DebunkTheBIM

JANUARY 1, 2017

From the point of big BIM success stories, this was meant to be the big year, the one delivering the UK-spearheaded, Government Mandated ‘solve-it-all’ BIM. A half-a-globe holiday trip on a cheap has its certain characteristics, meaning a lot of airlines and airports have been involved. Well, 2016 is behind us.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

JULY 30, 2015

. -- Complex construction projects such as hospitals, laboratories, airports and high-tech manufacturing have the greatest risk for costly problems, but a new study by Dodge Data & Analytics, conducted with the partnership and support of the U.S.

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

getting stakeholders/participants to learn to work collaboratively (a requirement for BIM), and 2. The latter, while important, is the least significant aspect of BIM. BIM Technology and Process Road Map. Uncategorized BIM building information management EU integrated project delivery IPD job order contracting JOC UK'

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 25, 2013

BIM, building information modeling, is defined as the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. However, far too much time, effort, and other resources have been allocated upon the 3D component of BIM vs. the fundamental integration of requisite competencies and processes.

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Building Information Management

JULY 21, 2016

The Problem with the UK’s BIM Strategy. The fundamental problem with the UK’s BIM Strategy is found within the following quotation “digital technology is changing the way we plan, build, maintain and use our social and economic infrastructure.”(Source: The exact same situation has occurred here in the U.S.,

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Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Level of development (LOD) relative to the life-cycle management of the built environment (BIM) should have a solid framework relative to ONTOLOGY. federal departments/agencies, as well as state/county/local governments, colleges/universities, healthcare, and airports/transportation. RSMeans Strategic Partner.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2014

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by technology. federal departments/agencies, as well as state/county/local governments, colleges/universities, healthcare, and airports/transportation. As such, its ultimate purpose is to manage total cost of ownership (TCO). RSMeans Strategic Partner.

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Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. That said, BIM has been preoccupied with 3D visualization to the extent that many/most feel that Revit, Archicad, et al are all that’s needed to implement BIM. RSMeans Strategic Partner.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 25, 2022

We also a three great webinars throughout the month covering Autodesk Build for general contractors, preconstruction and prefabrication workflows from customers successfully using BIM and Assemble, and unpacking how to get the most out of your cost management tech. Powering Preconstruction and Prefabrication Workflows with BIM and Assemble.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 3, 2023

By using Autodesk Build , an Autodesk Construction Cloud solution, the French-Swiss airport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg can now save 360 days of worker hours when planning its equipment maintenance. In an airport, runway maintenance work is carried out at night. Each area is composed of several toilet and sink units.

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BD+C

JUNE 18, 2014

The research also shows that additive manufacturing has the potential to reduce costs, cut waste and slash the carbon footprint of the construction sector. Body Image: read more.

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BIM & Beam

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The AEC Collection now provides structural professionals with integrated tools for a seamless, BIM-based process that connects steel design, fabrication, and construction in a more efficient and accurate way. Integrate structural analysis and design with BIM to improve the quality of the structural design.

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DebunkTheBIM

MAY 4, 2015

Yet, I will not spend much time on explaining the difference between Real and Pretend BIM. I have long given up on BIM and on the professional integrity of the global AEC. Not that the ‘Pretend BIM’, alive and kicking and moving from strength to strength is much worried about me not supporting it. Give BIM a chance?

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 29, 2013

BIM, the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology is all about the integration of PEOPLE and PROCESSES and INFORMATION. The following are MANDATORY on any BIM implementation checklist. Please add to the list and/or comment! RSMeans Strategic Partner.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 15, 2023

Amarnath Patnam Head -- BIM , PNC Architects | Sobha Realty, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Amarnath has established himself as a true leader in the construction industry, implementing an efficient ecosystem of technologies at PNC Architects.

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Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

They see trends toward integrating information better, both with building information modeling (BIM) and drawings, and between teammates. Pointing out that some design teams still fallaciously expect BIM to produce three-part written specifications, Chambers expressed doubts about the project architect being asked to produce specifications.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2012

The next aspect is of course BIM. Once we get beyond the distraction of 3D visualization, BIM, combined with, deployed by, and practiced via cloud computing BIM will become a game changer. BIM definition, from NIBS, and I paraphrase, is the life-cycle management of facilities supported by digital technology.

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BIM & Beam

MAY 7, 2018

See how some of our customers are using Advance Steel on their projects: Complex steel structure project at Guilin International Airport: read the story. New operational support building at Regina Airport, Canada: discover the project by reading this article. New Bulgari factory in Valenza, Italy: watch out for this video.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The name behind countless successful electrical and mechanical infrastructure designs of building projects in Turkey and across the globe, Anel Group stands out with its expertise in BIM (Building Information Modeling). Anel Group’s BIM Journey: Qatar Metro Red Line South Project.

