Building information modeling for infrastructure: An engineer's perspective
Construction Dive
MAY 19, 2020
Dive deeper into the transportation asset life cycle with Building Information Modeling (BIM) for infrastructure.
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Asset Life-cycle Model, Asset Information Model, and Why BIM Won’t Work
Building Information Management
JULY 11, 2016
At the end of there day BIM represents nothing new relative to the efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. Furthermore, there are critical life-safety and security issues associated with our crumbling and mismanaged physical infrastructure. Any government regulation should be directly solely at Owners.
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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 20, 2023
Credible Cost Estimate Core Elements #1 Objectivity – The information used and those invovled in the creation of the construction cost estimate must be objective. The reliance on outdated information (more the three month old) can introduce significant error. Primary data sources should be used whenever possible.
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Job Order Contracting Information
Job Order Contracting
JUNE 7, 2017
Job order contracting information is key to improving construction productivity. Related Resources: ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management. Building Information Modelling BIM in the Construction Industry – Technical Report TR-1405.
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BIM Guide for Owners – Building Information Management, Model, Modeling
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
Building Information Management, Model and Modeling. effectively developing an asset lifecycle process and model from conception to final retirement. Building Information Model: Is the DIGITAL REPRESENTATION of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. B IM / BIM 3.
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BIM, Big Data, and Efficient Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment
Building Information Management
AUGUST 6, 2012
Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment comes down to analyzing large data sets— big data—from several knowledge domains. 3D visualization software products currently promoted as BIM (Building Information Modeling) are not solutions for this task. Collaboration. Evidence-based Management. Granularity.
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Asset Competency Model & Efficient Facility Management #101
Building Information Management
JUNE 29, 2016
Asset Competency Model & Efficient Facility Management #101. Until Owners understand and are capable of organizational wide deployment of ASSET COMPETENCY MODELS, productivity across the AEC and Facility Management sector will remain poor. What is an ASSET COMPETENCY MODEL? Driving Positive OUTCOMES. Building RELATIONSHIPS.
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BIM ( Building Information Modeling ), Cloud-computing, Changement Management, and Architecture, Engineering, and Construction – III
Building Information Management
OCTOBER 16, 2012
Information drives cost savings and higher efficiency. How and when we access information will forever alter day-to-day and strategic business practices for Owners, AEs, Contractors, SubContractors, Business Product Manufacturers, Building Users, Oversight Groups, and the Community. Poor life-cycle management knowledge transfer.
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BIM (Building Information Management, Modeling, Model) vs. EVM (Earned Value Managment) vs. TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technologies. . Simply stated, it is a systematic approach to managing cost throughout the life-cycle of any enterprise, program, facility, project, product, or service. , proven methodologies and the latest technology in support of the management process.
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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management
Building Information Management
MARCH 19, 2013
BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management. Consequently, the need for value management emerges. INTRODUCTION.
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FREE Cloud-based Construction Collaboration Tool
Job Order Contracting
OCTOBER 26, 2017
Reduce costs and improve efficiency for buildings and infrastructure projects by consolidating and seamlessly exchanging information throughout the design, procure, build, and operations life-cycle. Information can be contained within 2D drawings, specifications, documents, and Building Information Models (BIM).
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Life-cycle management of the built environment – To BIM or Not to BIM?
Building Information Management
OCTOBER 25, 2013
That said, we are not acting as stakeholders of our built infrastructure. BIM, building information modeling, is defined as the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Change is required the help assure economic and environmental survival. RSMeans Strategic Partner.
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Everything you need for building and project management
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 28, 2018
Building Explorer allows you to rapidly locate your property using Google Maps and immediately access all the information and documentation that you need. Building Information Modeling. View and analyse data from BIM models (RVT and IFC formats) directly from your browser without the need to purchase expensive software.
” Evidence-based ” Life-cycle Federal Facility Management, BIM, and the Status Quo – NIBS, FFC
Building Information Management
JUNE 20, 2012
Key Topics / Take Aways: Identify and advance technologies, processes, and management practices that improve the performance of federal facilities over their entire life-cycle, from planning to disposal. Requirements for facility life-cycle management, efficient repair/maintenance/sustainability, BIM.
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BOARDROOM BIM – Is Building Information Modeling Relevant to C-level Executives?
Building Information Management
JULY 10, 2012
Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment (BIM) is critical to many/most members of senior management, if just that they don’t know it. Many individuals associate BIM with 3D modeling and construction, vs. “true BIM”, the total cost of ownership management of the built environment. .
