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BIM Pioneers: From 2D to 3D with Rodio Swissboring

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In Central America, a BIM implementation team led by Oliver Contreras, Regional Construction Director for Central America and Ernesto Calzia, General Manager and Digital Transformation Co-ordinator for the Iberoamerican region, paved the way for pioneering the use of BIM.

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

Sustainability. Policy makers and members of the building community are encouraged to use a common definition for sustainability. budgets, insurance and tax incentives) to help finance sustainable life-cycle performance for buildings and related infrastructure. Defining High-Performance and Common Metrics.

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Federal Role in America’s Infrastructure

Building Information Management

has scheduled a hearing on the federal role in America’s infrastructure.” New House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) ” The goal of the meeting is likely encourage his peers to exempt transportation from their proposals to scale back government spending.

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The next destination: Passive design airports

BD+C

Julio He Airports Designers Standards Energy-Efficient Design Insulation Sustainable Design and Construction Airports around the globe contribute to the local economy, tourism, and trade. The aviation industry accounts for about 2% of the emissions worldwide; it is estimated that it will reach 3% by 2050.

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

Sustainability. Policy makers and members of the building community are encouraged to use a common definition for sustainability. budgets, insurance and tax incentives) to help finance sustainable life-cycle performance for buildings and related infrastructure. Defining High-Performance and Common Metrics.

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Demand For Efficient Life-Cycle Building Management Processes – BIM, JOC, IPD – FIATECH PRESENTATION – 2012

Building Information Management

A thorough understanding and visualization of a project among Owners, Architects and Engineers, Contractors, and other shareholders defines scope, specifications, and is is the project delivery method that set the overall tone of interrelations ships among the project participants and shapes final outcomes.

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Moving from Design-Build, DB, to Integrated Project Delivery, IPD

Building Information Management

She recently discussed this topic at both the San Diego and Sacramento chapters of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA). Job Order Contracting – JOC – is a proven form of IPD which targets renovation, repair, sustainability, and minor new construction, while IPD targets major new construction. JOC Process.

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