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BIM for Clients: There is a need for independent BIM advocacy!

DebunkTheBIM

To create their projects, apart from the staunch DIYers, most draw on a plethora of advisors and consultants for assistance. BIM advocacy rarely makes their list. But I am yet to see them seeking out independent BIM advice. BIM has been around for a long time. And in their own way, they are massive technical achievements.

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FM & Cost Estimating Tools in the Cloud & Free – 2018 National Commercial Construction Cost Database

Job Order Contracting

Manage buildings, teams, projects, documents, drawings, estimates… anywhere, anytime. to BIM files. The post FM & Cost Estimating Tools in the Cloud & Free – 2018 National Commercial Construction Cost Database appeared first on 4BT. Construction Cost Database … both FREE! Learn more… Sign up.

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Trends in Construction: 3 Ways Technology is Changing Commercial Construction

HardHatChat

The use of technology and apps for daily construction reporting, sharing photos and scheduling look-aheads has become common practice on today’s commercial construction job sites. We would send those drawings to a printer to copy enough sets to distribute to all the trade partners we were asking to bid the project – often 50 or 60 copies.

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What to Look for in Construction Design Software

Lets Build

Construction design software is a necessity in today’s digital landscape, giving industry professionals an easier way to create blueprints and drawings of new designs. to help architects and project managers speed up the drawing process. AutoCAD comes with a comprehensive toolkit with thousands of objects, styles, etc.

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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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From Two Months to Two Weeks: Saint Gobain’s Efficiency Gains with Autodesk’s BIM Collaborate

Autodesk Construction Cloud

As a complete solutions provider, they deliver end-to-end products for the building of residential, industrial and commercial spaces. Using Autodesk Construction Cloud’s BIM Collaborate, the team implemented one central space for clash detection, issues management and project communication.

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DebunkTheBIM: Reconstructing drawing-sets and the case of the.

DebunkTheBIM

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Reconstructing drawing-sets and the case of the Great Pretenders. The entertainment value of BIM.