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Stay Home Learn BIM: week 3 – Be wary of the Bully BIM! (bonus Easter Egg Hunt)

DebunkTheBIM

There is one type of BIM, that I call the Bully BIM. It is a bit of a ‘below-the-belt punch’ kind of BIM approach. It is ignorant as it ignores the reality of design definition development in contemporary construction projects being continuous through to the completion of the building. It is called ‘Clash Detection’.

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Debunking another BIM myth: FM enabled BIM models do not automatically pop out of Construction BIM models

DebunkTheBIM

For years I’ve been consistently preaching that BIM can be started at any point of a construction project lifecycle and it can be successful. In all mainstream BIM strategies, FM models sit at the end of the chain of Ds – numbered from the 6 th D onwards, following the 3 spatial Ds, cost and time.

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The mighty zone tool – poetry in BIM-ming

DebunkTheBIM

I’ve been besotted by ArchiCAD’s ‘zone tool’ lately. I had not always been a fan of it, early in my career, seriously disliked it even, mainly because of its ugly, big zone-stamp. Have grown out of that stage, thank’ goodness and amongst other more crucial things in life, I rediscovered the ‘zone tool’.

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Current and Future Use of BIM – 2013 – UK

Building Information Management

The study centered upon the development of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the UK construction industry and its pontential affect on the role of the client’s construction manager (CM). BIM in the UK was not as advanced as claimed in the literature. However, the theories behind the culture of BIM can be dated to 1975, when C.M

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AEC Next is a Must for Construction Professionals

Construction Marketing

The conference consolidates a number of important conferences, including: The National High-Performance Building Conference, The National BIM Conference, The National Specifiers Conference, and BIM in the Academy. ZNE market adoption/growth across climate zones. Data Driven Green Design. Business case for ZNE buildings.

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BIM Generic Content – UK

Building Information Management

National BIM Library generic content release 2. BIM objects are as much about the embedded data and information as they are about the spaces and dimensions that they represent graphically. The National BIM Library includes objects with sophisticated and consistent graphical and parametric control. (Source: [link].

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Prefab Company Secures $30 Million, Announces Expansions

Pro Builder

“This investment allows us to fully integrate our engineering platforms with our production process, utilizing our proprietary building information management (BIM) systems to drive machinery, advanced factory quality controls, and production tracking,” Steve Glenn, founder and CEO of Plant Prefab, said in a statement.