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U.K. National BIM Survey Released 2012 – BIM in UK as Confusing as in the US?

Building Information Management

Latest BIM Adoption Figures for the UK. Highlights: BIM Awareness. Attitudes towards BIM. 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. Attitudes towards BIM.

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What is Revit and BIM Resource

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Alex Gore and his firm F9 Productions have created, as part of their company website, a resource for people that are just getting started with Revit and BIM or those who are still trying to decide what to do. For example a frequent question or concern people have is being able to see a completed set of documents.

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Why BIM has a LONG way to go.

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. BIM is not exclusively design, nor does it require 3D modeling. BIM does require information modeling. A recent BIM adoption survey in Canada highlights some of the major educational and cultural issues yet to be overcome.

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The 4 Dimensions of BIM

Building Information Management

Results from the 2012 BIM Maturity (BIMM) Study, Purdue University. The 4 (4) dimensions of BIM are: Process, Information, People, and Technology. BIG DATA = BIM. The dimension of technology is the least concern to all the global experts, compared with the other three dimensions.

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Current and Future Use of BIM – 2013 – UK

Building Information Management

The study centered upon the development of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the UK construction industry and its pontential affect on the role of the client’s construction manager (CM). BIM in the UK was not as advanced as claimed in the literature. However, the theories behind the culture of BIM can be dated to 1975, when C.M

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National BIM Standard – United States™ (NBIMS-US™) Version 2 (V2) – Released May 2012

Building Information Management

National Institute of Building Sciences buildingSMART alliance™ has released The National BIM Standard-United States™ (NBIMS-US™) Version 2 (V2). The document is intended to cover the full life cycle of buildings—from planning, design and construction to operations and sustainment.

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Definition of BIM – Building Information Modeling – Defintions from Various Sources

Building Information Management

‘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.” ” – NIBS, 6/25/2012.

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