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Article: Fill it to the rim with bim: companies share experiences with building information modeling.
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Siegel, James J.^McConnell, Michael
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You may have heard about building information modeling. But a lot of people are still uncertain just what BIM is--and isn't.
BIM is not software--it's a software-using methodology that allows all trades involved in a building's construction to see the project in three dimensions on their computer screens before ground is even broken at the worksite. It can eliminate the need to constantly produce new drawings throughout the process and ensure everybody is using the same information.
Details such as vendors, quantities and locations can be imbedded into programs. For sheet ...