Technology has drastically transformed how construction is undertaken from the planning to the building stages. Today, you can see how a house will look in 3D and even create different design variations before its built. However, the cost of construction and the efficiency of the process hasn’t changed much with the introduction of such sophisticated technologies. I’m your host, Jennifer Piper, and today I’m joined by Derek England, NX Product Manager for AEC and BIM at Siemens Digital Industries Software. He’ll help understand the current trends in the AEC industry and the impact they are having. He’ll also help us understand how NX from DISW addresses the challenges faced by the industry. In this episode, you’ll learn why the construction industry lags in per-person productivity improvement. You’ll also learn about some of the latest technologies introduced in the AEC industry and the gaps they are expected to fill. Additionally, you’ll hear about how the digital twin is applied in the AEC industry. What You’ll Learn in this Episode: Challenges facing the construction industry (02:47) Latest innovations in the construction industry (03:25) How Metaverse impacts the construction industry (04:55) Best practices that the construction industry can learn from other industries (09:39) A use case that makes NX from DISW stand out (17:17) How integrated multi-discipline Building Information Modeling (BIM) works with the digital twin (21:53) Connect with Derek England: LinkedIn Siemens Connect with Jennifer Piper:  LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.