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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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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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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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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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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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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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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100 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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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 “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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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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40 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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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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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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223 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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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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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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Maintaining the Golden Thread of Information with Autodesk Construction Cloud Part One
Autodesk Construction Cloud
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
It eliminates barriers to collaboration by supporting a wide variety of file types, including 3D and 2D formats, Microsoft 365 files, and even Point Cloud information. This makes Autodesk Docs a flexible tool for generating the Golden Thread of information crucial to project success.
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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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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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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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Construction Cost Estimating
JANUARY 27, 2015
RSMeans obtained by the Gordian Group, the most recognized supplier of construction cost estimating information in North America, just declared the availability of its totally new life cycle cost models for facilities which belong to its 2015 Facility Manager’s Package.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Enabling Efficient Life-cycle Managment of the Built Environment supported by Digitial Technology – BIM – 2014
Building Information Management
APRIL 28, 2014
Technology is not the primary obstacle to efficient life-cycle management of the built environment! Current focus upon first-costs vs. life-cycle costs. Technology limitations/issues – come from people. Different meanings for the same parts. Economic impacts – based on people. Social Impacts – outcomes for people.
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BIM Basics 2014 – Building Information Modeling, Models, and Management
Building Information Management
APRIL 10, 2014
BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by technology. Uncategorized 2014 and Managment basics BIM building information modeling job order constracting job order contact Models TCO total cost of ownership' As such, its ultimate purpose is to manage total cost of ownership (TCO).
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40 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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66 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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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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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group
BD+C
DECEMBER 14, 2023
His role encompasses the entire project life cycle. In design, Swenso collaborates closely with design teams to optimize strategies for cost effectiveness to meet operational carbon goals using life cycle costing. Mchael Swenson, Director of Sustainability at Suffolk Design.
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LOD – Level of Development – buildingSmart – BimFORUM
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
The Level of Development (LOD) Specification is supposed to provide clarity and reliability with respect t0 Building Information Models (BIM/BIMs). In theory, the goal of the LOD specification is to clarify what BIM “models” can be used for and their associated limitations, for both current and future users.
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Capturing a Treasure Trove of Data Insights With Digital Twin
Construction Business Owner
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
He has an extensive background in building information modeling (BIM) with respect to infrastructure projects. Global Technology Leader, Vertical Information Modeling. How will we use this information? For more information, please visit our Privacy Policy. Do Not Sell My Personal Information.
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408 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 Building Information Management Framework – BIMF – People, Process, Technology
Building Information Management
APRIL 11, 2013
While at first perhaps a bit intimidating… illustrating the life-cycle management within a BIM context is relatively straightforward. An operating model provides a high level view of how processes, people and systems interact to support the built environment in concert with organizational needs. 800×600.
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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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