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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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Top Takeaways from Fireside Chat with Microsoft Director, Salla Eckhardt

Autodesk Construction Cloud

As a researcher, she developed many of the BIM processes and tools that are now off-the-shelf solutions and daily routines for the construction industry. Salla explains, “I’m a director of transformation services in our center of innovation, where I’m driving forward a new framework called the Digital Building Life Cycle.

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BIM Glossary Terms and Definitions – NBIMS-US – 2013

Building Information Management

2013 National BIM Standard today! BIM is a term which represents three separate but linked functions: Building Information Modeling: Is a BUSINESS PROCESS for generating and leveraging building data to design, construct and operate the building during its lifecycle. BIM Implementation. BIM Life-Cycle Views.

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