Koenraad Nys

Since obtaining his diploma in 1984, architectengineer Koenraad Nys has

concentrated on the development and application of information and com-
munication technologies (ICT) in the field of construction. Armed with his great
experience in this field after 15 years at STAR-APIC, where he developed CAD and
GIS software and BIM applications before the term was even coined, Koenraad
Nys set up his practice, The Dimensions-Studio, in 1999. It now concentrates on
the integration of 4D/xD and project management. The Dimensions-Studio is cur-
rently involved in several ICT and research projects, as well as with BIM working
groups. He teaches at Saint Luc Grand-Bruxelles University, as well as at various
other European architectural institutes.
Project: 4D visualization for architecture and infrastructure projects.
Tools: Google SketchUp 7, xD Virtual Builder Light, xD Virtual Builder r5.4,
MySQL 5, MS Project.
Small construction projects often have a multitude of facets, but an experi-
enced site foreman will draw upon experience and intuition to keep an overall
view of the project: knowing that the volume of delivered material must not
exceed the available storage space and the contractors must not all be put to
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