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READY FOR THE BIM REVOLUTION Knightsbridge Furniture BIM Components Now Available Online
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comprehensive series of Building Information Modelling (BIM) components has been developed by Knightsbridge Furniture covering the
company’s collections of seating, tables and cabinets across the hospital, care and mental health sectors. The components can be downloaded free of charge from www.
modlar.com/profile/knightsbridge.furniture
Set to become mandatory for all public sector projects by 2016, BIM is the process of designing a building by computer, using downloadable ‘smart’ components - representing everything from structural elements to furniture and furnishings - which contain data about their use and purpose as well as variables like energy efficiency and sustainability. The computer generated model then becomes the basis for all
documentation about the building, enabling contractors to start work, schedules and workplans to be generated, collaboration to be facilitated and margins for error reduced. ‘As a furniture manufacturer supplying to the public sector, we feel it’s vital to have our BIM files ready for architects and specifiers to access well in advance of the 2016 deadline,’ says Alan Towns, Managing Director of Knightsbridge Furniture. ‘We are delighted to embrace the future of BIM technology with the introduction of our open source Revit format BIM files. It was our goal to become one of the first UK contract furniture manufacturers to offer our clients the opportunity to easily download these files and it’s a credit to our team that we have launched ahead of schedule.’ Knightsbridge Furniture BIM components have been formatted using Revit 2014 and are hosted by the Modlar website where AutoCAD 2D and 3D models are available for free download.
To register, visit
www.modlar.com/pro- file/knightsbridge.furniture
EX-OR MAKES LIGHT WORK FOR YOU Ex-Or launches new website to support customer experience journey
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x-Or has launched a brand new website with a modern look and feel that will enhance visitors’ web experience. Built with the latest web technology, the site has been optimised for smartphones and tablets, and
incorporates tools to support customers from system design through to installation, maintenance as well as on-going education and updates.
The site will act as a resource for customers to easily and quickly find out more about products, technical support, manuals, model selection guides, application specific solutions and product specifications. Providing customers with an easy way to find and choose products simply and easily by enabling them to search by part number, browse the catalogue online and filter by features and functionality to find the right products for their needs and requirements. “Ex-Or’s 30 years of expertise and
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manufacturing excellence delivers lighting control systems that make light work for energy saving, comfort and productivity”, said Jason Ng, Ex-Or. “We’re taking positive steps to ensure we also make light work with ease by providing the necessary support for our customers, both online and via mobile devices, further underscoring our commitment to provide the necessary resources, tools and service throughout the customer experience.” It’s important to Ex-Or that its customers have relevant best practice examples and case studies available to reference in order to make the best lighting design decisions possible. Whether customers are looking to improve lighting in a hospital, commercial office, educational building or are sourcing the best way to make their lighting systems more energy efficient, Ex-Or will have the examples, tools and support located on an easy-to-navigate website at their disposal.
For more information on Ex-Or’s products and 5 year warranty visit at
www.Ex-Or.com
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