DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT We are in the middle of a digital era and in the construction sector the implementation of digitalization is a great challenge. The use of BIM methodology, with integrated planning and budgeting tools, and common data environments is becoming more and more widespread in the design phase. However, when we reach the […]
In the last decade, the construction sector has made great efforts to digitise its processes and has experienced an unprecedented evolution, great advances emerging which have boosted the sector. One of these advances has been the implementation of BIM methodology worldwide, which has recently reached an important milestone with the creation of the international standard […]
The digital revolution has impacted all areas of our society and is rapidly changing the needs of individuals and businesses and, with them, the economic and industrial reality known to date. This scenario poses new opportunities in all areas, however, digital penetration in the pharmaceutical sector is lower compared to other sectors. The pharmaceutical industry […]
We are in the middle of a digital era and the implementation of digitalization is a great challenge in the construction sector. The use of BIM methodology with integrated planning and budgeting tools is increasingly widespread in the early stages of design. However, when we reach the construction stage, we find new needs that are […]
On 20 November we presented the conference “SMART BIM: ROAD C32 CASE” at the SmartCatalonia agora, around the Smart City Expo World Congress 2019 held in Barcelona. During the session, the BIM model of the C-32 motorway extension construction project was presented. The motorway is located in the northeast of Catalonia crossing the coastal mountain […]
The Digital Twin is an accurate representation of the physical asset, both at data and geometry levels, which incorporates data of the asset’s real behaviour from sensors’ information and different operation and maintenance databases. Thus, the Digital Twin becomes a tool that can simulate future behaviour and, therefore, allowing a more effective management of these […]
D|TWIN allows the integration of the BIM digital model of the asset with a database for its exploitation in the construction, maintenance and operation phase, as well as the link with other existing management software. The model can be consulted and managed for free, simple and visual from any device with android operating system, ios, […]
The BIM methodology (Building Information Modelling) has meant a paradigm change in the concept of project projection and management. It is a leap forward in the evolution towards excellence and technification of the construction process, like the leap that took place with CAD systems (computer-aided design) in comparison with the pencil drawing manual. The advantages […]
IDP successfully implements a BIM collaborative system in major projects. We can highlight our leadership in the BIM implementation within the Bershka retail chain for the INDITEX group and large infrastructure projects such as the AVO highways for the concession company Américo Vespucio Oriente, S.A. in Chile, among others. Adjusted deadlines and a large volume […]
The IDP team organizes weekly different days of internal training, led and presented by the employees themselves, who aim to educate the team the importance of collaborating and sharing information and expanding our knowledge in different subjects ranging from the most technical and focused on knowledge of software and methodologies to more cross-cutting move materials management, […]
The circular economy is a sustainable development strategy that has been proposed to address problems of environmental degradation and scarcity of resources. Its three principles are the reduction, reuse and recycling of materials. These principles propose a circular system where all materials are recycled, all energy is obtained from renewable sources, the reconstruction of ecosystems […]
The survey of the point cloud consists of a laser scan that allows us to quickly, accurately and in high definition capture 3D data in the form of a point cloud that will help us create a parametric 3D BIM model, creating a precise basis for the subsequent modeling of the built environment. Our goal […]
The consortium formed by Forest and IDP engineering has been chosen by Infraestructures of the Generalitat de Catalunya, to carry out the project for the execution of the variant on the stretch of roads C-63 and N-141e between the towns of Anglés and Bescanó in Gerona. The purpose of the project is to develop a […]
IDP has participated in the Autodeck BIMagination day organised in Barcelona by Autodesk. Experts from all industry sectors have been able to share their technological vision and professional experience in the use of BIM at the business level. This day is framed in a new edition of the AUTODESK FORUM BARCELONA 2017 where they have dealt […]
IDP Group has joined the Spanish Network of the United Nations Global Compact, an international initiative that promotes the implementation of 10 universally accepted principles to promote corporate social responsibility in the areas of Human Rights and Business, Labour Standards, Environment and Anti-Corruption in the activities and business strategy of companies. The United Nations Global Compact is the […]
IDP has obtained the accreditation of innovative company granted by the General Directorate of Innovation and Competitiveness of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness granted to companies that stand out in their research work. The recognition obtained is based on the work and trajectory of the IDP group, betting on innovation, high efficiency, specialization and technification […]
The Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) has awarded IDP Engineering Group the contract for technical assistance in the drafting of the basic and constructive project for the refurbishment of the harbour of La Savina, in Formentera, with an investment of 7.2 million US$. With the completion in 2006 of the works on the new Formentera Maritime […]
The culture of innovation at all levels of IDP, as well as the determined investment in R&D&i that has grown up to 8% in 2017 and with a forecast of 10% in 2020, has allowed us the present launching to the market of the new services IDP 2017, with the goal of improving the value […]
IDP engineering group has finished the development of the basic and executive project of the tower and the necessary infrastructure to install the system of meteorological radar bands, for the monitoring and the prediction of adverse events, installed in Chapecó (SC). The meteorological radar of the West, located in Chapecó, has been promoted by the […]
IDP participates in the European project HARSHWORK promoted by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), which aims to increase the efficiency of the handling of components working in difficult environments through a software model that predicts and quantifies wear. The project will optimise operating costs by reducing maintenance times, lowering costs and increasing […]
IDP has completed the urban development works of the Can Margarit sector in the municipality of Sant Esteve Sesrovires (Barcelona), one of the largest urban development projects for logistic-industrial use at national level with a total of 17 plots with a surface area of up to 100,000 m2 that will enable the establishment of large […]
IDP has participated in the program “BIM 360º an integral vision” organized by the Catalan Civil Engineers’ Association, where civil engineering experts gathered to analyse, from different points of view, what key factors are transforming the sector. Those attending the conference have learnt about the latest developments in the industry, the challenges and opportunities foreseen […]
The State Department of Infrastructure (DEINFRA) of the State Government of Santa Catarina (Brazil) relies again on IDP Engineering Groupand awards three civil engineering contracts to develop projects on three highways in the state of Santa Catarina. In particular, the contracted works consist in: Road link project on highway SC-301, in the stretch between BR-280 (for Rio Negrinho) […]
IDP has been awarded with the supra-municipal project of the Logistic-Industrial Platform “PLATEA” in Teruel at the initiative of the Government of Aragon. PLATEA has been designed as an intermodal platform to promote the economic revitalization of the area of Teruel, being defined as a specialized area for the development of logistic, industrial and business […]
The Engineering Group IDP is awarded with the architecture and engineering projects for the refurbishment and expansion of the vice government building for the establishment of the Agencia Pernambucana de Aguas y Climas (APAC) and the Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico (SDEC) headquarters in the State of Pernambuco in Brazil. The project is developed under the […]
IDP has participated in the program “BIM 360º an integral vision” organized by the Colegio de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de Barcelona, where experts related to civil engineering have been gathered and analyzed from different points of view what are the factors Key that are transforming the industry. This day is framed in the Congress […]
Historically, public services that have been most successful in their operation have been those that in their planning have better adapted to citizens, urban environment, culture and demographic inertia. A clear example of this are the water and electricity basic services, which arrive proportionally to the areas of consumption and their rates are generally proportional […]
IDP adjudicate the executive and the facilities project, environmental memory redaction, health and safety study, functional improvements construction management, modernization and transformation of the Green Point and the new Mercabarna Food Rendering Center in Barcelona with a total intervention area of approximately 11,230 m2. The Green Point will become an integral Waste Collection Recovery Center. […]
Last May 31st was the presentation and award ceremony of the final projects of the Fem Indústria 2017 awards, organised by COEIC and AEIC through their service for the promotion of entrepreneurship Enginova, Salle Technova Barcelona, Leitat Technological Center , and the Fundación TecnoCampus. IDP Engineering Group has received the “Company with Future” second prize […]
Eduard Loscos, Innovation Manager of IDP Group, participated in the conference on “BIM and underground services. Modelling the Invisible City” held at the 20th Barcelona Building Construmat congress, a landmark event in the building sector held in Barcelona. The event, organised by ibSTT Asociación Ibérica de Tecnología Sin Zanja, has also counted with the participation […]
Aleix Vila, General Manager of IDP Group in Spain has participated in the conference on “Sustainable Architecture with Environmental Certification” held last May 24th at the 20th Congress of Barcelona Building Construmat, a landmark event in the sector Of the building celebrated in Barcelona. The conference, organised by Grupo Vía and sponsored by Mapei, has […]
IDP has participated in the master class on BIM projects in the field of civil engineering organised by Zigurat
IDP engineering group has opened its new offices in Chile, located on the 5th floor of the building on the street Apoquindo 5583 in the district of Las Condes in Santiago de Chile. The new offices, with capacity for more than 40 technicians, have modern and multifunctional facilities equipped with the latest technologies, cloud services, high-performance […]
