We asked ourselves this question before we launched the ALLPLAN BLOG in 2016. After intensive self-reflection, we came to a clear conclusion: No. However, what we felt was still missing was a format that represented the AEC industry in all its diversity - from architecture and urban planning to civil engineering and infrastructure, materials science, new technologies, production methods and construction methods.
We are as passionate about aesthetic form as we are about sustainable substance - and above all about the successful combination of both aspects. We are particularly interested in innovative ideas, concepts, processes and projects that improve construction. In doing so, we take a look at practice, but also at research and teaching. Our contributions are aimed at professionals such as architects, urban planners and engineers, as well as building owners, developers and general planners, whose needs and requirements represent the beginning of better building. Of course, anyone who finds their way to our site out of curiosity or by chance is also very welcome. Because the construction/AEC industry is too fascinating and beautiful not to share it with everyone.