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BOARDROOM BIM – Is Building Information Modeling Relevant to C-level Executives?
Building Information Management
JULY 10, 2012
Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment (BIM) is critical to many/most members of senior management, if just that they don’t know it. Many individuals associate BIM with 3D modeling and construction, vs. “true BIM”, the total cost of ownership management of the built environment. .
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Construction Project Management
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 20, 2017
The ability to share and edit current common actionable information provides major benefits. Cloud Construction Project Management Solutions allow enables teams to collaborate more quickly and efficiently by providing appropriate access to current and actionable information.
Integrated project delivery method
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 14, 2017
These benefits are largely derived through the use of a common data environment, CDE, which dramatically improves communication and collaboration throughout the project life-cycle. A C ommon D ata E nvironment (CDE) is a strategic tool for sharing cost information and managing a team. Integrated project delivery method.
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100 LEAN Job Order Contracting Intro 4
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 8, 2017
Creating an open information environment. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management. Building Information Modelling BIM in the Construction Industry – Technical Report TR-1405. Reducing redundant efforts, conflicts.
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Enabling real-time collaboration in Egyptian construction
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JULY 25, 2023
Not only that, but the fact that there are no conflicts between different versions being worked on by different teams also saves huge amounts of time, stress and rework, says Ahmed Nafea, Building Information Modelling (BIM) manager in Polar Management, the project management arm of Redcon. It worked well once we had that.
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Strategic Facility Management Execution Plan
Building Information Management
JUNE 13, 2016
Asset Lifecycle Model. Facility / Infrastructure Total Cost of Ownership Management. Life-cycle versus first-cost perspective. The level of collaborative leverage of Competencies and Asset Management Business Processes and Practices determines of effectively an asset’s life-cycle will be managed.
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BIM, LEAN CONSTRUCTION, & COLLABORATIVE CONSTRUCTION DELIVERY
Building Information Management
JULY 8, 2016
Life-cycle asset management philosophy. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the integration of disparate competencies, business processes, and technologies to accomplish the efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. Best value procurement. Mutual trust & respect.
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Harnessing Data and Technology to Improve Patient Experience in Milton Keynes
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MAY 6, 2022
The Trust are continuously improving their facilities across the site for staff and patients with the NHP team helping to drive the delivery of MKUH’s estates and infrastructure strategy. Developing a data strategy with Building Information Modelling (BIM). Addressing information gaps.
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Improving Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Project Delivery
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 19, 2016
Educational and training programs must focus upon asset life-cycle management and modeling. Overall focus must shift from first-cost mentality to life-cycle/total-cost-of-ownership. Timely, accurate, repeatable, and verifiable information based upon standardized terms, definitions, and data architectures.
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The Problem with the UK’s BIM Strategy
Building Information Management
JULY 21, 2016
The fundamental problem with the UK’s BIM Strategy is found within the following quotation “digital technology is changing the way we plan, build, maintain and use our social and economic infrastructure.”(Source: ”(Source: 2015, Level 3 Building Information Modelling – Strategic Plan, HM Government).
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58 The “I” in BIM, OMNICLASS, and the Criticality of Getting it RIGHT…. Now!
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
In order to efficiently manage the life-cycle of the build environment, robust process, terms, and decision support tools are required that deal with physical and functional conditions, costs, priorities, risks, etc. A life-cycle vs. first cost mentality/approach for planning, decision-making, and resource allocation.
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BIM and Cloud Computing – Get Beyond 3D Visualization and Focus Upon the “I”
Building Information Management
JANUARY 17, 2012
BIM (Building Information Technology) and THE CLOUD (Cloud Computing) are disruptive technologies converging to significantly alter traditional construction and facility management practices. Building Information Management (BIM) is the life-cycle management of facilities [1] supported by digital technology.
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78 Define Construction Procurement
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 7, 2017
. – A process whereby contractual agreements are designed, bid, and executed between real property owners and construction contractors for renovation, repair, or new construction services for buildings or any form of physical infrastructure. Services and/or work may include… . They also select the construction delivery method.
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100 Built Environment Life-Management, BIM, LEAN, and Efficient Project Delivery
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
Life-cycle Management 101. BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. BIM allows all stakeholders to have access to the same information at the same time through interoperability between technology platforms.
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Building Information Management
APRIL 26, 2013
This is especially important to any organization dependent upon its facilities and infrastructure to support and maintain its core mission. BIM is the life cycle management of the built environment, supported by digital technology. Cloud computing is also a disruptive technology, and it’s one that impacts several areas.
