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Is a BIM Mandate Coming to the US?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As we discussed in a recent blog post , the JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology report found that building information modeling (BIM) adoption in the United States has been fairly slow, with only 27 percent of construction companies having a BIM department. So will the United States ever have a BIM mandate?

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5 Ways BIM Can Help You Reach LEED Certification

Viewpoint Construction Technology

It involves a lot of components, but thanks to building information modeling (BIM), it’s not as complicated as it sounds. BIM provides architects, contractors, and engineers an accessible platform to easily collect LEED data and analyze green building benchmarks as part of the design and build process, before the construction phase.

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Meet the Insider: Ellery Miles, Digital Project Manager, DBM Vircon

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The Digital Project Manager at DBM Vircon, Ellery focuses on implementing and integrating digital technologies such as BIM to drive better project outcomes. Tell me about yourself and what you specialize in? I also regularly use Revit in my work. That’s where people like Ellery Miles come in.

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Is Field Experience Critical to a BIM Manager’s Success? 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Especially given the fact that while building information modeling (BIM) is supposed to create an accurate reflection of the physical building, it takes a great deal of know-how to make it so. Similarly, with the increased demand for BIM managers, how often, if at all, are field personnel recruited for these roles?

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Adopting a construction management software to improve productivity

Fieldwire

Construction projects are complex: they involve many tasks from different teams and need frequent changes and revisions. Fieldwire is a construction management software and mobile app that helps construction teams communicate and collaborate, whether they are in the field or at the office. It’s saved us untold amounts of time.”

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Overheard in the Big Room: The Future of BIM Across the Lifecycle   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Building information modeling (BIM) is set to change all that, its revolutionary goal since the 1970s when it was first proposed. In the last 30 years since the construction industry has widely agreed upon this approach, BIM has gone from a novel concept to a project essential. . BIM in the Big Room .

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Why construction should stop thinking of software as a cost

Lets Build

It’s not a system that can function independently without us. Construction needs to be able to see digital solutions as what they are – tools to bring efficiency in construction projects. At the moment, there are numerous digital tools that are used to bring order to all the chaos. at UK BIM Task Force.

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