BIM & Digital Construction covers building information modeling from authoring through coordination, information management, handover and operations. It explains BIM uses, model federation, clash detection, ISO 19650 concepts, common data environments, openBIM standards, BIM dimensions and asset information workflows.
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Use this section to connect model creation with coordination, information delivery, construction and asset operations.
BIM Fundamentals
Key topics include What Is BIM?, CAD vs BIM, BIM Uses, BIM Dimensions, BIM Maturity, and BIM Levels. Additional entries will expand the subject with definitions, methods, examples and related standards.
Representative topics: What Is BIM?, CAD vs BIM, BIM Uses, BIM Dimensions, BIM Maturity, BIM Levels, BIM Adoption, BIM Benefits and Limitations.
BIM Authoring
Key topics include Architectural BIM, Structural BIM, MEP BIM, Infrastructure BIM, BIM Families, and BIM Objects. Additional entries will expand the subject with definitions, methods, examples and related standards.
Representative topics: Architectural BIM, Structural BIM, MEP BIM, Infrastructure BIM, BIM Families, BIM Objects, Parametric Components, BIM Templates.
BIM Coordination
Key topics include Model Federation, Clash Detection, Model Coordination, Issue Management, Design Review, and BCF Workflows. Additional entries will expand the subject with definitions, methods, examples and related standards.
Representative topics: Model Federation, Clash Detection, Model Coordination, Issue Management, Design Review, BCF Workflows, Coordination Meetings, Constructability Review.
BIM Information Management
Key topics include ISO 19650, Information Requirements, Organizational Information Requirements, Asset Information Requirements, Project Information Requirements, and Exchange Information Requirements. Additional entries will expand the subject with definitions, methods, examples and related standards.
Representative topics: ISO 19650, Information Requirements, Organizational Information Requirements, Asset Information Requirements, Project Information Requirements, Exchange Information Requirements, BIM Execution Plans, Responsibility Matrices.
Common Data Environments
Key topics include Work in Progress, Shared Information, Published Information, Archived Information, Approval Workflows, and Information Containers. Additional entries will expand the subject with definitions, methods, examples and related standards.
Representative topics: Work in Progress, Shared Information, Published Information, Archived Information, Approval Workflows, Information Containers, Status Codes, Revision Codes.
OpenBIM
Key topics include IFC, BCF, IDS, bSDD, openCDE, and Model View Definitions. Additional entries will expand the subject with definitions, methods, examples and related standards.
Representative topics: IFC, BCF, IDS, bSDD, openCDE, Model View Definitions, IFC Validation, OpenBIM Workflows.
BIM Dimensions and Uses
Key topics include 3D BIM, 4D Scheduling, 5D Cost Estimation, 6D Sustainability, 7D Facility Management, and Construction Sequencing. Additional entries will expand the subject with definitions, methods, examples and related standards.
Representative topics: 3D BIM, 4D Scheduling, 5D Cost Estimation, 6D Sustainability, 7D Facility Management, Construction Sequencing, Quantity Takeoff, Cost Planning.
BIM Handover and Operations
Key topics include Project Information Models, Asset Information Models, COBie, Digital Handover, Facility Management, and Asset Management. Additional entries will expand the subject with definitions, methods, examples and related standards.
Representative topics: Project Information Models, Asset Information Models, COBie, Digital Handover, Facility Management, Asset Management, Operations and Maintenance, BIM-to-Digital-Twin Workflows.
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