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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. Those reports shoot the entire BIM movement in its foot and make building modelling as a field look dumb. It is called ‘Clash Detection’. At its essence, it is a well-intended concept.

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Bullied by BIM? Fight back! Go paperfree!

DebunkTheBIM

Despite BIM having been around for 3+ decades, it is by no means embraced by the global AEC. Most of the industry is uneasy about the BIM thing, yet there is rarely meaningful discussion about it. Most of the industry is uneasy about the BIM thing, yet there is rarely meaningful discussion about it. my respect is with them).

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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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The tale of two BIM-stillborns and the relativity of time in developing global BIM to a useful level

DebunkTheBIM

Many based on and around BIM. This time thing, that we were doing things 10+ (If not 20) years ago that others nowadays call new and revolutionary brings me to the topic I really wanted to write about, and that is ‘how important time is (or is not) in getting BIM really working within this industry?’ Nothing less.

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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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Synchro Software: 4D BIM for Construction blog

Construction Marketing Ideas

The Syncrho Software blog provides an intriguing and colorful entry-point to Building Information Modelling (BIM) and its practical access/opportunities for the construction industry. The reason: If you are exploring or considering implementing BIM solutions, you can be overwhelmed with data and options.