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2012 Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management 
Building Information Management
JUNE 25, 2012
‘Building Information Modelling (BIM) is digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility creating a shared knowledge resource for information about it forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life cycle, from earliest conception to demolition.”
Granger Construction
MAY 14, 2024
Granger Construction celebrates 65 years of collaborative project delivery with the Ottawa County Family Justice Center project in West Olive, MI. The project team achieved unparalleled success for the project and its stakeholders, including budget reliability and enhanced efficiencies.
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The Ultimate Guide To Data-Driven Construction: Optimize Projects, Reduce Risks, & Boost Innovation
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
Cloud Computing and BIM - TME Article 2012. maximize facility planning and management. Technologies such as Building Information. Modeling (BIM) and Cloud Computing. construction and facility management. construction and facility management. BIM and Cloud provide the digital.
Building Information Management
JUNE 19, 2013
Requires IFC BIM in its projects and intends to have integrated model-based operation in future. Standard: Collaborative production of architectural, engineering and construction information. Mandatory BIM for government projects. Requires IFC BIM for new buildings. Singapore BIM Roadmap 2012.
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
Latest BIM Adoption Figures for the UK. Highlights: BIM Awareness. Attitudes towards BIM. 78% agree the BIM is the future of project information, though how that future will look is uncertain, with 4 out of 5 agreeing that the industry is not yet clear enough of what BIM actually is. Charles Darwin.
Roads Online
MAY 15, 2024
With innovative applications already available, such as its iTwin Platform or open design and modelling applications, the organisation is looking to push the limits of infrastructure engineering software. He has seen the application of such technologies on projects first-hand. “I F or Bentley Systems, the future looks exciting.
BD+C
JANUARY 2, 2013
The global market for building information modeling products and services for 2012 was predicted to hit $1.8 Sales of BIM software and services—such as training, support, and project management—are expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 17.3%, to a market value of $6.5 billion in 2020.
Building Information Management
AUGUST 30, 2013
The study centered upon the development of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the UK construction industry and its pontential affect on the role of the client’s construction manager (CM). BIM in the UK was not as advanced as claimed in the literature.
Building Information Management
JUNE 27, 2012
Link built environment to organizational mission and efficiently manage all physical and functional aspects. Key Considerations for a Successful BIM Strategy. Phasing – Impossible to Implement BIM all a once. Ongoing Management and Reassessment – Continuous Improvement / LEAN. Organizational Resources.
Building Information Management
JULY 16, 2012
July 16th, 2012 – NIBS Report - National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council . Per the NIBS Consultative Council there are four areas where our industry needs to focus highlights four in order to improve buildings and infrastructure. The building community needs mechanisms (e.g.,
Building Information Management
OCTOBER 26, 2012
14 Reasons to Register: Building Innovation 2013 . NIBS Building Innovation 2013 Visit Booth #5 – 4Clicks Introduces CEASAL. 1: Building Innovation 2013 is delivered by the National Institute of Building Sciences – an authoritative source of innovative solutions for the built environment.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 21, 2012
Building Types. Project Delivery. Information Technology. Issue: 08/27/2012. BIM-in-The-Cloud Has New Competition With Newforma. 08/22/2012. The VEO platform helps project teams work inside complex 3D models on project delivery. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan.
Building Information Management
JUNE 6, 2013
BIM objects are much more than just graphical representations. Using them as placeholder to connect to a wider source of information provides for a powerful and rich source of information. . All BIM objects have properties, and most also have geometries (although some do not, for example a paint finish).
Building Information Management
OCTOBER 1, 2012
BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. I am “mad as hell” at how 3D visualization vendors have marketed BIM. Collaboration and longer term relationships are primary components of JOC an will be required of BIM.
Building Information Management
JANUARY 17, 2012
BIM and the Cloud – SAME 2012 – 4Clicks Solutions LLC – PDF. BIM - CLOUD COMPUTING. . BIM (Building Information Technology) and THE CLOUD (Cloud Computing) are disruptive technologies converging to significantly alter traditional construction and facility management practices.
Building Information Management
JANUARY 14, 2013
The focus upon the 3D component of BIM is, in many ways, an unfortunate distraction. The cost to capture, store, and process information is falling to near zero… mass storage (terabytes) for everyone, and an increasingly plentiful supply of powerful cloud-computing based applications available as plug-ins.
Revit OpEd
MAY 10, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012. BIM Coordinator for Civil 3D and Revit. You can read more information HERE. It allows a Civil 3D user to define the shared coordinate system to be passed on to a Revit project. It allows a Civil 3D user to define the shared coordinate system to be passed on to a Revit project. at 8:00 AM.
Building Information Management
DECEMBER 2, 2012
The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components. Thursday: Information Exchanges.
Building Information Management
JULY 20, 2012
National BIM Library generic content release 2. BIM objects are as much about the embedded data and information as they are about the spaces and dimensions that they represent graphically. The National BIM Library includes objects with sophisticated and consistent graphical and parametric control. (Source: [link].
Building Information Management
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
Many remain confused about the meaning and value of BIM (building information modeling). BIM is NOT 3D modeling (Revit, Archicad, Bentley, etc.), BIM is the visualization and modeling of the built environment to assist in associated decision support, via ANY means, leveraging digital technology.
Building Information Management
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
Many remain confused about the meaning and value of BIM (building information modeling). BIM is NOT 3D modeling (Revit, Archicad, Bentley, etc.), BIM is the visualization and modeling of the built environment to assist in associated decision support, via ANY means, leveraging digital technology.
