Proven Benefits, Increased Demand, Is Reality Exceeding Promise?
In our first BIM Roadmap series (2008), we took a first look at where the construction industry stood in understanding what Building Information Modeling (BIM) was, where it was going and how owners and contractors should get started. Indeed, back then we got many emails asking what "B-I-M" stood for when we failed to spell it out in one of our promotions! Since then, BIM has clearly come a long way.
The A/E community is on the downhill slope of transition from 2D computer-aided drafting (CAD) to drawing directly in 3D BIM software. Most federal agencies have BIM initiatives and many non-federal public organizations are adding their own requirements. On large complex projects, BIM use is becoming a no-brainer for its ability to coordinate trades and eliminate design conflicts. Forward-thinking owners AND contractors understand that BIM saves them time and money, and no longer is the question asked who should pay the extra costs of BIM. It's not a question of cost anymore, it's a question of real productivity gains.
In our 4th annual BIM Roadmap series, we call upon industry experts to relate their experiences, and tell you how and why you should move on to the next step in your own quest to become BIM-fluent. You cannot afford to NOT implement BIM. Today, it's a clear competitive advantage. Tomorrow, it will be second nature and expected to be implemented.
NOTE: One of the instructors is Finith Jernigan, author of "BIG BIM,little bim".
No comments:
Post a Comment