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Why It’s Time for Contractors to Adopt Collaborative BIM

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Building Information Modeling (BIM) isn’t a new concept in construction. Despite its benefits, however, BIM adoption isn’t as widespread in construction as some might think, according to recent industry findings. While 27 percent of companies reported having a BIM/VDC department, 28 percent said they don’t bid on BIM projects.

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Is a BIM Mandate Coming to the US?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As we discussed in a recent blog post , the JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology report found that building information modeling (BIM) adoption in the United States has been fairly slow, with only 27 percent of construction companies having a BIM department. So will the United States ever have a BIM mandate?

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UK BIM has same issue as US BIM

Job Order Contracting

The UK BIM Level 2 requirement went into effect 4th April 2016 and little has changed. While the UK has come up with nice name like the “BIM/Soft Landings” initiative, the design/construction/operational process has not improved. The post UK BIM has same issue as US BIM appeared first on 4BT.

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How to use BIM to drive productivity and profitability in construction projects?

Lets Build

billion in 2016 and is expected to reach approximately USD 10.36 The rapid adoption of BIM in the construction industry comes as no. According to a Zion Market Research report, the market for Building Information Modeling was around USD 3.52 billion by 2022, growing at a CAGR of slightly above 19.45% between 2017 and 2022.

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LEAN Construction Delivery, The Primary Challenge to BIM

Job Order Contracting

LEAN Construction Deliver is the primary challenge to BIM adoption. BIM for Facility Management. JOC Performance – 2016 Industry Study . The post LEAN Construction Delivery, The Primary Challenge to BIM appeared first on 4BT. The Evolution of Construction Cost Estimating Technology.

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Commercial Construction Trends: The Highs and Lows of 2016

HardHatChat

Here’s a look at our top 2016 commercial construction “highs” and “lows”: Low: Mall Retail Tenants Choose Local over National. As a national commercial construction firm, it’s not surprising the majority of our 2016 revenue came from work outside our home market of Chicago. Low: Good Talent is Hard to Find as Labor Shortage Continues.

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“BIM 2016… Are you REALLY Ready?” Heck, yeah!

DebunkTheBIM

Scoring imaginary BIM points by mocking the UK BIM mandate is a waste of time, I know. The state of the Global Industry’s BIM understanding is so bad – and what the UK ‘leaders’ are doing about it is so ridiculously funny that altogether the situation is really rather sad. As I did, this morning….The I was born ready.

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