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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Construction Cost Model
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 6, 2020
Oddly, few real property owners create a detailed construction cost model for their renovation, repair, maintenance, or new build projects. This is a primary factor causing the high level of waste and dissatisfaction associated with life-cycle management of the built environment. WHAT IS A MODEL? Learn more?
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Estimating Facility Life-cycle Costs
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 4, 2017
Estimating Facility Life-cycle Costs is a critical aspect of facilities management. Key elements associated with Estimating Facility Life-cycle Costs include the following: Experience. Systems costs and systems life-cycles. D etailed unit price line item information. Current percentage of life used.
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LEAN, BIM, and Measurably Improving Facilities Life-Cycle Management
Job Order Contracting
OCTOBER 4, 2019
BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the efficient management of the life-cycle of the built environment supported by digital technology. The most significant benefit is total-cost-of-ownership management throughout the life-cycle of a physical asset.
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SWOT and PESTEL analysis of Building Information Modeling
Lets Build
MAY 7, 2019
BIM Modeling since its emergence in the field of AEC Industry has bolstered the information management in the form of product or process throughout the life-cycle of a building.
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Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 28, 2017
Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management and improving AECOO outcomes for all participants and stakeholders. Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management enables the efficient use of available funds targeted for executing renovation, repair, maintenance, and minor new construction projects.
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Building Information Modelling BIM in the Construction Industry – Technical Report TR-1405A
Job Order Contracting
MAY 5, 2017
Building Information Modelling BIM in the Construction Industry – Technical Report TR-1405A. As such it serves as a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life cycle from inception onward”. BIM can be accomplished without 3D visualization.
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The Digital Builder's Guide to Preconstruction Collaboration
Construction Business Owner
MARCH 16, 2021
During the preconstruction phase, teams often operate independently, only collaborating or sharing information when absolutely necessary. From overextended budgets to project delays, an ineffective preconstruction phase can cause your construction life cycle to fall like dominoes. Challenges With Traditional Delivery Models.
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Digital Twin – Aligning the physical and functional status of buildings and other physical objects with a corresponding digital model makes it possible to monitor and optimally manage capital reinvestment throughout their life-cycle.
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Aligning the physical and functional status of buildings and other physical objects with a corresponding digital model makes it possible to monitor and optimally manage capital reinvestment throughout their life-cycle. Requisite Components of a Physical Asset Life-cycle Management Solution.
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The “I” for Information if Building Information Modeling or Life-cycle Facility Management
Building Information Management
MAY 13, 2013
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle; defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition.
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Essential BIM Terminology
Viewpoint Construction Technology
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
Often just considered 3D design, building information modeling (BIM) also acts as a collaborative work platform. Level 2 : Working at Level 2 BIM, the goal is better collaboration and higher accuracy of information. Asset Information Model (AIM). Project Information Model (PIM). Life-Cycle Assessment.
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189 LEAN Construction Project Delivery and Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Life-cycle Management
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 30, 2018
Decision support based upon current and actionable information. Specific to O&M, LEAN practices help provide a framework to integrate and maximize the capabilities of available people, processes, information, and technology to address ongoing facilities requirements, (see below figures). LEAN Practices Asset Competency Model.
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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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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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Definition of BIM – Building Information Modeling – NIBS, AGC, NBIMS, smartBUILDING Alliance, ISO, RICS
Building Information Management
JANUARY 12, 2013
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. Building Information Modeling is the development and use of a computer software model to simulate the construction and operation of a facility. – AGC. – NBS.
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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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Definition of BIM – Building Information Modeling – Defintions from Various Sources
Building Information Management
JUNE 25, 2012
‘Building Information Modelling (BIM) is digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility creating a shared knowledge resource for information about it forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life cycle, from earliest conception to demolition.”
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Construction Document Information Management
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 7, 2017
Construction Document Information Management is central to productivity improvement. Construction Document Information Management. Imagine the ability to rapidly organize data and leverage mobile tools to enable access to, and the management of, actionable, standardized, defensible information… anytime and anywhere.
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12 Step Program for Creating Credible Construction Estimates
Job Order Contracting
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Monte Carlo simulation) to develop a confidence interval around the point estimate. ■ Monte Carlo simulation) to develop a confidence interval around the point estimate. ■
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BIM / BLM Onology – Building Information Modeling / Built-environment Life-cycle Management – 2014
Building Information Management
APRIL 8, 2014
Ontology is now a rapidly evolving science in response to increasing complex information systems and/or “big data” Specific to the built-environment life-cycle management BLM / BIM, ontology is a fundamental requirement as it’s needed to establish robust, coherent, and consistent representations of ever-changing information.
