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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management. Consequently, the need for value management emerges. INTRODUCTION.

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Why BIM is failing.

Building Information Management

3D visualization is not BIM. BIM is the process of efficient life-cycle management supported by digital technology. BIM requires a more robust linkage (as is the case with JOC) between construction delivery and life-cycle management process and technology, to achieve a similar gain in momentum.

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Job Order Contracting Program Implementation Strategy

Job Order Contracting

Architectural/Engineering service levels. JOC Unit Price Book – Type, Data Architecture (CSI Masterformat), update strategy. Technical Specifications to be reference. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management. BIM, LEAN Construction, and a Common Data Environment (CDE).

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Independent, Objective, Best Value, Construction Cost Data

Job Order Contracting

The OpenCost Approach provides a locally researched unit price detailed construction cost data base withing a standard data architecture (CSI Masterformat). Create estimate, budgets, life-cycle capital reinvestment models, or link to BIM! contact-form].

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U.K. National BIM Survey Released 2012 – BIM in UK as Confusing as in the US?

Building Information Management

Latest BIM Adoption Figures for the UK. Reference Source-NBS National NIB Survey). Highlights: BIM Awareness. Attitudes towards BIM. 31% of construction professionals are now using BIM – up from 13% in 2010 (to what degree appears uncertain however). Attitudes towards BIM. Charles Darwin. General Responses.

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The Business Value of BIM in North America 2007 – 2012

Building Information Management

Is the trend analysis of the Business Value of BIM in North America from 2007 through 2012 reality, or are many of us walking around with rose colored glasses? There is NO WAY 71% of ANY of the groups are “engaged with BIM on their projects”…period, end of story. BIG DATA = BIM. A few hundred at most.

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The “I” in BIM, OMNICLASS, and the Criticality of Getting it RIGHT…. Now!

Building Information Management

In order to efficiently manage the life-cycle of the build environment, robust process, terms, and decision support tools are required that deal with physical and functional conditions, costs, priorities, risks, etc. Faceted vs. Hierarchical Data Structures / Architectures. Inter-agency Federal Asset Classification Team (IFACT).