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Why It’s Time for Contractors to Adopt Collaborative BIM

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Streamlined handover —BIM improves access to information (such as warranties, serial numbers, and audit histories) after handover. Companies reported the most common process they were using BIM for was coordination/clash detection, followed by visualization, project planning, prefabrication, and virtual mock-ups.

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Begin With the End in Mind: A Practical Guide for Facility Management Optimization 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This data reflects the design quality, quantities, and specifications, streamlines risk-free prefabrication onsite, and assists owners in managing buildings after completion. In most projects today, the contractor ends up with fully coordinated 3D models that are packed with useful geometric and spec info.

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2024 Construction Trends: 30+ Experts Share Insight

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Prefabricated construction should be a focus in 2024, whilst companies continue to improve the supply chain process and coordination. Prefabricated construction again could help ease labor shortages. The next decade will also bring an increased emphasis on prefabrication within construction.

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Guide to Supply Chain Management in Construction 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

By maximizing the BIM model for prefabrication, STRATUS gives users the ability to create advanced work packages, on demand reporting, and job tracking all within a digital environment. Consolidating supply and equipment data is a breeze, thus making handover and operations easier. . Tech to try .

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8 Ways to Start Learning Autodesk Build Today

Autodesk Construction Cloud

These are comprehensive resources that cover various aspects of software capability, including Project Management, Cost Management, and Project Closeout & Handover, among other things. . Check out our workflow guides.

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A Guide to BIM

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Simplified handover of information like warranties and audit histories to owners. BIM has also made headlines for interesting applications, including improving the use of prefabricated and modular components in construction and resolving disputes among contractors, subcontractors and owners. The Future of BIM Standards and Regulations.

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Top 30 Construction Classes at Autodesk University 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Design models often lack construction data needed for downstream use, but a conditioned and structured model that has customized information added can result in a model that can be utilized from design to construction to handover. How to successfully start looking at prefabrication as a product and not a project.