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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. Life-cycle strategy vs. first-cost. Change management. Shared risk-reward. .

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Construction Cost Estimating Trends – 2014 and Beyond

Building Information Management

Major Trends: Shift to life-cycle cost visibility for new construction, renovation, repair, operations, and maintenance. Standard use of visual estimating tools (i.e. Decision support systems will be outcome-driven with life cycle cost, performance, function, and reuse consideration appropriately weighted.

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Construction Cost Estimating Trends – 2014 and Beyond

Building Information Management

Major Trends: Shift to life-cycle cost visibility for new construction, renovation, repair, operations, and maintenance. Standard use of visual estimating tools (i.e. Decision support systems will be outcome-driven with life cycle cost, performance, function, and reuse consideration appropriately weighted.

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What’s Really Needed to Make BIM Work.

Building Information Management

Building Information Management (that’s right forget the “modeling” distraction), BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. in order to define the scope, schedule, cost/budget (initial and life-cycle) budget, performance, value of a project or potential project.

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BIM Basics 2014 – Building Information Modeling, Models, and Management

Building Information Management

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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Smart Market Report – The Business Value of BIM for Construction in the Major Global Markets: How Contractors Around the World Are Driving Innovation with Building Information Modeling

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Or has someone in the organization purchased 3D visualization software and/or worked with someone who has? 3D visualization is not BIM. Survey 2013 2014 adoption BIM market report STRATEGY usage value' Is this true?

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What is wrong with ” The Business Value of BIM for Construction in Major Global Markets: How Contractors Around the World are Driving Innovation with Building Information Modeling” ?

Building Information Management

The benefits include centralized and visual communication, early exploration of options, sustainability, efficient design, integration of disciplines, site control, as built documentation, etc.–effectively effectively developing an asset life-cycle process and model from conception to final retirement.

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