FOREWORD PREFACE Chapter 1: Introduction 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 THE CURRENT AEC BUSINESS MODEL 1.2.1 Design-Bid-Build 1.2.2 Design-Build 1.
2.3 Construction Management at Risk 1.2.4 Integrated Project Delivery 1.2.5 What Kind of Building Procurement Is Best When BIM Is Used? 1.3 DOCUMENTED INEFFICIENCIES OF TRADITIONAL APPROACHES 1.3.
1 CIFE Study of Construction Industry Labor Productivity 1.3.2 NIST Study of Cost of Construction Industry Inefficiency 1.4 BIM: NEW TOOLS AND NEW PROCESSES 1.4.1 BIM Platforms and Tools 1.4.2 BIM Processes 1.
4.3 Definition of Parametric Objects 1.4.4 Support for Project Team Collaboration 1.5 BIM AS A LIFECYCLE PLATFORM 1.6 WHAT IS NOT A BIM PLATFORM? 1.7 WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF BIM? WHAT PROBLEMS DOES IT ADDRESS? 1.7.
1 Preconstruction Benefits to Owner (Chapters 4 and 5) 1.7.2 Benefits for Design (Chapter 5) 1.7.3 Construction and Fabrication Benefits (Chapters 6 and 7) 1.7.4 Post Construction Benefits (Chapter 4) 1.8 BIM AND LEAN CONSTRUCTION 1.
9 WHAT CHALLENGES CAN BE EXPECTED? 1.9.1 Challenges with Collaboration and Teaming 1.9.2 Legal Changes to Documentation Ownership and Production 1.9.3 Changes in Practice and Use of Information 1.9.
4 Implementation Issues 1.10 FUTURE OF DESIGNING AND BUILDING WITH BIM (Chapter 9) 1.11 CASE STUDIES (Chapter 10) Chapter 1 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 2: Core Technologies and Software 2.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2.1 THE EVOLUTION TO OBJECT-BASED PARAMETRIC MODELING 2.1.1 Early 3D Modeling 2.1.
2 Degrees of Parametric Modeling 2.1.3 Predefined versus User-Defined Parametric Objects and Libraries 2.2 BEYOND PARAMETRIC SHAPES 2.2.1 Property and Attribute Handling 2.2.2 Drawing Generation 2.
2.3 Scalability 2.2.4 Object Management and Links 2.2.5 Some Commonly Asked Questions 2.3 BIM ENVIRONMENTS, PLATFORMS, AND TOOLS 2.3.
1 Considerations for BIM Design Applications 2.3.2 Considerations for a BIM Environment 2.4 BIM MODEL QUALITY AND MODEL CHECKING 2.5 BIM PLATFORMS 2.5.1 Allplan 2.5.
2 ArchiCAD 2.5.3 Bentley Systems 2.5.4 DESTINI Profiler 2.5.5 Digital Project 2.5.
6 Revit 2.5.7 Tekla Structures 2.5.8 Vectorworks 2.5.9 AutoCAD-Based Applications 2.6 DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATIONS 2.
6.1 Model Viewers 2.6.2 Model Integration Tools 2.6.3 Model Checkers 2.7 CONCLUSION Chapter 2 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 3: Collaboration and Interoperability 3.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3.
1 INTRODUCTION 3.2 DIFFERENT KINDS OF DATA EXCHANGE METHODS 3.3 BACKGROUND OF PRODUCT DATA MODELS 3.3.1 Modeling Languages 3.3.2 ISO-STEP in Building Construction 3.3.
3 buildingSMART and IFC 3.3.4 What Is the IFC? 3.3.5 IDM and MVD 3.4 OTHER EFFORTS SUPPORTING STANDARDIZATION 3.4.1 buildingSMART Data Dictionary 3.
4.2 OmniClass 3.4.3 COBie 3.4.4 XML-Based Schemas 3.5 THE EVOLUTION FROM FILE-BASED EXCHANGE TO BIM SERVERS 3.5.
1 Project Transactions and Synchronization 3.5.2 Functionality of BIM Servers 3.5.3 BIM Server Review 3.6 Interfacing Technologies 3.6.1 Semi-Automated Approaches 3.
6.2 Semantic Approaches Chapter 3 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 4: BIM For Owners And Facility Managers 4.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4.1 INTRODUCTION: WHY OWNERS SHOULD CARE ABOUT BIM 4.2 OWNER''S ROLE IN A BIM PROJECT 4.2.1 Design Assessment 4.2.
2 Complexity of Building Infrastructure and Building Environment 4.2.3 Sustainability 4.2.4 Public Construction Agencies: BIM Adoption Guidelines 4.3 COST AND TIME MANAGEMENT 4.3.1 Cost Management 4.
3.2 Time to Market: Schedule Management 4.3.3 Facility and Information Asset Management 4.3.4 BIM Tool Guide for Owners 4.3.5 BIM Cost Estimating Tools 4.
3.6 Facility and Asset Management Tools 4.3.7 Operation Simulation Tools 4.4 AN OWNER AND FACILITY MANAGER''S BUILDING MODEL 4.4.1 Information Content of BIM-FM model 4.4.
2 Alternative Approaches to Creating a BIM-FM model 4.4.3 Classification of Model Data and Standards 4.5 LEADING THE BIM IMPLEMENTATION ON A PROJECT 4.5.1 Develop Guidelines for Use of BIM on Projects 4.5.2 Build Internal Leadership and Knowledge 4.
