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BIM
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We Want Digital Perfection, but We’re Building with Analog Hands
Let’s face it, we’re living in the future, right? We have self-driving cars (sort of), phones that can practically read our minds, and we’re sending rockets to Mars for fun. So why, oh why, are we still building things with paper plans and tape measures? Everyone in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) is buzzing about…
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Lean Out Your BIM Processes by Reducing Asset Information in Your Models
Let me tell you a little secret about working in BIM: the more data you cram into your model, the more of a nightmare it becomes to manage. Early in my career as a BIM Manager, I thought it was smart to add as much data as possible to Revit Families for owner-furnished items (OFI).
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Purge Shared Parameters From a Revit Model
I made a critical mistake when launching my BIM program at one of the largest tech conglomerates in the world… Oh, and I found a way to fix it, too. I have always felt that BIM standards should always focus primarily on the data structure of models, not so much the graphical output on drawings…
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BIM Levels of Implementation (LOI)
With all of the new levels that are defined (Level of Detail, BIM Level, etc.) we thought there was one additional level that needed some definition: Level of Implementation (LOI). With BIM, you can use as much or as little of the technology as you are willing and able. I’ve seen dozens of MEP engineering…
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Professor Arto Kiviniemi (University of Liverpool) and Barie Hasib (BIM REC) Present The True Meaning of Open BIM
An excellent webinar by Professor Arto Kiviniemi from the University of Liverpool. In this session, Professor Kiviniemi discusses the concepts of data sharing with BIM. He covers how building designs are currently exchanged, how the industry theorizes it will be exchanged, and his views on the reality of how building information model data will be…
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Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Facility Management (FM) Is The Future
Yes, Revit is a design tool for architects and engineers. Revit is also evolving into a fabrication tool for contractors. But did you know that a Building Information Model (BIM) can also be beneficial for building owners and facility managers? Autodesk, the leading software company for the building industry, acquired FM Desktop in 2006 only…