The IDP Group carries out two Barcelona assistance centres’ reform and refurbishment projects at the request of Asepeyo. With these changes, the capacity of the centres has increased, which has allowed to improve the quality of its services. Founded in 1915 as a mutual provident society, Asepeyo is nowadays one of the main mutual Partner with […]
An ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is a management information system that integrates and manages many of the businesses associated with production operations and distribution aspects of a company in the production of goods or services. ERP systems facilitate workflow tracking across multiple departments and reduce the operational costs involved in manual tracking and data duplication. […]
The IDP Group participated in the conference “BIM – An integrated workflow” organised by the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná in Brazil last April 4th. The event was attended by students, professors and invited professionals. The IDP Group, represented by Business Manager in Brazil Tiago Perucchi and the Project Manager Jefferson Zimmerman, presented cases of projects developed in […]
Factors such as internationalization, the greater specialization of professionals and an increase in the complexity of development (both in design and in construction), are demanding fluency in communication and greater collaboration in the processes to all agents involved. BIM is a communication enabler between agents and, regarding traditional methods of collaboration, it channels and maximizes […]
The IDP group has participated in the International Summit of buildingSMART, from the 3rd to 6th April, where experts from all over the world have gathered to share knowledge and continue working on the improvement of international BIM processes and standards. The Summit has counted with the participation of more than 300 attendees and has […]
The students in their last year of secondary education at the school Escola Maristes Montserrat de Lleida have visited IDP headquarters in Sabadell to know our premises and working dynamics, aiming to have a close look at how an engineering company and its employees work. Choosing a university degree is not always an easy issue. […]
15BIM is a work methodology, standing on specialised software for the development and management of projects which allows designing, planning, organising and managing the construction carrying out, integrating all the information in a 3D model (surroundings, buildings, structures, installations, schedules, costs, etc.). The model is prepared simultaneously for different specialists and contains all the necessary […]
BIM (Building Information Modelling) methodology is getting into the building designing more and more. It is also turning out into an inevitable rise of the demand of existing buildings’ BIM models. This brings up the following question: Which is the most efficient method to model existing buildings? Laser scanning seems to be the ideal solution. […]
The management of spaces is a critical issue during the design phase of a project, whatever its functional programme is. In general terms, such functional programme is defined in an Excel that goes through continuous surface area changes as well as modifications in other fields such as the department, the occupation of each premise and […]
The REVIT API “Application Programming Interface” allows users and developers to expand an existing application’s capacities through the writing of a program or script that adds a new functionality into the software. Autodesk Revit API allows programmers to change the BIM elements directly or to access data to carry out specialised tasks. Through the use […]
Carlos Olsen, General Manager in Brazil of the IDP Group, has presented the urban mobility plan of the Foz do Rio Itajaí metropolitan area, within the strategic framework of InovAmfri, during the last meeting with the Governor of the State of Santa Catarina Mr. Raimundo Colombo. InovAmfri is a project of strategy regional that plans […]
BIM is a tool that revolutionizes the construction sector with very significant savings as it puts all works’ actors online, from the architect to the supplier, allowing a reduction of the deviations to the minimum, regarding both time and costs. In addition, it allows having a more efficient collaborative and transparent model. Within BIM methodology, […]
The congress GeoBIM Europe 2016 gathered participants from infrastructure, engineering and administration fields to talk about the fusion of the geo-spatial technology and the BIM technology to solve infrastructure problems in Europe, also stressing the technology’s applications for regional and world-wide development. IDP presented in the GeoBIM international congress the company’s breakthroughs in this innovative […]
The consortium formed by the engineering companies FHECOR and IDP has been chosen by Infraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya, in order to carry out the technical assistance for the writing of the constructive Project to improve the bridge, structure and pedestrian walkway over the road C-35 in Sant Celoni (Barcelona). The project consists in […]
The IDP Engineering Group in collaboration with the Sant Cugat del Vallès City Council (Barcelona) has taken part at the VI edition of the Smart City Expo World Congress 2016, international summit and meeting point for professionals and institutions worldwide. The congress, that has taken place in Barcelona between November 15ht and 17th, has counted […]