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Building Information Management
APRIL 8, 2014
Ontology is now a rapidly evolving science in response to increasing complex information systems and/or “big data” Specific to the built-environment life-cycle management BLM / BIM, ontology is a fundamental requirement as it’s needed to establish robust, coherent, and consistent representations of ever-changing information.
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BIM – Building Information Management, PLM – Product Life Cycle Management, TCO – Total Cost of Ownership, Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment
Building Information Management
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
Building Information Modeling is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. BIM goes well beyond geometry, spatial relationships, light analysis, geographic information, quantities and properties of building systems, assemblies and components. So, how do we address BIM?
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Construction Classification Criticality – A Draft White Paper
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 6, 2016
. – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Facilities Management, & Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment. The combination of information related to all aspects of physical assets life-cycle is best called a physical asset model.
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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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Building in Cloud – Collaborative Construction and FM Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery
Job Order Contracting
MAY 26, 2020
Structured collaboration of the work group allows the administrator to give each team member access to information and functions related to the their roles and activities. Manage project teams Internal and external team members gain instant authorized access to current information to share and manage tasks and solve problems.
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151 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. It’s not even the most important tool.
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The Future Of Construction – BIM
Lets Build
MAY 9, 2017
Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be a valuable tool in the hands of anyone who works in construction. As we saw above, BIM stands for Building Information Modeling. Based on this information the full cycle of a building, from conception to completion, can be managed. What BIM Actually Is.
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How Construction Companies can Leverage Social Media
Construction Marketing
AUGUST 21, 2012
With Building Information Modeling (BIM) emerging as a new trend in the construction industry, the role of social media is growing in importance. While experts can inform you about industry trends, customers can share their thoughts about your product or service. To know more about our BIM services , please visit our site.
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BIM in Chains – Sustainability and Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment Stalled?
Building Information Management
OCTOBER 1, 2012
BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Further life-cycle management of the built environment requires significant “change management” in most organizations whether Owners, AEs, Contractors, Oversight Groups, etc.
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BIM for Owners = BIM for FM, Building Information Modeling for Facility Managment
Building Information Management
OCTOBER 26, 2012
Design concepts can be beautifully illustrated, and one can relatively easily make a change to the model and the output documents update. Now it is time to focus on the information in BIM. the efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. the efficient life-cycle management of the built environment.
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” 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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Construction is NOT complex…. People are. Successful Construction Project Delivery Requirements
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 6, 2021
Successful Construction Project Delivery, whether repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, can only be consistently achieved with a primary focus upon People… then Process, Information, and enabling Technology. Who can offer change ideas (informally and formally)? What information is used in the process?
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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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Forget “BIM”, and Get on Board with BLM – Building / Built Environment Life-cycle Management
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. BLM – Building Life-cycle Management requires fundamental process changes within all participating organizations / stakeholders and the associated integration and use of multiple competencies, processes, and technologies.
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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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40 Time to Restart, Reinvent BIM … BLM… Built-environment Life-cycle Managment?
Building Information Management
MARCH 25, 2014
They set the tone, establish responsibilities, and determine if/how information is shared (as well as when and the format)… and ultimately determine the success or failure. The bad is that the market has cultural objection to change and to sharing. Equally important is a life-cycle view vs. first cost mentality.
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40 LEAN Procurement via Collaborative Job Order Contracting
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 1, 2017
All begin with the desired outcomes of the project life-cycle in the forefront. LEAN Procurement via Collaborative Job Order Contracting required teaming throughout the life-cycle of the project. Identifying and prioritizing key requirements (personnel, assets, methods, timelines). Projects timelines are shortened.
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BIM for FM – What is COBie – A Section of Roadmap for Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
(Source: A report for the Government Construction Client Group Building Information Modelling (BIM) Working Party Strategy Paper March 2011). The primary motivation for the use of COBie is to ensure that the Client as Owner, Operator and Occupier receives the information about the facility in as complete and as useful form as possible.
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Collaborative Construction Contracts Drive BIM, not Technology
Job Order Contracting
OCTOBER 12, 2016
BIM, the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technologies, holds promise, yet remains elusive to many. BIM is consists of three inter-related components – modeling, model, and management. . Figure 1 LEAN [1] Asset Life-cycle Management. 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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100 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 BIM for FM
Job Order Contracting
JUNE 8, 2017
Distribution and sharing of information by the Facilities Management Team is crucial to achieving cost efficient and high performing facilities, however, 3-D BIM visualization and modeling software is generally very sophisticated, relatively expensive, and very complex.
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100 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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58 BIM Strategy- Why Everything, or Nothing Ever, Changes!
Building Information Management
AUGUST 29, 2012
BIM is the life-cycle modeling and management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Forget the 3D visualization distraction for a moment and let’s focus on the important component of the BIM acronym; the “I” for information. INTRODUCTION.
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