BIM - What is it, why do I care, and how do I do it? "BIM" or Building Information Model(ing) is perhaps one of the most overused and misunderstood terms in the architectural industry today, on several levels. The term "BIM" is sometimes used anytime someone generates a 3D model of a building, or a part of a building, whether that model has any non-graphical information or not, or regardless of the level of detail that the model may be done at. Part of the problem is that Building Information Modeling is an evolving concept; one that will continue to change as the capabilities of technology and our own ability to manipulate that technology improves.
It's hard to tie it down with a simple definition. Yet more and more people are jumping on the "BIM Bandwagon". So rather than try to define Building Information Modeling, I'll try instead to lay out some of the issues and benefits to be gained by pursuing the holy grail. First, emphasis needs to be placed on the "I" in "BIM" - "Information".
Why would I want to include that information? NBS | National Building Specification | Welcome to NBS. 16 Design Criteria from 5 July 2010 (REVISED) · For Professionals · Lifetime Homes.
...GreenSpec - Green building, design, products, materials, energy, specification and sustainable construction. Www.lifetimehomes.org.uk/data/files/Reports/makingaratingmandatory.pdf. BREEAM New Construction. Www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_AD_A_2010.PDF. Www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_App_Doc_B_v2.pdf.