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Forensic BIM: Using modeling to resolve disputes and claims

Construction Dive

With disputes in the industry averaging $21 million, the ability to use BIM to retrospectively verify that the scope of work completed matches what the contract required could save millions in some lawsuits.

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Bullied by BIM? Fight back! Go paperfree!

DebunkTheBIM

Despite BIM having been around for 3+ decades, it is by no means embraced by the global AEC. Most of the industry is uneasy about the BIM thing, yet there is rarely meaningful discussion about it. Most of the industry is uneasy about the BIM thing, yet there is rarely meaningful discussion about it. my respect is with them).

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(possible) Roles of BIM in managing Variations

DebunkTheBIM

Yet, I think that those prepared to analyze and understand the reality of the industry without constantly looking through rose-tinted glasses, and what variations do to all participants on a daily basis will find BIM (in almost any shape or form) useful when tackling variations, regardless of what side of the ‘variation fence’ they may be sitting.

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BIM for fixing up Distressed Projects and/or using as a Weapon in AEC Claims

DebunkTheBIM

Ever since BIM raised its pretty multi-dimensioned head within the AEC industry, most talk and action has been focused on its role in prevention, rather than cure of construction projects. I toyed with the concept of calling the services collectively ‘Forensic BIM’ and prepared a pretty workable strategy for getting a start-up off the ground.

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BIM is dead, please do not resuscitate!

DebunkTheBIM

If there are similar rules for establishing viable crops of BIM around the global AEC industry, they’re better be longer than 30 years. Even a decade or so ago, I could see that BIM was nothing like an emerging success story. May I call them BIM-doom-deniers?

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Claim Managers

DebunkTheBIM

Still, there is one thing that keeps on hanging around, The role, of the ‘claim manager’. What Is going to happen to this body of specialist so vital for the UK industry at present once this squeaky clean BIM thing comes on board? So scientific and exact with no room for the relaxed padding the ex-claim managers are so used to?

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20+ Fresh Releases for Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This month, we have 20+ product releases across Autodesk Construction Cloud platform and products including Autodesk Build, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, BuildingConnected, ProEst, and BIM 360. And because your time is valuable, we don’t need you to sweat the details. As always, transmitting is based on folder permissions.

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