Working with Revit, we usually face repetitive, manual tasks during which we can make mistakes. For example, renaming all the rooms in a hotel according to the floor they are on: the first floor ones would begin at 101, 102, 103… the second floor ones at 201, 202, 203, etc. The situation is even more […]
The necessity of an intern standardization comes directly from the requirements of working with BIM methodology in an international company like the IDP Group, composed by multiple offices in different countries. In this frame, in order to guarantee success and obtain quality models, it is necessary that all the modelers work on an organized way […]
The State Infrastructures Department of the Santa Catarina Government trusts again in the IDP Engineering Group to develop the civil engineering projects for the improvement of 2 roads in the Santa Catarina State. Concretely the works to be carried out by IDP consist on the contention project of the slope at the 454 KM of […]
The IDP engineering group on its constant innovation line for simulation apps in railroad designs as a part of the company’s consultancy and rail track optimization services. So how IDP can offer to its client’s simulations and some immersive experiences about different railroad themes that are susceptible to analytic, physic and visual audits. The simulation […]
The UTE CTR Alt Empordà, concessionary of the construction and exploitation contract of the new Alt Empordà Waste Treatment Center has awarded the IDP Engineering Group with the works technical assistance for the construction definition of the centers executive project. The works are funded by the Catalan Waste Agency together with the Alt Empordà Council […]
The French multinational Leroy Merlin has awarded the IDP engineering group with the project of its new commercial surface in Brazil. Leroy Merlin arrived to the Brazilian market in 1998 bringing a new market concept for the construction materials. Focused on quality products and services, the company offers stores with spacy environments for a better […]
The IDP engineering group on its constant innovation line has implemented the use of mobile mapping technologies on all the companies civil engineering projects allowing to be more accurately and faster on the measuring and the of virtual models obtaining. Mobile mapping is the geospatial data collection process with different cameras, scanners and others. These systems […]
LANDFILL ENGINEERING The term “Landfill Engineering” refers to a part of a new scientific-technological discipline developed since the end of the twentieth century: Environmental Geotechnology. In the recent years, the progress in the development of waste treatment projects (new treatment plants or technological and process improvements) has been reflected to a lesser extent in construction, […]
The Secretary of State for Investigation, Development and Innovation of the Economy and Competitively Ministry of the Spanish Government, under the “State Program for Investigation, Development and Innovation focused to the challenges of the 2013-2016 technical research and innovation plan” has awarded the concession of US$ 950.000.- to the consortium composed by Vías y Construcciones, Eurecat, […]
The IDP Group has been awarded with the technical service contract to develop the construction management and work direction project of a modern and functional business park to be executed in Sant Joan Despí (Barcelona), with a foreseen investment of US$ 9 milion. The park will be composed by 20 buildings, concretely 11 industrial buildings, 7 […]
In the frame of the Engineers Day, the institutional party of the Industrial Engineers Association of Catalonia, the IDP engineering group has received the VIII BEST BUSINESS PRACTICE AWARD for the corporate implementation of the BIM Technology as a work method for the development of the engineering, environment and architecture services that the company offers […]
The IDP Engineering group has been awarded with the ESCOBAS DE PLATA 2016 award for the development of 13 rehabilitation and recovery projects in degenerated areas by solid waste in the cities ofAndahuaylas, Bagua, Huamanga, Oxapampa, Chancay, Pozuzo, San Juan Bautista, Yauyos, Abancay, Aymaraes, Huaura, Tarma & Chincha in Peru, covering a population of 880.823 inhabitants […]
The IDP engineering group has been chosen by the Civil Defense Department of the Santa Catarina State (SDC) to develop the basic and executive project of the tower and the needed infrastructure to install the bands system of the meteorological radar for the monitoring and foreseen of adverse events that will be installed in Chapecó […]
The general Control Office of the Peruvian Republic has awarded IDP to develop the technical expedient for the new Regional Control Office in the city of Puerto Maldonado in the Tambopata district and province, in the Madre de Dios department located in the southeast of the country. This project belongs to the National Control System […]
IDP coordinates the European research & development project INTERMODEL, within the Mobility for Growth call from the Horizon 2020programme (MG-8.4a-2015), which aims to develop a methodology and set of ICT tools in order to allow an advanced simulation of railway intermodal logistics platform models to support tasks related with design and operational phases. The project, […]
The IDP Group will develop the Urban Mobility Plan of the Foz do Rio Itajaí Metropolitan Area in Brazil for the Foz do Rio Itajaí, the contact was signed with the AMFRI (Foz do Rio Itajaí Municipalities Association) in an event with the Santa Catarina State Industries Federation (FIESC). The Foz do Rio Itajaí Metropolitan […]
The IDP group has been the chosen engineering company by the Brazilian telecommunications company Cobra to carry out the renewal and adaption of 14 Banco do Brasil agencies. Cobra is a company founded in 1974 and the works in the information technologies and support business processes fields. Since the nineties, Cobra is working together with Banco […]
