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Is a BIM Mandate Coming to the US?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The project includes $6 billion worth of construction on nine of the district’s campuses, and thus far, BIM has saved LACCD $12 million in construction costs. Having architects, engineers, project managers, suppliers and everyone else involved in a construction project work from the same model can result in significant cost savings.

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Collaboration, Transparency, Accuracy, Process, and supporting Technology – The Keys to Improved Productivity for Building Construction, Renovation, Repair, and Sustainability

Building Information Management

until it shifts its focus exclusively to culture and process change. We need to recognize that design-bid-build (DBB) and even design-build (DB) and the associated “accepted” practices of change orders and lawsuits are contrary to the basic tenants of productivity, collaboration, transparency, and accuracy.

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Integrated Project Delivery – IPD, Job Order Contracting – JOC, BIM, and Efficient Project Delivery

Building Information Management

Project delivery methods set the tone and largely dictate the relative success of any facility construction, renovation, repair, or sustainability project. Project delivery methods must therefore be a component of BIM, a fact many/most 3D visualization software vendors appear to have ignored.