Call it “BIM Leaves the Building and Hits the Road,” which is highlighted in this Autodesk video about Mortenson Construction and the advantages of BIM for road construction and other infrastructure projects. Read today’s post about BIM and infrastructure.
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Communication, Communication, Communication: Lessons from a BIM Lawsuit
Last year around this time, I blogged about a new report indicating that half of the construction industry was using building information modeling (BIM) on their projects. Last week, the BIM community lit up in response to an article by Nadine Post, which was featured in both Engineering News-Record and Architectural Record.
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Lessons from the North: New Canadian Program Promotes BIM
Since I only had a few minutes to review my RSS feed this morning, I skipped over hundreds of headlines. But the following words caught my attention: "New federal program helps defray cost of adopting Building Information Modeling." I thought someone finally got it right in our Congress! But, alas, when I clicked
New Report: Half of Construction Industry Now Using BIM
Just a few days ago I wrote about how, like the World Cup soccer games, BIM presented a lot of excitement for many proponents. Turning to another competitive analogy, there continues to be many in the construction industry who simply refuse to go "all-in" with their poker chips. According to a recent McGraw-Hill Construction
It’s A Tie! … How BIM is Similar to World Cup Soccer
I grew up with a soccer ball at my feet. So it was no surprise to see me relaxing in front of the big screen this weekend, son by my side, to watch United States and England play in the opening round of the FIFA World Cup tourney. And the game was a lot like
The Problem with Words: They Can LEED to Miscommunication
I have my Google reader set to search various blogs, news sites, and Twitter feeds to help me keep current with the latest trends in the construction industry. There remains one major problem: the words we use have different meanings for everyone.
Take, for example, my search of Twitter feeds (above) for Building Information Modeling (BIM). If you were to do
Construction Industry Rebounding? One BIM Solutions Provider Says So!
Budgets are being cut left and right. Our family "eating out" budget … gone! Our community organization "summer party" budget … gone! I see non-profit organizations struggling to keep pace with last year’s donations, while attendance at professional industry conferences are shrinking.
You can imagine my surprise when I read a press release from CADD Microsystems
First Wisconsin … Now Texas … States Adopt BIM for Design and Construction on Public Projects
In July 2009, Wisconsin (through its Division of State Facilities) became the first state to require BIM on large public projects. The details were highlighted in a previous post.
Yesterday, the Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) announced its adoption of BIM for state design and construction projects. The state has diligently worked to standardize the use of BIM
Post-Recession Recovery: Can BIM Save the Day? What About Twitter?
I know that title sounds odd. Before you start flooding my email box with comments about the practicality of Building Information Modeling (BIM) or the utility of social networking like Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn in the construction industry, consider the life of the personal computer:
Were you around in the 1980s during the microcomputer wars between Commodore
When…Not If…Does BIM Become Mainstream? Wisconsin Says Now!
Last month, I wrote about how Building Information Modeling (BIM) helped a project meet its time and money goals when local legislation requiring LEED certification was enacted in Wasington, D.C. The original article that appeared in McGraw Hill Construction provided an excellent overview of BIM uses and strategies for all construction projects, including green ones. The question that keeps running through my