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Forget “BIM”, and Get on Board with BLM – Building / Built Environment Life-cycle Management

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. That said, BIM has been preoccupied with 3D visualization to the extent that many/most feel that Revit, Archicad, et al are all that’s needed to implement BIM.

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BIM, Productivity, Architecture, Engineering, and Construction.

Building Information Management

Revit, Archicad et al… are NOT BIM, but rather 3D visualization components of BIM. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Visual estimating/automatic quantity take off ( QTO), and collaborative contract/project/document management, are all in one application.

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BIM, Productivity, Architecture, Engineering, and Construction.

Building Information Management

Revit, Archicad et al… are NOT BIM, but rather 3D visualization components of BIM. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Visual estimating/automatic quantity take off ( QTO), and collaborative contract/project/document management, are all in one application.

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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. Metrics and Benchmarks – Time, Accuracy, Cost.

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BIM and The Role of a Construction Cost Estimator

Building Information Management

Owners, AEs, Contractors, Sub-Contractors, Oversight Groups, Business Product Manufacturers- BPMs, and the Community will all gain higher visibility into life-cycle needs and impacts of the built environment. Professional construction cost estimators are critical to any collaborative, transparent, and productive BIM solution.

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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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Clouds, Collaborative and Integrated Solutions = Efficient Facility Renovation, Repair, Sustainability, and Construction

Building Information Management

The convergence of global economic and environmental change with collaborative disruptive technologies is altering the very foundation of the Facility Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations sector.