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Definition of BIM – Building Information Modeling – NIBS, AGC, NBIMS, smartBUILDING Alliance, ISO, RICS

Building Information Management

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. Building Information Modeling is the development and use of a computer software model to simulate the construction and operation of a facility. – AGC. – NBS.

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Definition of BIM – Building Information Modeling – Defintions from Various Sources

Building Information Management

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.”

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BIM for Owners = BIM for FM, Building Information Modeling for Facility Managment

Building Information Management

Ok, so we get that 3D visualization is a component of BIM. Design concepts can be beautifully illustrated, and one can relatively easily make a change to the model and the output documents update. Clash detection and the ability to eliminate clashes prior to the construction work starting is also a big “plus” for BIM.

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What is BIM?

Building Information Management

If you can’t see the whole picture… you can’t appreciate BIM. Hard to believe…perhaps to some… but many /most of us in the Architecture, Construction, Owners, Operations sector still don’t know how to define BIM. QTO, and an exclusively enhanced 400,000 line itme RSMeans Cost database.

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Digital Builder Ep 36: Embracing BIM Throughout the Industry

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is critical in keeping projects running smoothly. BIM gives contractors, engineers, and project managers an intelligent model for their built assets, enabling stakeholders to plan, collaborate, and execute the project effectively. .

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The “I” for Information if Building Information Modeling or Life-cycle Facility Management

Building Information Management

While articles and discussions continue about Facility Management and BIM, in reality they are virtual synonyms. – Definition of Facility Management – IFMA. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. – NIBS.

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How Often Will BIMForum’s New LOD Specifications Standard Need to Be Updated?

Construction Dive

Now that BIMForum, a group of building information modeling (BIM) users from across the United States, has unveiled its “first-of-its-kind” standard establishing definitions for how complete models need to be for different stages of the design and construction process, the question becomes, “How often will the standard need to be (..)