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Forget “BIM”, and Get on Board with BLM – Building / Built Environment Life-cycle Management

Building Information Management

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. As as result advancements are slow and productivity gains remain elusive.

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PDFs and BIM: A trilogy of posts investigating what the PDF format’s role may be in strategies transitioning the industry to BIM? First part: PDFs within current AEC – Important yet neglected?

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The technical people that are in need of using PDF’s within their CAD environments tend to turn them into DXFs (often ending up with zillions of fuzzy sub-elements), JPEGS or to lay them under their digital drawings. There may be many others; there could easily be much better ones out in the field handling PDFs.

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BIM – FACT or FICTION?

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. 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.) Does it exist today?

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

Building Information Management

The fundamental day-to-day business processes of the Engineering, Construction, Owner, and Operations sector are changing. The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Assistant Vice President – Manager, Engineering Plan Services. Tom Gay, Chair. .

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

Building Information Management

The fundamental day-to-day business processes of the Engineering, Construction, Owner, and Operations sector are changing. The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Assistant Vice President – Manager, Engineering Plan Services. Tom Gay, Chair. .

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BIM, Productivity, Architecture, Engineering, and Construction.

Building Information Management

cloud-washing) is a disruptive technology that will act as a catalyst to accelerate change in our industry and general business/social environment. 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.

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BIM, Productivity, Architecture, Engineering, and Construction.

Building Information Management

cloud-washing) is a disruptive technology that will act as a catalyst to accelerate change in our industry and general business/social environment. 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.

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