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The Growing Integration Ecosystem of Autodesk Construction Cloud 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

A great example is the integration between Autodesk Construction Cloud and SiteSense by Intelliwave, a leading equipment and materials management company. In April 2021, they launched their first Autodesk integrations with BIM 360 and Navisworks. Agave lets you share and sync data between BIM 360 and other software systems securely.

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What’s Really Needed to Make BIM Work.

Building Information Management

Building Information Management (that’s right forget the “modeling” distraction), BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. What is required to accomplish BIM? Simple right? Metrics: Physical and Functional and associated Assessment Methods and Criteria.

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Virtual reality as a tool for sustainable design

Construction Specifier

Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for the visualization of unbuilt information as full-scale occupiable environments, providing previously unavailable insight to designers, clients, and other stakeholders. BIM to VR for spatial visualization.

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OMNICLASS vs. UNICLASS / UNICLASS2 – BIM Ontology

Building Information Management

This means that the Table can’t properly serve design-build and design-build-operate procurement (which, in the latter case, typically requires the contractor to be involved from the very beginning of the project, as part of a consortium). Division 00 Procurement and contracting requirements + Division 01 General requirements.

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Built Environment Life-Management, BIM, LEAN, and Efficient Project Delivery

Building Information Management

Discrepancies in construction delivery methods and contracts lead to the failure of BIM, or many/most facility renovation, repair projects. The business strategy leading to the integration of previously disparate competencies, business processes, technologies, and teams is the primary goal of a BIM execution plan.

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Minimizing Waste and Improving Construction Productivity

Building Information Management

Anecdotally, the main reason BIM has failed to date, and YES is has failed, is the lack of the application of a well defined systems and process approach that incorporates LEAN collaborative construction delivery. BIM is NOT about design. BIM value is NOT 3D pretty pictures, but data visualization and associated decision support. .

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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. This is so that the project that is procured would economically viable through its entire life span.