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DebunkTheBIM

AUGUST 14, 2015

I like to claim to have been working with BIM for over 20 years. Together with many other BIM enthusiasts, we’ve been trying to fix the AEC industry for decades now, by adding various amounts of BIM magic to it. There is nothing wrong with the concept of BIM. The results are still pretty dubious.

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DebunkTheBIM

AUGUST 30, 2012

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Thursday, August 30, 2012. Who says engaging with BIM must be detrimental to one’s career? Either way, it is another sad day for good-old BIM.

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 25, 2013

federal departments/agencies, as well as state/county/local governments, colleges/universities, healthcare, and airports/transportation. Our technology is currently serving over 85% of United States Air Force bases and rapidly growing numbers of other DOD and non-DOD (United States Army Corps of Engineers, Army, GSA, Homeland Security, VA.)

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The future of BIM and project management. Go to the session > Speaker: Ivana Tudja, BIM and Digital Engineering Lead (Senior BIM Manager), Mace. Ivana shares how Mace saved 50% of their time spent on coordination and reporting by using BIM 360 Document Management and Model Coordination. The preconstruction process.

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 3, 2015

The Miami Airport Convention Center (MACC), was an excellent venue for the expo, with great food! The Technology Panel offered much insight into how BIM is transforming the industry, and driving new levels of productivity and performance. Technology Panel.

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DebunkTheBIM

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

why the UK Government’s custodians of its mandatory-BIM implementation (set to start in 2016) should be doing more proactive pocking around the world’s other mandated BIM projects already under way…. I have previously aired my views on the ‘soon to come’ mandatory BIM for public projects in the UK exercise.

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 27, 2014

Whether you are practicing BIM (life-cycle management of the build environment supported by digital technology and forget the 3-D aspect for a moment). practicing a component of BIM but moving toward life-cycle management… it’s time to adapt robust business processes vs. continue with ad-hoc practices.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 26, 2014

federal departments/agencies, as well as state/county/local governments, colleges/universities, healthcare, and airports/transportation. Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment can be easilyi achieved through prescribing effective, repeatable elements and mechanisms in the creation, exchange and management of information.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Manuel Klingenfuss Team Leader, Amstein + Walthert Bern AG Bern, Switzerland With Manuel's help, Amstein+Walthert has significantly advanced its approach to BIM. This approach established a strong partnership with the supply chain and led to the acquisition of new BIM projects. They trust her, and she advocates hard on their behalf.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 14, 2012

Description: Sureties Liberty Mutual and Safeco step in to complete contracts held by EDGE Development at a community college and an airport. Photo Contest Archives. Slideshows. Reader Photos. Book Reviews. Information Technology. Construction Technology. Social Media. Earn Continuing Education Credits. White Papers. Construction Schools.

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DebunkTheBIM

OCTOBER 20, 2017

The entry to this blog is meant to set the tone, for another wakeup call in a topic close to my heart, that is the uptake of BIM within the industry and its relation to the chances of BIM exercises to succeed. If BIM is to succeed, it must become the language of the industry. and most parties involved will ‘oblige’. I disagree.

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DebunkTheBIM

MAY 7, 2017

If you are, or have been involved with BIM in any sort of form, move past the cheesy headline of this post and think: are you truly confident that this ‘BIM’ thing is working? After all, there almost never are two projects available with exactly the same set of base conditions, done in parallel, one with and one without BIM.

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DebunkTheBIM

MAY 29, 2014

Answer: A VA-BIM is a Male/Female, 35+ old, QS professional that has had (some) ‘exposure to BIM systems for quantification’. This could be good news for the BIM campaigners active in the region. The new Abu Dhabi (Airport) Midfield Terminal is currently under construction. Or a BIM expert. But not both.

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Building Information Management

JUNE 28, 2016

Ultimately the outcome is lack of stewardship on the part of public sector real property owners, and continue decay and waster associated with built structures, including facilities and infrastructure (roads, bridges, dams, airports, mass transit, utilities, etc.).

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Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

BIM is a term which represents three separate but linked functions: Building Information Management: Is the ORGANIZATION & CONTROL of the business process by utilizing the information in the digital prototype to effect the sharing of information over the entire lifecycle of an asset. So, why is BIM not taking off?

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Revit, Archicad et al… are NOT BIM, but rather 3D visualization components of BIM. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. cloud-washing) is a disruptive technology that will act as a catalyst to accelerate change in our industry and general business/social environment.

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Revit, Archicad et al… are NOT BIM, but rather 3D visualization components of BIM. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. cloud-washing) is a disruptive technology that will act as a catalyst to accelerate change in our industry and general business/social environment.

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Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Building Information Management, BIM is defined as the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology (NBIMS – NIBS). Thus BIM far more “about” the creation, sharing, and use of Big Data than it is 3D visualization and pretty pictures. RSMeans Strategic Partner.

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