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January 2021

alinea BIM lecture for Kingston University students

Last week Richard Bates held a virtual lecture on Building Information Modelling to undergraduate students at Kingston University. The session covered a demonstration of BIM software and explored example models. For ...

February 2020

BIM Show Live in Newcastle

On Wednesday 26 February Richard Bates attended BIM Show Live in Newcastle - the annual two day conference that provides a unique opportunity for built environment professionals to exchange knowledge ...

January 2020

BIM lecture to Masters students at Kingston University

Last week Richard Bates, alinea digital lead, gave a lecture on Building Information Modelling and a demonstration of BIM software and example models to Quantity Surveying and Building Surveying Masters ...

November 2019

BIM lecture to students at University of Reading

This week Richard Bates gave a lecture on Building Information Modelling and a demonstration of BIM software and example models to undergraduate students at the University of Reading.

October 2019

BIM lecture to students at Kingston University

This week Richard Bates gave a lecture on Building Information Modelling and a demonstration of BIM software and example models to undergraduate students at Kingston University’s Penrhyn Road campus.

October 2019

Digital Construction Week

alinea’s digital team attend Digital Construction Week - the leading event for innovation and technology in the built environment; dedicated to digital construction, engineering, design, innovation, manufacturing, and operation at London’s ...

September 2019

100% Design

Today Richard Bates attended 100% Design at London’s Olympia – the UK’s largest design trade show – with a focus on innovation and digital design, manufacturing and construction. There was ...

June 2019

BIM+ Annual Round table “Digital construction in uncertain and changing times”

Earlier this year Richard Bates was invited to contribute to the annual Construction Manager and BIM+ Round table discussion, which this year focused on “Digital construction in uncertain and changing ...

May 2019

BIM+ & Construction Manager Magazine Digital Construction Summit

Wednesday 15 May Associate and BIM Specialist Richard Bates, attends the BIM+ & Construction Manager Magazine Digital Construction Summit. The Digital in Construction Summit will provide a full day of thought ...

February 2019

BIM Show Live

This week Richard Bates, alinea’s BIM specialist attended the annual 2 day BIM Show Live conference at The Boiler Shop in Newcastle. This year the focus is on ‘Construction Revolution’ – ...

January 2019

BIM at Kingston University

21st January, alinea Associate and BIM Specialist, Richard Bates will be guest lecturer at Kingston University. He will be talking to MSc students about his experience with BIM, including the benefits ...

December 2018

alinea participates in Centre for Digital Built Britain panel at University of Cambridge

Zelda Kaitano and Richard Bates were recently invited to be part of an expert panel at the University of Cambridge as part of a research programme commissioned by government’s Centre ...

November 2018

Reducing risk and improving housing outcomes with BIM

Last Thursday Richard Bates attended ‘Reducing risk and improving housing outcomes with BIM’ seminar presented at the Accountants Hall by Devonshire’s Solicitors, David Miller Architects, Airey Miller, NHG Housing and Active plan. ...

June 2018

Richard Bates discusses BIM with the CIOB

Last month, our BIM Specialist, Richard Bates, took part in a CIOB round table discussion, on getting the right data at the right time. The event was attended by a ...

June 2018

alinea Forum: BIM and its use in the industry

On Thursday 24th May we hosted our third alinea forum on BIM and how it is being used in the industry. This event was well attended with guests from a ...

May 2018

CIOB BIM & Round Table at Penningtons Manches solicitors

On 3rd of May Richard Bates has been invited to join the CIOB BIM & Round Table at Penningtons Manches solicitors in the City – the roundtable will look at ...

April 2018

The alinea forum | BIM

On the 24th May, our alinea forum will hosting another evening event, which is aimed at promoting knowledge and networking amongst young professionals within the industry. The discussion for this evening, ...

March 2018

BIM | Are we ready to trust the data?

It is taken as a given that the logic of BIM is irrefutable and that it is a matter of time before BIM is established as the default design process ...

February 2018

BIM and the QS – What’s the problem?

This week alinea associates Richard Bates and Richard Powell will be speaking at BIM Show Live in Newcastle. BIM Show Live brings digital construction content to life. It is more than ...

October 2017

Dedication to Knowledge | BIM University Engagement

On the 23rd October, alinea Associate and BIM Specialist, Richard Bates will be guest lecturer at Kingston University. He will be talking to BSc students about his experience with BIM, including ...

October 2017

Evolution of our BIM offering

To support our BIM offering and business plan objective, we now have a new, Revit licensed workstation for dedicated use by our quantity surveyors. A significant number of our projects ...

September 2017

Building Information Modelling with alinea: Our unique offering

We believe that our approach to BIM is unique within our discipline. We have truly embraced BIM, evolving an approach that allows us to not just talk about doing BIM ...

September 2017

alinea wins BIM4SME Award

On 12th September, the BIM4SME Awards selected alinea as the winner for their Costings & Material Take-off category, for work on a high profile retail development. The award was received ...

June 2017

alinea at RICS BIM Conference 2017

BIM Specialist Richard Bates and Partner Paul Zuccherelli will be attending the 2017 RICS BIM Conference on Tuesday 6th June. The conference, titled ‘Towards Digital Built Britain’, will be held ...

January 2017

BIM Show Live 2017: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

This week alinea’s BIM Specialist Richard Bates will be attending BIM Show Live, the UK’s foremost BIM conference held in Newcastle. Richard has attended all 6 BIM Show Live conferences ...

November 2016

alinea’s BIM at UK Dynamo User Group South

On the 29th November, our BIM team, Richard Bates and Trevor Adams, presented to the UK Dynamo User Group South at Flanagan and Lawrence Architects. They spoke about their experience ...

October 2016

BIM Specialist Richard Bates | alinea’s dedication to knowledge

Richard Bates, alinea Associate and BIM Specialist, will be guest lecturer at Kingston University and the University of Westminster. On Friday 21st October, he will be talking to Kingston BSc students ...

September 2016

alinea wins BIM4SME Award: Best BIM project (Medium SME)

Congratulations to our BIM team for their win at last night’s BIM4SME Awards. We were awarded Best BIM Project in the category of Medium SME.

August 2016

alinea shortlisted for the RICS BIM4SME Awards!

alinea is very pleased to announce it has been shortlisted for the BIM4SME Awards. We have been nominated for the following categories: Best use of BIM for Innovation Best BIM Project- ...

May 2016

alinea speaks about BIM on Building.co.uk

There is very little, if any, useful published data on the true cost of building information modelling (BIM) on a construction project, covering all the relevant costs of using BIM ...

February 2016

alinea at the RICS BIM Conference

On Thursday 25th February, alinea Associate and BIM Specialist Richard Bates will be attending the RICS BIM Conference, which is focused on ‘Realising the Benefits of BIM’. Timed to coincide with ...

February 2016

Richard Bates at BIM4SME, Westminster University

This Wednesday, alinea Associate and BIM Specialist, Richard Bates will be speaking at a BIM4SME event at Westminster University. The topic of the event is ‘What Good Data Looks Like’ ...

October 2015

alinea attends Geoweb summit #10

alinea’s BIM Specialist, Richard Bates, attended Geoweb Summit #10 on Wednesday 28th October. The summit discussed the notion of Smart Cities, Geo API’s and The IoT (Internet of Things) as ...

February 2015

Richard Bates speaks about BIM at Geo:The Big 5

We are pleased to announce that alinea’s Richard Bates will be speaking at the Geo:The Big 5 event ‘BIM: The Next Level’.The conference is being held on the 23rd April ...