BIM adoption is booming in the construction industry due to its benefit of identifying the clashes at the very early stage in the construction process which makes the project model for the contractors and owners much easier and less time consuming. Clashes in the construction process occur when the parts or components that make up […]
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The goal of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is to achieve collaboration and coordination in the implementation of design and various other elements of any construction project. Whenever designs from different disciplines are joined together on a common platform, many hard and soft clashes and workflow clashes occur. BIM efficiently helps contractors and construction engineers in […]
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Why BIM is Still Bankrupting Your Firm
Back in 2012 I updated a classic BIM graphic to show how BIM can bankrupt your firm. You can argue about the specific curves, but the essence is true. Here’s the original image showing how BIM shifts when the bulk of an architect’s time is spent: My updated graphic describes firms that panic, reverting to a […]
BIM can be a way to fix problems or avoid them from the beginning Some time ago we published an article about the main concerns that professionals from the AEC environment rise when contemplating if they should move to BIM or not. Most of those concerns have their origin in the wrong understanding of the BIM concept itself. This misunderstanding […]