Owners and facilities managers can benefit from the use of BIM. The owner’s understanding of BIM tools and applications can help owners to better communicate with their fellow designers and architects. This communication will benefit the progression of projects and minimize the risk of delays caused by inconsistencies in vision. This is evidenced through its efficiency in project management with creating a more defined scope of work/design. The role of gathering and purchasing materials is simplified for owners with the use of BIM.
An owner or facility manager’s education in BIM applications can be helpful for managing costs, projecting time of construction, evaluating the structures complexity, producing sustainable elements, predicting failures, and quantifying product necessity. This list of “drivers” as they are referred to in the BIM handbook are so vital to an owner and facility owner’s successful business. This list ensures project completion and efficiency while also improving the design/construction through cooperation with the client’s specific needs. Allowing a new filter to view the plans of a building through, or even a new set of eyes, will bring valuable considerations and mishaps to light that would otherwise go unnoticed until too late.
There are specific tools within BIM specifically able to be catered to owner and facilities manager’s use. BIM estimating tools like U.S. Cost Success Estimator or Exactal’s CostX are specifically created for owners to value the structure and extract quantity takeoffs. Facility and Management tools can further personalize the building toward its projected function. BIM can also be used for conducting simulations under emergencies like a fire evacuation within the building.
There are still some barriers preventing the universal acceptance of BIM. One of said limitations is society not having caught up with said technology. Requesting of 3D modeling may result in fewer bidders and thus, higher cost. BIM is also often considered an afterthought. With most projects already having been financed and complete, the results provided through the use of BIM must equate to the excess time put in to accomplish said model. The cost and time necessary to adapt can contribute to a very daunting path for most owners.
Work Cited:
Eastman, Chuck, et al. BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Architects, Engineers, Contractors, and Fabricators. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, Newark, 2018.
Christopher:
I appreciated your discussion of how architects and engineers can further accommodate their clients and owner’s of these buildings. The more cooperative the experience is with the owner, the more satisfied they will be with the final product in terms of savings and quality of work. This could satisfied client result in being provided more projects under this client or even referrals to other clients in need. Also, it is likely better to have these tools at one’s disposal so as to accommodate different clients’ experience and to have a leg up on those in the industry who have yet to adapt to the new technology of the modern era.
Pritesh:
I really liked your focus on Energy Conservation as opposed to Aesthetic concerns when constructing a new movie. It shows how BIM can benefit a buildings long term responsibilities in addition to the interests in just building a structure as soon as possible that meets everyone’s immediate needs. The shortening of construction time does not imply a lack of detail or analysis in the development stage as you have elaborated. BIM simply provides owners with the chance to address errors earlier, when they are less lethal to the project.
Manon:
I was drawn to your post due to the level of detail you emphasized on the individual platforms of which I had not come across in other posts. This just shows how many BIM tools that are at our disposal and how we are just barely touching the surface. DESTINI is an interesting considering it can provide a cost for a conceptual design. The system begs the question of whether or not it is accurate enough to depict the details of one’s specific site to calculate an accurate cost of construction. Digital Project sounds like a similar program to that of the program CREO 3.0 of which we were introduced to in freshman design. Bently is another program that sparks curiosity with its focus on curved structures, given that curves can become quite complicated in most other programs.
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Michael,
Interesting post! I agree when you state that communication can ultimately decide the success or failure of a project. With better communication between the owners and the designers will benefit the progression of the project. Also, in terms of the barriers you mentioned, I did not think that society was not caught up with the technology. If you ask for a 3D model and a bidder does not have one, they simply won't supply you with a bid which would indicate a higher cost.
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