BIM Resource Center
Architecture
BIM helps architects stay competitive in an increasingly complex business
climate by giving them the ability to better predict the outcome of a building
before it’s built. It enables the creation of more sustainable, accurate designs
with fewer errors and less waste, which can result in higher profits and more
satisfied clients. And through the delivery of reliable, coordinated building
information, BIM helps architects collaborate with team members more easily
MEP Engineering
BIM gives mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering professionals
the ability to better predict the outcome of their systems before they are built.
By creating and analyzing designs in a model, MEP professionals can deliver
sophisticated, sustainable building systems more quickly and economically than
ever before. Plus, increased visibility facilitates coordination and collaboration
with architects and other engineers to significantly reduce errors and improve the
accuracy and reliability of MEP engineering design and documentation.
Structural Engineering
BIM helps structural engineers stay flexible and competitive by giving them the ability
to better predict the outcome of their structures before they are built. With BIM,
structural design and documentation can be integrated earlier in the process, so design
interferences can be addressed before construction begins. And bidirectional linking to
analysis applications from leading industry and regional partners helps reduce coordination
errors and improve accuracy. BIM also helps to more efficiently accommodate design changes
as they occur, and improves coordination with extended teams.
Civil Engineering
BIM helps civil engineers predict the outcome of their land development, transportation, and
environmental projects before they are built. By creating coordinated, reliable design information,
civil engineers are able to respond to changes faster; optimize designs with analysis, simulation,
and visualization; and deliver higher-quality designs and construction documentation. Plus, BIM
enables the extended team to extract valuable civil data from an information model, which facilitates
earlier decision making, more sustainable designs, and faster, more economic project delivery
Construction
BIM helps construction professionals visualize, simulate, and analyze a project before construction
even begins. BIM solutions can be used to perform quantity takeoffs, visualize construction processes
through 4D simulation and clash detection, improve communication and collaboration among project
stakeholders, and optimize execution in the field. Constructability is communicated and issues are
flagged early on when changes are less expensive to make, thus minimizing material waste on-site,
increasing productivity, and potentially lowering costs
Real Estate (commercial)
BIM provides unprecedented value to owners by helping them coordinate information, processes, communication,
cost, and schedules across the building lifecycle. Owners can visualize options, analyze environmental
impact, and evaluate costs of their projects before the onset of construction to help accelerate project
delivery, manage budgets, reduce waste and risk, optimize building performance, and improve ongoing operation.
Government
BIM helps government agencies increase productivity and collaborate more effectively across design and
construction teams. By using BIM, agencies can more quickly evaluate and better predict design alternatives
so they can keep up with fast-changing policies—such as sustainability mandates. Because the best decisions
can be made earlier in the process when changes are less expensive to make, agencies save time and money,
minimize on-site waste, and improve the on-time delivery and utility of projects.