Tag Archives: AEC
BIM in ACADemia
“The industry needs new specialists and if the academia doesn’t provide them, then the industry will have to resort to setting up private academies”. – Practice 2006: Toolkit 2020 written by two Arup employees BIM in Academia is a new … Continue reading
Filed under process, BIM instructor, education, BIM conference
Two Books to Transform the AEC Industry
This past week I had the opportunity to read two significant AEC industry books – one of which I had been meaning to read for several years, the other just having been published. Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project … Continue reading
Filed under BIM, people, construction industry, IPD, Integrated Project Delivery, business model
First Fire, then the Wheel, and now BIM
Owners didn’t ask for BIM. Nor for IPD. Never did. Not then and not now. Its part of the disconnect we’re experiencing in the profession and industry. BIM may be purpose-built, But nothing’s purpose-driven until it’s owner-driven. And right now, … Continue reading
The Value of Versatility
The DesignIntelligence website just posted an article I wrote, also published in the May/June technology issue of their printed journal, entitled BIM Beyond Boundaries. The hard copy of the journal will cost you $365. And while this also gets you … Continue reading
Filed under BIM, BIM expert, collaboration, Integrated Design, Integrated Project Delivery, people, process, workflow
Are We Productive Yet?
The message was clear. The way we – as a profession and industry – were going about things was self-destructive and unproductive. It wasn’t working. Not for us and not for owners. Something had to be done. Enter BIM and … Continue reading
Filed under BIM, collaboration, Integrated Design, Integrated Project Delivery, IPD, Uncategorized
What’s Your BIM (BusIness Model) Done 4 U Lately?
It’s time for you and your organization to rethink your business strategy. This post will introduce a fascinating, far-reaching and beautifully designed book that will challenge the way that you create value for your clients and think about how you approach … Continue reading
BiM: Building intuition Modeling
While the architectural design process is largely an intuitive exploration, what happens to intuition in this rational, digital process we call BIM? Most everyone in the AEC industry by now knows that the purpose of a building information model (BIM) … Continue reading
Filed under BIM, process, impact, modeling, craftsmanship, collaboration, design professionals, IPD, Integrated Project Delivery, education
