From the course: BIM Foundations
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BIM for owners
- So, why should building owners care about BIM? Manufacturing and aerospace industries that employ Lean management methodologies and have switched to digital modeling have revolutionized their industry. The early adopters of these processes have achieved efficiency in manufacturing as well as commercial success, whereas late adopters were forced to catch up in order to compete. Now the building industry is facing a similar revolution, requiring process changes and a paradigm shift from 2-D based documentation and delivery process to a digital prototype and collaborative workflow. BIM has the potential to make the owner better informed, thus facilitating their decision-making. The information enables the owner to better understand the design intent. The information provided in the combination of the 3-D visualization and the energy and the lighting analysis all help to better inform decision-making. This information can help to ensure that the building can be designed to achieve the…
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