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BIM for FM

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BIM for FM. BIM for Facilities Management – 12 Reasons. 12 Good Reasons to Adopt BIM for Facilities Management. Current 3-D BIM software targets sophisticated users who focus upon design yet are ill-suited to support or engage in Facilities Management functions.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Don Juan De Guzman, BIM Director at Silicon Valley Mechanical 

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As Building Information Modeling Director at Silicon Valley Mechanical , Don looks after all things BIM at the company. We touched on several topics, including creating an empowering work environment, the evolution of BIM in construction, and the challenges that technology helps overcome. Have a look at what he has to say.

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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. Highlights: BIM Awareness. Attitudes towards BIM. 78% agree the BIM is the future of project information, though how that future will look is uncertain, with 4 out of 5 agreeing that the industry is not yet clear enough of what BIM actually is. Attitudes towards BIM.

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BIM and BuildingSMART… and The the Official Definition of BIM

Building Information Management

buildingSMART International – A neutral, international and unique not for profit organisation supporting open BIM through the life cycle. buildingSMART Data model. The BIM Evolution Continues with OPEN BIM Draft V8 20120131. The BIM Evolution Continues with OPEN BIM Draft V8 20120131.

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Enabling real-time collaboration in Egyptian construction

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Not only that, but the fact that there are no conflicts between different versions being worked on by different teams also saves huge amounts of time, stress and rework, says Ahmed Nafea, Building Information Modelling (BIM) manager in Polar Management, the project management arm of Redcon.

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Open BIM – What’s it going to take to get there?

Building Information Management

Life-cycle perspective and management techniques/processes… vs. a “first cost mentality” 5. current focus upon 3D modeling. Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) – structure enabling native storage of instance models. BIM and Big Data. Benchmarks, metrics. and Canada. and Canada.

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Building Energy Efficiency, LEAN, and Cloud Technology

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1] The United States is largest user of energy for commercial use. The fastest growing energy consumer is the commercial building sector. Examples of commercial sector buildings include retail stores, office buildings, government buildings, restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, and leisure and recreational facilities.