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2015 BIM Experience Survey - Preliminary Results

Construction Dive

Building information modeling (BIM) is a controversial topic. BIM champions have been extolling its virtues of design efficiency, construction cost and time savings, and maintenance economies for owners. Yet BIM has not become as widely used as expected in the United States. Read more.'

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Is a BIM Mandate Coming to the US?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As we discussed in a recent blog post , the JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology report found that building information modeling (BIM) adoption in the United States has been fairly slow, with only 27 percent of construction companies having a BIM department. So will the United States ever have a BIM mandate?

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Why It’s Time for Contractors to Adopt Collaborative BIM

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Building Information Modeling (BIM) isn’t a new concept in construction. Despite its benefits, however, BIM adoption isn’t as widespread in construction as some might think, according to recent industry findings. Meanwhile, a quarter of companies only have one or two employees trained in BIM.

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BIM-used copyright: Dealing with emerging technologies in construction

Practical Law Construction

The impact of BIM on copyright licensing strategy. of the RIBA Standard Professional Services Contract 2020 ). While parties are free to agree the division of their instalments, standard practice is to link the instalments to delivery of certain designs or particular development milestones. models and information.

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An Snapshot of International BIM Status and Goals

Building Information Management

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. 3 BIM pilot projects running.

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Speller Metcalfe saves £100.000 in rework with Fieldwire

Field Wire

Since 2016, UK contractor Speller Metcalfe has used Fieldwire to manage quality assurance and snagging, as well as tracking progress and task reporting with their subcontractors. It was difficult for the field and office teams to find the information they needed in a timely manner.

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Building Safety Bill opens opportunities for Operance

Extranet Evolution

UK software vendor Operance has been involved in the development of practical solutions to deliver ‘the Golden Thread’ as part of the UK Government’s Building Safety Bill. However, in the four years since the disaster, significant changes including digitisation of aspects of UK building safety have also been set in motion.