CSZ Congress report: “Infrastructure Digital – Building and Planning 4.0”

Oliver Voß, Head of Building Information Modeling at CSZ, attended the “Infrastructure Digital – Building and Planning 4.0” congress in Giessen on September 5 and 6.

What were the main topics? Which important trends for the future of construction were recognizable?

Oliver Voß was impressed by the high quality of the presentations, which were impressive in terms of both content and presentation. A key trend was the development of integrative platforms that link model and metadata with geographical and topographical information. This enables “real-time” work with dynamic data packages and improves efficiency in the planning process.

Which presentations were particularly relevant?

Model-based approval process in road construction: This promising method can also be transferred to approval and inspection processes in structural and civil engineering.
Autodesk data strategy: As CSZ uses Autodesk software on a broad scale, the presentation provided valuable impetus for the use of the Autodesk Construction Cloud.
Model-based approval process in road construction: This promising method can also be transferred to approval and inspection procedures in structural and civil engineering.
Autodesk’s data strategy: As CSZ uses Autodesk software on a broad scale, the presentation provided valuable impetus for the use of the Autodesk Construction Cloud.

What innovative ideas were presented for the construction industry?

Model-based DIN standards: Insights into working with construction industry-based data sets.
BIM model-based life cycle assessment: potential for sustainable building physics.
Preservation of the Schwedler Bridge in Frankfurt: Innovative approaches in bridge re
Digital twin at Deutsche Bahn: Central BIM strategies for the future.

Conclusion: The congress provided valuable impetus for the future of digital construction. Two of BIM’s core aspects – data management and process simulation – ran as an underlying theme through all lectures during the two congress days. Mr. Voss is looking forward to integrating these findings into the projects at CSZ and thus opening up new paths to greater efficiency and sustainability.

Kongress Infrastruktur digital planen und bauen 4.0 (thm.de)