The British multinational company SEGRO contracts the group formed by the construction firm Trabis and IDP engineering company to carry out the project of their new logistics park located in Martorelles (Barcelona). SEGRO is a leading owner, asset manager and developer of modern warehousing and light industrial property and currently manages 6 million sq m […]
BIM Academy, BuildingSMART Spanish Chapter and the CAATB organize the second edition of the EUROPEAN BIM SUMMIT that will be taken place next February 18th and 19th in Barcelona where the latest advances about this working method based on the generated information during the construction life cycle. IDP, represented by Mr. Andreu Cortada, BIM Manager […]
In the frame of the Sustainable Agriculture Promotion Programme of the Agriculture Ministry of Nicaragua, IDP has fulfilled the project draft and design of the new DGPSA (Agriculture Protection and Sanitation Direction General) administrative building for the Agriculture Protection and Sanitation Institute (IPSA) in Managua (Nicaragua). The building, projected with BIM technology by the IDP […]
The IDP Group has been awarded with the renewal and improvement project of the safe water service at the rinconada de Maipú located in the metropolitan area of Santiago de Chile requested by Aguas Andinas, S.A. Aguas Andinas is one of the largest water companies on Latin America, and is present at different stages of […]
IDP has been awarded with the consulting services contract for the implementation of an urban services management system based on a CIM (City Information Modelling) model in the entire city of Sant Cugat del Vallés, in order to establish the order between persons, processes and tools in the new and existing strucutres. The adopted application to […]
The engineering group IDP, continuing its ongoing policy of innovation, puts on the market an hyperrealist application which allows the virtual driving on the roads and motorways that designs. This type of simulation, which is carried out in parallel to the engineering project through the introduction of physics, communication and interaction through BIM models, allows […]
Past December 16h, Mr. Antoni Mª Grau, Director General for Industry of the Generalitat de Catalunya visited the IDP headquarters in Sabadell (Barcelona) and could see on first hand the potential application of BIM “Building Information Modeling” for the industry sector. The BIM working methodology, supported by different specialized software’s, allows to design, project, organize […]
IDP took part at a technical conference about the information modelling for edification thru the use of BIM technology (Building Information Modelling) organized by ATECYR & COEIC The Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technical Association (ATECYR) organized past December 2nd at 09.00 hours at the auditorium of the Official College of Industrial Engineers of Catalonia located […]
The Infrastructure State Department (DEINFRA) of the Santa Catarina (Brazil) State Government with the Inter-American Development Bank IADB funding awards IDP an important engineering contract to develop construction projects in 9 state roads. This contract belongs to the Santa Catarina Logistics Infrastructure Programme which aim is to make an investment for a 41km road construction, […]
IDP starts the work direction of the new Distribution and Logistics Center for Koerich in Biguaçu. Koerich is the leading company in the mobile and household appliances market in the Santa Catarina State for over 60 years with more than 91 stores and 4 distribution centers, 2 in São José, 1 in Joinville and 1 […]
The 2nd International BIM Congress 2015 will be taking place in Lima (Peru) the next November 9th and 10th, and is organized by the Peruvian Construction Chamber (CAPECO), the Peruvian BIM Committee and Costos S.A.C. This international event will bring together professionals, businessman’s, executives and the society related to the building industry, that have interest […]
The consortium composed by the Rogasa, Arnó, Copisa & Comsa companies has awarded IDP to carry put the technical assistance for the development of the BIM in detail engineering works of the tunnels at the Glorias Square between the Badajoz & Castillejos streets, with an works execution price of 54.586.700 US$ (VAT not included) and […]
CivilCAD introduces a new improvement proposed by IDP, set in the programme within the module of stirrups; improves the definition and three-dimensional management of the overall reinforcement. A new reinforcement generator has been introduced in the programme that defines the exact three-dimensional place of each of the reinforcement rods planned in the structure. The real […]
BIM/SA, the municipal company of the Barcelona City Council, awards IDP with the work direction services for the redevelopment of the Lleó XIII and García Mariño streets in Barcelona. IDP will develop the work direction, with a foreseen duration of 5 months, carrying out a total redevelopment of the sector, replacing the damaged materials and […]
IDP has been awarded to develop the project of the new Koerich logistics and distribution center. Koerich is the leading firm in Santa Catarina in the cell phone and electrical appliance retail sector for over 60 years with more than 91 stores and 4 distribution centers, 2 in São José, 1 in Joinville and 1 […]
The innovation center will have a constructed area that will vary between 2,000 and 3,700 square meters, projecting buildings with flexible design, rational, functional and innovative in the use of technology and facilities. The goal is to act as centers of innovation poles to local towns in its surrounds. The innovation centers will be located […]
