Like the weather, everyone in the AEC industry is talking about using BIM models for operations and maintenance, but no one—well, almost no one—is doing anything about it. That’s because there’s a ...

Over the past two decades, the adoption of building information modeling (BIM) has steadily grown and become a more common industry practice. Traditionally utilized in the design and modeling phases ...

On Sept. 22, Autodesk launched a new model coordination workflow between two of its most popular clash detection and design review tools—Autodesk Navisworks and BIM 360 Model Coordination. The ...

Getting BIM models to the field on mobile platforms has hit some speed bumps in the past, but a new BIM viewer from Procore is the latest attempt to put full 3D building models in the hands of site ...

QikBIM is an AI-driven system that automatically converts 2D design drawings into coordinated, multi-discipline BIM models—compressing production timelines from weeks or months into hours. Key ...

This old adage is one that craftsmen understand well and never question. Careful measurement and planning is essential in producing any quality product, and when it comes to the building industry, a ...

In 2008, the American Institute of Architects released its first BIM contract document—AIA E202 Building Information Modeling Protocol Exhibit—which outlined five “levels of development” (LOD 100-500) ...

VIATechnik, a Chicago-based engineering firm, partnered with Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and LCS Constructors, Inc. on a reconstruction project of the Steven Spielberg Building. "The ...