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BIM and Cloud Computing – Get Beyond 3D Visualization and Focus Upon the “I”

Building Information Management

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 (BIM) is the life-cycle management of facilities [1] supported by digital technology. BIM - CLOUD COMPUTING. .

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Authoritative Source on BIM – Mission: Improve all aspects of the facility and infrastructure lifecycle by promoting collaboration, technology, integrated practices, and open standards

Building Information Management

Other components include, capital planning and management systems (CPMS), cost estimating and project delivery systems (IPDintegrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), building automation systems (BAS), geographic information systems (GIS), and others.

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Cloud Computing is More Important than BIM?

Building Information Management

– The acceptance and increased use of collaborative construction delivery methods such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Job Order Contracting (JOC). . The projects don’t need to be re-coded. Security improvements benefit all projects at the same time. .

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Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders.

Job Order Contracting

Only two of the following construction delivery methods are LEAN. Construction Project Delivery Comparison. Construction Project Delivery Overview & Comparison. Design-Bid-Build. Traditional design-bid-build (DBB) delivery process with design, bidding, and construction in separate, sequential steps.

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Achieving Best Value for Facility Renovation, Repair, Maintenance, and Construction – 2016 and Beyond

Building Information Management

Construction delivery methods define roles, responsibilities, deliverables, levels of risks, set the overall tone, and ultimately determine the success or failure of a project more so than any single element. Real property are the stewards of the build environment. Construction Delivery Methods. Design-bid-build.

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Is Cloud Computing More Important than BIM?

Building Information Management

– The acceptance and increased use of collaborative construction delivery methods such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Job Order Contracting (JOC). . It focuses upon transparent construction cost estimating and efficient project delivery. can easily be updated and re-used.

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LEED Abandoned by DOD?

Building Information Management

In the recent past, all new DOD construction projects were required to meet the LEED Silver or an equivalent standard and/or to comply with the five principles of High Performance Sustainable Buildings. This new code, based heavily on ASHRAE 189.1, This is important to note as with more than 300,000 buildings and 2.2