Facade engineering (4)

Architects are coming up with more and more complex and unusual shapes for facades. It is often a challenge for facade manufacturers to meet the demands of architects and their clients. Especially when a facade builder only works with a 2D CAD system. The switch to a 3D CAD system is the solution..

Van Hoesel is increasingly confronted with BIM methodologies. However, the façade builder lacked software that could control both the design and the control of the production process. After an intensive test phase with HiCAD from ISD Group, Van Hoesel was convinced.

HiCAD, ISD Group's 2D/3D CAD software, enables facade constructors to engineer more efficiently. The package combines the mechanical aspect (the development and production of facades) with the architectural aspect (their application). Willem van Kreij, Sales Consultant at ISD Group, explains what..

A facade is much more than the shell of a building and provides protection, insulation and appearance. A good design is therefore the basis for a good facade. This is also the opinion of Bart Halters, head of the business office at WVH Gevelprojecten in the Netherlands.