When is BIM not BIM?
BIM, Building Information Modeling, actually consists of three M’s…. BIM3 if you will… Modeling, Models, and Management. Since the “accepted” definition of BIM is the life-cycle management of the...
View ArticleWhat is BIM?
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...
View ArticleThe Focus of BIM Education: A Time for Change
BIM, Building Information Modeling, education is not being practiced effectively, if at all, in many/most educational institutions. Core educational focus must be upon efficient construction delivery...
View ArticleWhy BIM is Failing…. or What Starbucks Gets that Architects Don’t!
Reblogged from Christine Outram in What I Learned Building… What Starbucks Gets that Architects Don’t Or why I left the architecture profession Dear architects, You’re outdated. I know this because I...
View ArticleWhy BIM Isn’t Working.
The construction delivery method sets the tone, establishes the roles and responsibilities of all parties involved, and impacts ultimate success more so than any technology. Thus IPD – Integrated...
View ArticleForget “BIM”, and Get on Board with BLM – Building / Built Environment...
BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. That said, BIM has been preoccupied with 3D visualization to the extent that many/most feel that Revit,...
View ArticleTime to Restart, Reinvent BIM … BLM… Built-environment Life-cycle Managment?
If one had to name the single most important aspect of BIM, I would select the project delivery method. Collaborative methods are a requirement. They set the tone, establish responsibilities, and...
View ArticleBIM / BLM Ontology – Building Information Modeling / Built-environment...
Ontology was originally reserved as a philosophical exercise dealing with categorization, analysis, and inter-relationships. Ontology is now a rapidly evolving science in response to increasing...
View ArticleBIM Basics 2014 – Building Information Modeling, Models, and Management
BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by technology. As such, its ultimate purpose is to manage total cost of ownership (TCO). Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)/Lifecycle...
View ArticleEnabling Efficient Life-cycle Managment of the Built Environment supported by...
Technology is not the primary obstacle to efficient life-cycle management of the built environment! Technology limitations/issues – come from people Different meanings for the same parts Economic...
View Article2016 LOD – Level of Development – buildingSmart – BimFORUM
2016 LOD – Level of Development buildingSmart International The Level of Development (LOD) Specification is supposed to provide clarity and reliability with respect t0 Building Information Models...
View ArticleLOD – Level of Development – buildingSmart – BimFORUM
LOD – Level of Development buildingSmart International The Level of Development (LOD) Specification is supposed to provide clarity and reliability with respect t0 Building Information Models...
View ArticleLeveraging Building Information to Achieve Best Value
“Some changes are so slow that you don’t notice, others are so fast that they don’t notice you *” * Ashleigh Brilliant The digitization of the construction industry is gradually transforming...
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