September 2, 2021

Simulations as a game changer in the construction process

Simulations as a Game Changer in the Construction Process: How Covid-19 Changed the Requirements

Simulation is an efficient and versatile method when it comes to optimizing building design and making it cost-effective. A good year and a half after the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, Manuel Frey, Head of Department for Digital Planning, Building Climatology & Simulation at Gruner Gebäudetechnik Bern, explains in an interview with Swissbau how the opportunities and challenges of this digital method have changed in the construction industry.

Read the interview with Swissbau here (German only).

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