A White Paper on Building Information Modeling

To facilitate model coordination and a collaborative project environment. Which would be achieved through regular BIM managers review meetings.

US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is part of the US federal government and the US military providing project management and construction management services for the US military. It has staff consists of more than 30,000 civilians and 600 soldiers. USACE is the world's largest public engineering, design and construction governing body. In October 2006, USACE issued a 15-year BIM roadmap plan for the adoption and implementation of BIM technology. In fact, before the release of the roadmap plan, USACE has already taken several steps leading the way to BIM. USACE's first BIM project is the design and management of Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing Project in Seattle using Bentley's BIM software. Then in November 2004, USACE implemented

“Building information modelling is defined as digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility”, is the definition of BIM according to National BIM Standard (NBIMS). One has to know what BIM is in order to know the benefits of BIM. It is a shared digital representation founded on open standards for interoperability. The author states that, though BIM is largely used in the present industry, the way to measure benefits of BIM has not been established in a proper way. So, he discusses about a methodology

Chapter 2 provides a methodical review of relevant literature in the field of BIM, the perceived barriers with its adoption and implementation by SMEs and an analysis of the data found.

Many assumed that shifting to a 3D design program was just a software change. The assumption was that BIM would fit within or piggy-back existing workflows that have been standard practice for decades. Even when design shifted from the drafting board to CAD back in the 80’s, the end product and processes of producing 2D drawings and how they were used to construct projects were almost exactly the same as they were pre-CAD. The reaction from the industry at the time, was that CAD was just a drafting program and the mistakes in coordination still happened due to the lack of communication between trades and inaccuracies in drawings not being caught prior to

The government regulations of meeting level: 2 BIM is driven by the need for a system that can oversee everything that happens in a project, and also be seen by everyone involved in it. BIM major success in countries who have already adopted it has created a spark for the UK to take a step forward. But, what is BIM?

The design and construction of buildings can be a complicated business involving different professions, contractors, sub-contractors and operatives. This type of work is varied and employs many construction personnel with different roles and responsibilities, working together to complete a project in as successful way- on time, on budget and to the right specification. A large project would involve a great number of different activities:

The purpose of this research paper is to investigate how BIM can be used to enrich a student’s or professional’s learning experience and help bridge the gaps encountered when facing the more difficult concepts of construction technology and design.

Using BIM Tools The goal of integrating BIM tools into your business process is to improve efficiency, constructability and predictability on your projects. This can be done with a combination of BIM tools that enable collaborating, coordinating and communicating during all phases of development, from design, through preconstruction, construction and operation. The entire project team, including designers, contractors, subcontractors, project management and building management can communicate openly.

(“Building Information Modeling”) BIM is digital, meaning it is able to be shared with all people working on the project so that it can be modified where it is needed. Along with being able to share, BIM is capable of showing how much pressure is applied to objects in the buildings. The materials these objects are made of can also be changed very easily with a few taps on a screen or clicks of a mouse. With all this in mind, where is building information technology going? Well, right now, it is going nowhere for a few reasons. People may take courses and tutorials in different programs, but in the end, it is still difficult to see errors. Most errors are able to blend in with the pieces that are in the correct place. The issue is that the computer isn’t aware. Computers are being given commands, they aren’t able to point out what is wrong because they don’t know. Another issue is that everyone working on a project using BIM must know what they are looking at and how to use the tools. Until these issues are resolved, BIM won’t be going into the future improved. (Azhar Salman, “Building Information Modeling (BIM): Benefits, Risks and

In October and December 2009, there was online survey conducted to quantify the frequency of each BIM Use along with the perception value for the BIM Use and the survey results represent that the largest percentage of respondents were the architects (36%), Design consultant(13%),General contractors(14%),and CAD consultant (14 %) and the least respondent were specialty contractors and facility managers (4%)

Cubicost offers four sorts of individual BIM-based programming items, in particular the Cubicost Take-off for Architecture and Structure (TAS), Cubicost Take-off for Rebar (TRB), Cubicost Take-off for Mechanical and Electrical (TME), and Cubicost TBQ. Having said that, Cubicost is really the distinct advantage of the innovation that is being utilized by surveyors today. Cubicost recently made this software accessible in a sum of fifteen nations around the globe, which are United Kingdom, USA, Finland, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, India, Indonesia, and Philippines.

The industrial change in New Zealand and the effects of adopting BIM in the construction projects are explained by taking case studies. Comparison with the other countries who uses BIM with New Zealand is done to analyses the global changes. And the report is made with help and reference from many BIM surveys conducted.

The last respondents that involved in this study is a local authority .It stated that need skilled worker is a main disadvantages of IBS system. Construction that use IBS system require the expertise of worker to avoid problem in the future. The other disadvantages is a lack of research, need heavy machineries, lack attractive design, high initial cost, problem of join, site accessibility and lastly large working

In this present day, buildings have changed and evolved rapidly throughout its time. A building is not merely just a structure with roof and walls but have also become a self-sustaining integrated structure where it provides noteworthy benefits to the building occupants and end user with the use of ever-growing technology and clever design. With the increase in popularity of intelligent building, many building owners seek into this concept of integrating technology with building structure as a long term solution to maximize the efficiency and productivity from the occupants. Similarly with the current development and advancement in information and communication technology, it is only natural that these attributes have greatly influenced the rapid change and innovation in building integration system and structure.