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Where will BIM / Efficient Life-cycle Management Supported by Digital Technology Be in Five Years

Building Information Management

We need to stop talking less about “the model” and more about “the data” “One participant noted a recent US comparative diagram mapping CAD adoption in the 1980s and recent BIM adoption.

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The “I” in BIM, OMNICLASS, and the Criticality of Getting it RIGHT…. Now!

Building Information Management

In order to efficiently manage the life-cycle of the build environment, robust process, terms, and decision support tools are required that deal with physical and functional conditions, costs, priorities, risks, etc. A life-cycle vs. first cost mentality/approach for planning, decision-making, and resource allocation.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). David Quigley , East Coast CAD/CAM. .

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). David Quigley , East Coast CAD/CAM. .

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BIM – Building Information Management, PLM – Product Life Cycle Management, TCO – Total Cost of Ownership, Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment

Building Information Management

Building Information Modeling is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. In the manufacturing world, PLM, product lifecycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire life-cycle of a product from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal.

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Top 30 Construction Classes at Autodesk University 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Sustainable building. The additional infrastructure needs or talent required to be successful in life-cycle data collection & analysis. Return to class topics > Sustainable building. Building materials are finite, so the construction industry will inevitably lean on smarter and more sustainable solutions.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Sustainability: Building becomes greener 15. In the planning phase, aerial photographs from the remote-controlled aircraft provide the data material for 3D CAD or BIM model. In addition, materials are saved and as a result, construction is more sustainable and more resource-efficient.