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BIM Basics 2014 – Building Information Modeling, Models, and Management

Building Information Management

It is a calculation of all facilities-specific costs (not including furnishings or non-facility specific equipment) divided by estimated lifespan of the building (30 or 50 years), and the total gross area. federal departments/agencies, as well as state/county/local governments, colleges/universities, healthcare, and airports/transportation.

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Process centric data models are needed for BIM and ….

Building Information Management

Visualization/QTO – 2d/3d visualization, pattern search, Procurement/Project Management – IPD, JOC, Cost Estimating, Scheduling. To date, ongoing efforts continue relative to the specification of batch and transactional exchanges, upon which this process models can be based. RSMeans Strategic Partner.

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3 Decisions that Keep Construction Owners Up at Night 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Utilize cost and estimation data Tap into historical and actual data to forecast and plan for expansion, repairs, and rehab. To achieve the optimal results, consider using tools that make data gathering, estimating, and forecasting easier. Let's look at the ways you can improve asset and portfolio performance. Consider the following.

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Public Sector Real Property Management – Quality Construction Cost Estimating – Earned Value Management

Building Information Management

The Need for Credible Construction Cost Estimates. GAO and other studies/reports consistently report that errors and lack of due diligence with respect to original construction cost estimates are primary reasons for negative cost and schedule impacts, and overall poor project performance and outcomes.

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Life-cycle management of the built environment – To BIM or Not to BIM?

Building Information Management

Buildings, roads, dams, electrical grids… are with us for a very long time and linked to the success and failure of just about everything… education, health, national security, transportation, habitat, sustainability, national and local economies and more. That said, we are not acting as stakeholders of our built infrastructure.

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BIM – Attempting to Run before you can Walk? – BIM EU-wide Procurement Initiative

Building Information Management

A focus upon these and principles associated with the life-cycle management of the built environment would be of far more value than 3d modeling. Adjusting priorities would provide more significant value such as: 1. More education and resources should be expended upon life-cycle management of the build environment vs. 3D modeling.

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Forget “BIM”, and Get on Board with BLM – Building / Built Environment Life-cycle Management

Building Information Management

Many/most organizations are dealing under an “information scarcity” model, when in reality we are all in an world of. Our technology is currently serving over 85% of United States Air Force bases and rapidly growing numbers of other DOD and non-DOD (United States Army Corps of Engineers, Army, GSA, Homeland Security, VA.)