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Will Aconex* figure it out before the others?

DebunkTheBIM

Quite some time ago, I prepared a series of images explaining the idea of the Project BIM Environment based on the parallel of the development of Trans-Atlantic transportation systems. So another 5 years have gone by merrily, without real progress made to tools and systems for BIM PEs.

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BIM 360: One small step forward for Autodesk = Two huge steps backwards for the global AEC industry

DebunkTheBIM

While lapping up the free Christmas atmosphere of one of the better venues of downtown Abu Dhabi, I was introduced to the ‘Next Generation BIM 360 Platform’ of Autodesk, designed to connect the Entire construction process into a seamless ‘something’. And BIM is going on the back seat big time. There is nothing wrong with the concept.

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Don’t shoot for Paperless – Go Drawingless!

DebunkTheBIM

Search for BIM in AEC – and you’ll find the concept “paper based” mentioned often as the problem that needs to be overcome to DO BIM; I disagree. Strictly speaking, aiming for a ‘paperless’ project is not the answer for the BIM question. On the basis of this dilemma and 2 others I put together a matrix on BIM personality types.

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DebunkTheBIM: Reconstructing drawing-sets and the case of the.

DebunkTheBIM

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The entertainment value of BIM. Stop shouting: learn BIM instead! Now, these are nice! Archicad at its best).

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The Future Of Construction – BIM

Lets Build

Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be a valuable tool in the hands of anyone who works in construction. That’s why, it’s critical for all construction agents to be aware of the different BIM maturity levels. Before we go further with that, it would really be useful to try to define what BIM actually means.

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