Building Information Management
APRIL 2, 2013
Results from the 2012 BIM Maturity (BIMM) Study, Purdue University. The 4 (4) dimensions of BIM are: Process, Information, People, and Technology. The USA experts focus more on information and training, while non-USA experts emphasize more on process and team structure. BIG DATA = BIM.
Building Information Management
DECEMBER 2, 2012
The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components. Thursday: Information Exchanges.
Building Information Management
JULY 2, 2012
COBie, the Construction-Operations Building information exchange, is the United States standard for the exchange of information related to manage building assets. While COBie provides the format for asset information, it does not provide details on what information is to be provided when, and by whom.
Building Information Management
JULY 16, 2012
July 16th, 2012 – NIBS Report - National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council . Per the NIBS Consultative Council there are four areas where our industry needs to focus highlights four in order to improve buildings and infrastructure. The building community needs mechanisms (e.g.,
Building Information Management
JULY 2, 2012
COBie, the Construction-Operations Building information exchange, is the United States standard for the exchange of information related to manage building assets. While COBie provides the format for asset information, it does not provide details on what information is to be provided when, and by whom.
Revit OpEd
MARCH 30, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012. RTCUSA - Cannon Contest - I Heart BIM. The entries have to submit 100 words about why they love BIM. I Love BIM" awwww. Its a heart modeled in Revit. Labels: Funny Story , News , Plugs , RTCUSA 2012. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 7, 2012
Building Types. Project Delivery. Information Technology. Building Tall With BIM Brings Gains, Building Long with VDC is the Bigger Game. Publication Date: 8/7/2012. Description: Advantages of VDC: construction processes in vertical buildings are often repeatable—and repeated. Risk management.
Building Information Management
JUNE 20, 2012
Key Topics / Take Aways: Identify and advance technologies, processes, and management practices that improve the performance of federal facilities over their entire life-cycle, from planning to disposal. -The You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Portfolio-based facilities management (aka asset management).
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
Thursday, September 06, 2012. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity. Ive always stressed that people should start a project without being concerned about site alignment immediately. A recent post at RevitForum.org underscores that bias when it asked if the two project orientation tools seem to work differently?
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
Monday, September 03, 2012. There should never be any identical usernames working on a workset project. When nobody else is working on the project you can open a central file and pretend to be the ill mannered users that havent relinquished elements properly. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc.
Revit OpEd
MAY 14, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012. I think they left it in there to make it easy to spot terrible modellers who do not actually create their own ceiling or model correctly. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Site Information. Revit OpEd.
Revit OpEd
APRIL 11, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. When we have architecture and structure in separate Revit models we end up with somewhat clumsy graphics in wall sections. This is more pronounced if the structural slab is in the structure model only. It's a little easier to manage than reveals.
Revit OpEd
APRIL 25, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Rooms and areas can be deleted in model views like floor plans and ceiling plans. Revit warns us that they have been deleted from the model but they are still listed in schedules. This way, you could see all rooms of the project without having to list them via a schedule. Builds and Updates.
Revit OpEd
APRIL 6, 2012
Friday, April 06, 2012. IsReference settings break down like this: Not a Reference - ignored by Revit in the project environment, still useful in a family to create "the bones". When Weak and Strong refernces are combined with instance parameters you see grips in the project environment. Builds and Updates. Revit OpEd.
Revit OpEd
AUGUST 26, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012. This information has been sitting in my inbox for a week now. Project Vasari has reached a tipping point in its evolution. Project Vasari has reached a tipping point in its evolution. As you probably know, its been a very popular project on Autodesk Labs. Project Vasari 2.1
ENR Construction
JULY 22, 2012
Building Types. Project Delivery. Information Technology. Issue: 07/23/2012. 07/23/2012. Scarce new development activity amid tight lending conditions has ratcheted up the rivalry among job-hungry contractors, leaving more firms vying for fewer projects. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Slideshows.
Building Information Management
JUNE 5, 2014
What is BIM? A multi-dimensional tool, Building Information Modelling (BIM) involves generating a visual model of the building which also manages data about it, at the design stage, throughout the construction phase and during its working life. NBS National BIM Report 2013. Introduction.
Revit OpEd
APRIL 20, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012. There isnt an easy button to just eliminate shared coordinates in a project. You can move the Survey Point back to the same spot as the Project Base Point and then use Specify Coordinates at Point to reset the coordinates the file is using. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc.
Revit OpEd
JULY 20, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012. Improves stability when opening projects from previous versions of Revit. Improves performance of opening and closing sketch mode in projects with many families. Improves stability when drag and drop a DWG file into a Revit project. Improves section creation within a project with linked model.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012. They recently announced that theyre offering a software solution to bring 3D as-built models of pipes and other cylindrical MEP elements directly into Revit. However, the accuracy and utility of the model is greatly enhanced by the use of custom families. Builds and Updates. Revit OpEd.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012. It was meant to make it simple to alter the appearance of our model to be more in sync with what a structural engineer wants to see. Apart from the automatic graphically biased changes they make, they really just help us segregate views in the project browser. Revit OpEd. View Discipline.
Revit OpEd
APRIL 9, 2012
Monday, April 09, 2012. I included the following tips and advice (edited a little in this version) in a door tutorial I wrote for my Autodesk University 2005 lab called "Autodesk Revit Building Family Editor: From the Beginning". added) Build "bones" first, then add "muscle" and finally the "skin". It must be hosted if it does.
Job Order Contracting
MAY 5, 2017
Building Information Modelling BIM in the Construction Industry – Technical Report TR-1405A. The National BIM Standard Definition from 2007, NBIMS states that a BIM is a: “… digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. contact-form].
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