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Swaddle Paul. Building Information Modeling For Dummies
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I. Getting Started with Building Information Modeling
Chapter 1. Defining Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Explaining BIM in Plain Terms
Examining the A-B-Cs of BIM
Understanding the Requirements for BIM
Considering BIM Plans and Strategies
Measuring the Real-World Benefits of BIM
Encouraging BIM in Your Workplace
Chapter 2. Explaining the Building Part of BIM: It’s Not Just Buildings
Understanding What Building Means
Seeing How BIM Can Help You
Looking at Infrastructure and BIM
Developing Building Processes and BIM
Chapter 3. Examining the Information Part of BIM
Comprehending What Information Means
Realizing That Information Is the Heart of BIM
Maintaining Information in the Model
Chapter 4. Discussing the Modeling Part of BIM (and Management Too)
Grasping What Modeling Means
Confirming BIM Is a Process
Managing the Model: Federate to Collaborate
Chapter 5. Grasping the Fundamentals and Understanding What BIM Is
Figuring Out the Why of BIM
Shaping Cooperation and Shared Information
Transforming Information and Communication
Presenting All the Incentives of BIM
Part II. Creating the Foundations for BIM
Chapter 6. Looking at the Digital World Around You
Targeting Technology
Identifying the Need for Change
Defining Your Requirements
Selecting BIM Tools
Chapter 7. Preparing the Foundations for BIM
Progressing through the Levels of Maturity
Providing the Right Structure
Preparing for BIM Technology
Chapter 8. Setting Up a Collaborative BIM Workflow
Getting the Lowdown on Collaboration
Modeling in the Parametric Domain
Making Life Easier with Digital Information Management
Singing Off the Same Hymn Sheet: Information Exchange
Part III. Understanding BIM Requirements and Developing BIM Processes
Chapter 9. Mandating BIM in the UK and across the Globe
Interpreting the Requirements
Leading BIM in the United States
Growing BIM Standards Internationally
Keeping Up to Date
Chapter 10. Standardizing the Modeling of BIM Objects
Figuring Out What BIM Objects Are
Obtaining BIM Objects through Object Libraries
Recognizing BIM Objects
Supporting Standardization
Enabling Interoperability
Chapter 11. Collaborating through BIM Requirements
Running through Open Standards
Steering the Industry toward IFC
Reviewing the Key Standards
Coordinating Information
Chapter 12. Encouraging BIM in Your Office or On-Site
Adopting BIM as a People-led Process
Encouraging BIM Champions
Changing Hearts and Minds
Training and Supporting Everyone
Chapter 13. Developing BIM Plans and Strategies
Getting Started with Your BIM Strategy
Setting Up a BIM Business Case
Combining Information into a BIM Execution Plan
Modeling Your Plan after Successful BIM Processes
Chapter 14. Considering the Issues that BIM Presents
Managing Change in Your Business
Clarifying the Legal Implications of BIM
Ensuring Your Business Thrives with BIM: Engineering Collaboration
Part IV. Measuring the Real-World Benefits of BIM
Chapter 15. Evaluating BIM Benefits and Investment
Arriving at a Digital Understanding of Construction
Calculating the Savings
Separating Reality from the BIM Wash
Chapter 16. Using BIM On-Site and BIM for Health and Safety
Examining Contractor-Led Project Teams: Planning for Quality
Requiring BIM Use On-Site
Reducing Risks On-Site: BIM for Health and Safety
Chapter 17. Identifying All the Users of BIM
Anticipating the Information You Need
Identifying the Right Information for Initial Users
Building Digitally
Strengthening the Contractor Supply Chain
Managing Built Assets
Part V. Exploring the Future of BIM
Chapter 18. Building the Future of Construction
Seeing Trends and Looking Ahead
Surveying the Construction Landscape: Overcoming the Status Quo
Disrupting an Old-Fashioned Industry
Approaching a New Era of Procurement
Chapter 19. Eyeing the Possibilities: The Future of BIM
Thinking about Collaboration
Building Digitally
Strengthening Your BIM Foundations
Preparing Yourself for the Future of BIM
Chapter 20. Forecasting How New Technology Will Drive BIM
Providing a Digital Catalyst
Revolutionizing Construction with Big Data
Connecting Everything Together: The Internet of Things
Part VI. The Part of Tens
Chapter 21. Ten Types of BIM Tools, Software, and Platforms to Consider
BIM Authoring Tools/Platform
BIM Analysis Tools
Specification Tools
File-Sharing and Collaboration Tools
Construction Management Tools
Model Viewers and Checkers
Quantity Takeoff and Estimating Tools
Shop Drawing and Fabrication Tools
Facility Management
Administration Tools
Chapter 22. Ten of the Best BIM Resources
Using Social Media
Watching Videos
Attending Trade Shows and Events
Reading Blog Posts
Perusing Publications and Journals
Tapping into the Government
Signing Up for Software User Groups
Joining Associations and Forums
Visiting Virtual BIM Libraries
Heading to Summer School
Chapter 23. Ten (or So) Myth-Busting Questions and Answers
Isn’t BIM Just Trendy CAD?
Is BIM Just for Big Companies, Skyscrapers, and Government Projects?
Is BIM a Fad and a Recent Technology Development?
Isn’t BIM Expensive?
Does BIM Adoption Affect Productivity?
How Detailed Does the Geometry Need to Be?
Do Clients Know What to Do with All the Data?
Do the Design and Construction Teams Only Benefit BIM?
Do You Need to Push the Detailed Design Forward in the Program?
Appendix A. Glossary
Appendix B. Your Handy BIM Checklist
Appendix C. Examining BIM and Education
Getting Up to Speed with BIM
Understanding Collaboration
Teaching BIM
Highlighting Great BIM Teachers
About the Authors
Dedication
Authors’ Acknowledgments
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