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BIM in Chains – Sustainability and Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment Stalled?

Building Information Management

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. I am “mad as hell” at how 3D visualization vendors have marketed BIM. Sure 3D visualization is a great tool, and a valuable component of BIM… but in itself, 3D visualization is NOT BIM.

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Construction Sector Waste Due to Flawed Decision-Making

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BIM Strategy – Technology is not the issue – 2014 – Building life-cycle management

Building Information Management

Forget 3D visualization, life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology, BIM, is all about people, process, and competency-centric technologies. Life-cycle strategy vs. first-cost. Shared risk-reward. . Life-cycle strategy vs. first-cost. Shared risk-reward.

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Collaborative Construction Contracts Drive BIM, not Technology

Job Order Contracting

BIM, the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technologies, holds promise, yet remains elusive to many. and a shared set of goals, as well as risk/reward among project participants. BIM is not 3D visualization, nor a single vendor’s software product. Shared Risk/Reward. Introduction.

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BIM Strategy- Why Everything, or Nothing Ever, Changes!

Building Information Management

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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Integrated project delivery method

Job Order Contracting

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. Finally, complementing and adding the information is in the life-cycle physical asset model is simplified using a CDE. The Designer”.

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BIM Construction Cost Estimating – Top Ten List

Building Information Management

First and foremost BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. While the industry is currently fixated upon 3D visualization tools, aka Revit, Archicad, Bentely… they only represent components of a BIM solution.