Building Information Modeling ( Bim ) And Geographical Information Systems

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.

Building information modeling is a coordinated set of processes which is supported by technology for digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of places. It is a process that relies on information rich models to help owners and Architectural/Engineering/Construction (AEC) service providers to more efficiently plan, design, construct and manage building and infrastructure projects. Building information modeling is now becoming more popular and transforming the global AEC industry. The usage of BIM now is on high rise because it provides greater

Presumably, the main driving force behind the adoption of BIM by the construction industry is the government’s strategy for BIM implementation, stating: “Government will require fully collaborative 3D BIM (with all project and asset information, documentation and data being electronic) as a minimum by 2016.” (Cited, Government Construction Strategy, 2011, p14)

(“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

B.I.M stands for Building Information Modeling, intelligent model-based process that provides insight to help you plan, design, construct, and mange buildings and infrastructure. B.I.M changes how buildings, infrastructure, and utilities are planned, designed, built, and managed. Autodesk B.I.M solutions help turn information into insight and deliver business value at every step in the process. B.I.M incorporates major elements of estimating, cost and project management. As a result, the B.I.M computer model is a living representation of the actual structure at any given time. B.I.M is more than drawings- it is a date repository for building design, construction, and maintenance information combined in one convenient model to share. The benefits of B.I.M are that there are reduced changes during construction. Reduced conflicts during construction and improved construction. Improved collective understanding of design intent reduces claims, disputes, and conflicts. B.I.M provides the capability to design efficient “Green Buildings.” The future of B.I.M will only make B.I.M better, the Information of B.I.M will be utilized more, designers, constructors and building owners will leverage the information that is right in from of them to add value to the building they are producing. Room and furniture, fixture, and equipment validation between

Even the media speaks of adopting level: 2 BIM, but nobody asks why it is already level: 2? The fact is, BIM has always been there in hand drawings and CAD 2D/3D managed environment. BIM is an already existing system, it has just been given a name now, and some necessary tweaking. Actually, this tweaking is what we thought is there, what we thought we were aware of, but we actually ignored. This “tweaking” is what makes BIM revolutionary.

The following report based on a case study research with Nash Partnership a leading company in the AEC industry helps to materialise the difficulties encountered by architects when facing the changing BIM landscape in the built environment industry and how that could impact on their

The goal would be to better facilitate fair and sustainable growth and driving the industry as whole forward I would insist that numerous local ground investigation contractors are employed with the onus to use a common pro-forma for conformity or printed and digital data visualisation. Through the HS2 ltd upskilling facilities provide standard compliant guidance on achieving conformity in scientific approach and integration with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Building Information Modelling (BIM), so that compatible data is generated at the source and instantly backed up to the cloud for security and efficiency. With Arcadis Consulting UK’s ingrained collaboration between the geosciences and GIS in its structure, combined with the BIM consulting capabilities of Arcadis UK, we can guide on the development of such an integrated

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.

The future direction for the Architecture and Building industry is clearly BIM. Although there are disadvantages to BIM but this is so with every technology. The question is do the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages? In the case of BIM the answer is a clear yes. In the past decade, there has not been any technology, invention or innovation that has had such an impact on the Architecture and building industry as BIM. In 2005, a survey conducted by the American Institute of Architects showed that 85% of architects had never heard of BIM. However, by 2009, 75% of architects are heavy users of BIM. This is a 160% increase in 4 years. (Pierce,2009).

The aim of this Literature Review is to gain an understanding of what Building Information Modelling (BIM) is, what SMEs are, establish the importance of BIM, why BIM should be implemented and to explore the key issues associated with the adoption and implementation of BIM by SMEs in a live construction environment.

As stated in NIST GCR 04-867 interoperability means the ability to manage and communicate electronic products and project data between collaborating firms. In construction industry, lack of interoperability always makes the team members unable to exchange data from different software and platforms. The lack of interoperability is mainly because that different tools and platforms cannot pass information seamlessly among themselves and hence prevent effective information exchange and collaborating among every team member.

Innovations in technology and field data services are redefining how service providers and building owners efficiently manage roofing and wall façades. With specialized hardware, software and services, field data collection options are expanding. Combined with evolving expectations for professionals, building owners need to evaluate more options to consider the best strategy for managing the building envelope (B-Ev).

The future of our industry lies in how best we can integrate and communicate all our work with various stakeholders to manage a project efficiently. This has given rise to an area called construction informatics where a significant amount of research is being done. The area deals with a range of subjects from integration to interoperability and from knowledge mining to strategic management. This area came into existence from two fields. The first was the use of computers to design and carry out time and cost calculations. The other was for computers to categorize and store essential information. Currently, integration, interoperability, innovation along with strategic management of Information and Communication Technologies are the key areas of research of construction informatics (Isikdag 2009).

The information technology in construction has been largely used and evolving itself more and more along the last decades. Nowadays, IT is leading the construction areas for a world of fast changes that seek for better quality in its environment and for people’s life. This quality is being brought in the construction with high performance buildings and sophisticated software variety for a better approach of the environment around by using less, reducing costs and resources. With different types of software solutions available today, the possibilities are reaching higher standards and the applications pointed in this text (BIM and GIS) are one of the main factors in this scenario development.