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BIM is NOT 3D Visualization – 4D, 5D ….
Building Information Management
MAY 16, 2013
Building Information Modeling, BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. As such, the core requirements of BIM include collaboration, standardized information, multiple domain competencies, and several supporting interoperable technologies. No so much.
The Problem with the UK’s BIM Strategy
Building Information Management
JULY 21, 2016
The fundamental problem with the UK’s BIM Strategy is found within the following quotation “digital technology is changing the way we plan, build, maintain and use our social and economic infrastructure.”(Source: ”(Source: 2015, Level 3 Building Information Modelling – Strategic Plan, HM Government).
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40 The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast
Building Information Management
JULY 16, 2012
Per the NIBS Consultative Council there are four areas where our industry needs to focus highlights four in order to improve buildings and infrastructure. Department of Energy, the Institute and others should encourage cities and smaller communities to adopt and enforce updated model codes. Energy and Water Efficiency; and.
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U.K. National BIM Survey Released 2012 – BIM in UK as Confusing as in the US?
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
78% agree the BIM is the future of project information, though how that future will look is uncertain, with 4 out of 5 agreeing that the industry is not yet clear enough of what BIM actually is. This information model can be used to inform the decision-making process and answer questions throughout the entire project life-cycle.
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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 10, 2021
These factors include… poor formal and professional education in the domain, low investment in research and development, deep rooted project culture, perceived long life-cycle of associated return on investment, resistance from construction projects’ participants and stakeholders, and lack of real property owner leadership and competency.
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TFM Article – BIM, Cloud Computing, IPD and JOC
Building Information Management
APRIL 8, 2013
This is especially important to any organization dependent upon its facilities and infrastructure to support and maintain its core mission. BIM is the life cycle management of the built environment, supported by digital technology. ” It is perhaps helpful to define cloud computing in terms of its benefits.
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Advancing sustainable construction: Specifying low-carbon concrete
Construction Specifier
JUNE 17, 2024
Model building codes (I-codes) developed by the International Code Council ( ICC ) play a crucial role in constructing safe, sustainable, and resilient structures. Defined by ISO 14025, these environmental “report cards” provide data on the GWP of cement and concrete materials to help specifiers make informed decisions.
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105 How the Brits View BIM – Buildling Information Modelling
Building Information Management
JUNE 5, 2014
A multi-dimensional tool, Building Information Modelling (BIM) involves generating a visual model of the building which also manages data about it, at the design stage, throughout the construction phase and during its working life. It follows that construction information is, therefore, often: Inaccurate.
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51 Facilities Management in the U.S. – R.I.P.
Building Information Management
JULY 12, 2016
It they were, physical infrastructure (buildings, roads, bridges, utilities, … ) deferred maintenance wouldn’t be continuing to climb AND construction would not still be one of the least productive industries of all. Are facilities and infrastructure core to your organization? Asset modeling. Good luck with that.
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Facilities Management in the U.S. – R.I.P.
Building Information Management
JULY 12, 2016
It they were, physical infrastructure (buildings, roads, bridges, utilities, … ) deferred maintenance wouldn’t be continuing to climb AND construction would not still be one of the least productive industries of all. Are facilities and infrastructure core to your organization? Asset modeling. Good luck with that.
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40 Public Sector Real Property Management – Quality Construction Cost Estimating – Earned Value Management
Building Information Management
OCTOBER 26, 2015
and security needs and risk items; â– System quantities for development, test, and production; â– Deployment and maintenance plans.
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Lessons learned from 70 years of building cities
BD+C
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Photo courtesy Sasaki The park is made for people; it’s human-scaled, an archetypal example of the vest-pocket park popularized in the 1970s, and it offers tranquility while accommodating informal gatherings. The future of building cities lies in adaptive reuse and the continuity of infrastructure.
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52 The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast
Building Information Management
JULY 16, 2012
Per the NIBS Consultative Council there are four areas where our industry needs to focus highlights four in order to improve buildings and infrastructure. Department of Energy, the Institute and others should encourage cities and smaller communities to adopt and enforce updated model codes. Energy and Water Efficiency; and.
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Is Cloud Computing More Important than BIM?
Building Information Management
JANUARY 14, 2013
The advent of Cloud Computing, combined with the cost to capture, store, and process information falling to near zero, is enabling new capabilities for secure, real-time collaboration. Is focus upon the 3D component of BIM an unfortunate distraction? The altered world landscape relative to the built environment is upon us all.
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