These days, BIM is becoming standard practice. Most people involved in the construction sector—from the architects and engineers who use BIM to the governments that are implementing mandates for BIM ...

Those companies that are embracing the technology, however, are discovering new ways to save time, improve efficiency, and protect their field workforce on a construction project. Here are five ways ...

In Part 1 of ISO 19650, BIM is defined as the “use of a shared digital representation of a built asset to facilitate design, construction, and operation processes to form a reliable basis for ...

Everyone talks about the need to bring together building information modeling, virtual design and construction, and integrated project delivery in the design and construction of complex projects. This ...

Like most heavy-duty BIM users, I experienced that “Eureka!” moment when I became a true believer in the power of this new technology. My epiphany came several years ago, during a nine-hour ...

PVT OPZ Geel. Psychiatric care home (Geel, Belgium). Image Courtesy of Osar Architects. BIM and 3D modeling are essential in today’s architecture field. What they aren’t, however, is static or ...

After decades of slow productivity growth, the building and construction industry is ready for major developments thanks to digital technology. The simulation of design and all its complexities is ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix C - Glossary." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Lifecycle BIM for Infrastructure: A Business Case for Project Delivery and Asset ...