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

Building Information Management

Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components. Symposium Title: Integrating BIM: Moving the Industry Forward. Thursday: Information Exchanges. Thursday: Information Exchanges.

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

Building Information Management

Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components. Symposium Title: Integrating BIM: Moving the Industry Forward. Thursday: Information Exchanges. Thursday: Information Exchanges.

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Revit OpEd: Should I Use Revit for this Project?

Revit OpEd

Sure we benefit from the modelling effort in architecture and structure but we can still benefit from the effort without them. Why assume that there is no value in creating a model of the MEP scope of work even if the architect doesnt use Revit? Modeling a project reveals more than doing one in 2D. Builds and Updates.

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available

Revit OpEd

Improves performance of opening and closing sketch mode in projects with many families. Improves stability and performance when using visualization features like Sky, Exposure, and Anti-Aliasing. Improves section creation within a project with linked model. Improves performance when many railings exist within a project.

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Revit OpEd: Room Separation Lines - Agida for MEP?

Revit OpEd

These divisions, while relevant to the architectural model, are ruining the possibilities of creating gbXML files without extensive work on the part of the engineer to remove the room separation lines, and then repair the damage done to the room names and numbers. Joe - in the examples he offered it isn't "poor" modeling.

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Seattle Mechanical Contractor Adds Facilities Management to Its In.

ENR Construction

Building Types. Information Technology. The design-build mechanical contractor sums up its services in its motto, "For the Life of Your Building." The firm has grown steadily over the years, adding a design-build component in the 1960s, architectural metals in the 1980s and electrical services in 2003. Environment.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. The recent increase in demand for sustainable or green buildings is further making the consideration of life cycle cost an issue. Value management is introduced when a decision has not been made yet either to build or not.