5.3 Service Provider Selection 4.5.4 Provide for Use of a "Big Room" for Design and Construction 4.6 BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING BIM: RISKS AND COMMON MYTHS 4.7 ISSUES FOR OWNERS TO CONSIDER WHEN ADOPTING BIM Chapter 4 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 5: BIM For Architects and Engineers 5.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5.1 INTRODUCTION 5.
2 SCOPE OF DESIGN SERVICES 5.2.1 Collaborative Forms of Project Delivery 5.2.2 The Concept of Information Development 5.2.3 Civil and Infrastructure Design 5.3 BIM USE IN DESIGN PROCESSES 5.
3.1 Concept Design 5.3.2 Prefabrication 5.3.3 Analysis, Simulation, and Optimization 5.3.4 Construction-Level Building Models 5.
3.5 Design-Construction Integration 5.3.6 Design Review 5.4 BUILDING OBJECT MODELS AND LIBRARIES 5.4.1 Embedding Expertise into Building Components 5.4.
2 Object Libraries 5.4.3 BOM Portals 5.4.4 Desktop/LAN Libraries 5.5 CONSIDERATIONS IN ADOPTION FOR DESIGN PRACTICE 5.5.1 Justification and Platform Selection 5.
5.2 Phased Utilization Chapter 5 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 6: BIM For Contractors 6.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6.1. INTRODUCTION 6.2. TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION FIRMS 6.
3. INFORMATION CONTRACTORS WANT FROM BIM 6.4. BIM-ENABLED PROCESS CHANGE 6.4.1. Leaner Construction 6.4.
2. Less Paper in Construction 6.4.3. Increased Distribution of Work 6.5. DEVELOPING A CONSTRUCTION BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL 6.5.
1. Production Detailing 6.5.2. Big Room Co-location Onsite 6.6. USING A CONTRACTOR BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL 6.7.
3D: VISUALIZATION AND COORDINATION 6.8. 4D: CONSTRUCTION ANALYSIS AND PLANNING 6.8.1. 4D Models to Support Construction Planning 6.8.2.
Benefits of 4D Models 6.8.3. BIM Tools with 4D Capability 6.8.4. BIM-Supported Planning and Scheduling Issues and Guidelines 6.9.
5D: QUANTITY TAKEOFF AND COST ESTIMATING 6.9.1. Extracting Quantities from BIM Models for Estimating 6.9.2. Guidelines and BIM Implementation Issues to Support Quantity Takeoff and Estimating 6.10.
PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL 6.11. OFFSITE FABRICATION AND MODULAR CONSTRUCTION 6.11.1 Surveying Site Conditions 6.12. BIM IN THE FIELD 6.12.
1. Delivering Design Information to the Field 6.12.2. Coordinating Production 6.13. COST AND SCHEDULE CONTROL AND OTHER MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS 6.14.
COMMISSIONING AND TURNOVER Chapter 6 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 7: BIM For Subcontractors and Fabricators 7.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7.1 INTRODUCTION 7.2 TYPES OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND FABRICATORS 7.2.1 Subcontractor Trades 7.2.2 Made-to-Stock and Made-to-Order Component Suppliers 7.
2.3 Engineered-to-Order Component Fabricators 7.2.4 Design Service Providers and Specialist Coordinators 7.2.5 Full-Service Design-Build Prefabricated and Modular Construction 7.3 THE BENEFITS OF A BIM PROCESS FOR SUBCONTRACTOR FABRICATORS 7.3.
1 Marketing and Tendering 7.3.2 Reduced Production Cycle Times 7.3.3 Reduced Design Coordination Errors 7.3.4 Lower Engineering and Detailing Costs 7.3.
5 Increased Use of Automated Manufacturing Technologies 7.3.6 Increased Preassembly, Prefabrication, and Modular Construction 7.3.7 Quality Control, Supply Chain Management, and Lifecycle Maintenance 7.4 GENERIC BIM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR FABRICATORS 7.4.1 Parametric and Customizable Parts and Relationships 7.
4.2 Reporting Components for Fabrication 7.4.3 Interface to Management Information Systems 7.4.4 Interoperability 7.4.5 Information Visualization 7.
4.6 Automation of Fabrication Tasks 7.5 SPECIFIC BIM REQUIREMENTS FOR FABRICATION 7.5.1 Traditional ETO Component Fabricators 7.5.2 Modular Construction 7.5.
3 3D Printing and Robotic Construction 7.6 ADOPTING BIM IN A FABRICATION OPERATION 7.6.1 Setting Appropriate Goals 7.6.2 Adoption Activities 7.6.3 Planning the Pace of Change 7.
6.4 Human Resource Considerations Chapter 7 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 8: Facilitators of BIM Adoption and Implementation 8.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 8.1 INTRODUCTION 8.2 BIM MANDATES 8.2.1 Significance of Government BIM Mandates 8.2.
2 The Status of Government BIM Mandates around the World 8.2.3 Motivations 8.2.4 BIM Requirements 8.2.5 Challenges and Considerations 8.3 BIM ROADMAPS, MATURITY MODELS AND MEASURES 8.
3.1 BIM Roadmaps 8.3.2 BIM Maturity Models 8.3.3 BIM Measures 8.4 BIM GUIDES 8.4.
1 BIM Guides by Region and Organization 8.4.2 BIM Guides by Topic 8.5 BIM EDUCATION AND TRAINING 8.5.1 Transition of Senior Staff 8.5.2 BIM Roles and Responsibilities 8.
5.3 Industry Training.