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The growing demand for transparency in buildings

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This includes building controls, lighting, electrical and digital infrastructure, audio/visual (A/V), and other aspects of the structure. According to the Carbon Action Network (materialsCAN), embodied carbon is defined as “the carbon dioxide [CO 2 ] emitted during the extraction, manufacture, and transport of building materials.”

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Built Environment Life-Management, BIM, LEAN, and Efficient Project Delivery

Building Information Management

Life-cycle Management 101. BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. The following graphic portrays a perspective of the construction delivery method as a component of life-cycle management and/or a BIM framework.

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BIM Glossary Terms and Definitions – NBIMS-US – 2013

Building Information Management

As such it serves as a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility, forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life cycle from inception onwards. BIM Life-Cycle Views. Life-cycle Assessment. Life-cycle Costs. Life-cycle Stages. Life-Cycle Views.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Labs 21 National Conference 2012 – “High Performance Healthcare Environments: Metrics and Procedures”. . . That said, major cultural change must occur in order to make significant progress.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Labs 21 National Conference 2012 – “High Performance Healthcare Environments: Metrics and Procedures”. . . That said, major cultural change must occur in order to make significant progress.

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