MEP designers have dragged their heels on BIM for too long - here’s a practical guide to getting them up to speed In a recent survey over 75% of design consultants are already using BIM. Most ...

Early BIM adopters such as MCAA BIM Committee Chairman Steve Shirley and his fellow committee members amassed and combined best practices and proven, how-to information to develop the most ...

Today’s complex MEP systems require new methods of delivery. iTech’s MEP BIM manager Charles Blaschke explains how BIM can solve these problems and demonstrates how iTech has used BIM on a large ...

Any sports fan can name players who, in one magnificent game or season, put their teams on their backs and carried them to victory. For many years, an analogous phenomenon has been played out in the ...

BIM, a 3D model representation of the physical and functional attributes of a facility, continues to shape the landscape for building construction. For MEP contractors, BIM provides significant cost ...

While a lot of MEP contractors and consultants are attracted by BIM, “they are put off by the amount of work you need to get there, which is probably where the market stands at the moment,” says ...

Building information modeling (BIM) is useful for its 3D coordination and ability to work within the same model as other disciplines, but the real power of BIM comes when the “I,” or information, is ...

The philosophy behind Building Information Modeling (BIM) is more than the sum of its technological capabilities. Proponents of BIM claim that — beyond the technology's integrated database — it ...

Architecture is a unique field that combines equally constant aesthetic and functional needs, while immersed in dynamic technological environments. At this juncture, design processes and buildings are ...

Graphisoft recently released ArchiCAD 14. ArchiCAD was a pioneer in BIM, a tool that has now become standard not only in terms of design and construction, but also for the life cycle of buildings.