Chapter-1 of BIM Handbook: What the class found interesting

The first assignment was to read chapter one of “The BIM Handbook” our text for the first half of the course and to write a comment on it.  In class students filled out an index card  addressing two questions “Most interesting thing in Reading”, and “Most Confusing or Wrong-Headed thing in Reading.”  What’ follows are the comments on “Most Interesting” (transcribed by dictation so there may be a few hilarious errors).  I’ve also put a few of my own observations at the beginning.

Jim Mitchell

My Observations

• I’m impressed with the range of topics that people selected as interesting.
• The productivity observations were new to many.
• The range of design and construction business methods are not familiar to all.

Student Comments on Most Interesting

BIM Knows the problem with the current process, but is pushing through when trying to change it.

BIM will cause changes in the way project participants work together.

The design-bid-build process brought it back to my first co-op (with the city streets to park and). It is it as inefficient as the book says. Learning about BIM in general is interesting xxx(?)

The actual definition and discussion of what BIM is and is not.

I thought the analysis of the design-.-build system was very interesting.

Parametric and how BIM works.

The thorough description of the BIM technology and the ways it can improve modern building design.

The fact that the design-build (DB) has come from current practices.

section about NIST. I did research of them last term to write about building integration and BIM and it was interesting to see their quotes again.

As other industries increase in productivity; the construction industry has declined in productivity.

The parametric features of BIM.

It was interesting reading about the many advantages of BIM over 2D CAD.

Ways in which Revit (BIM) can improve the current system.

I found the topic of where engineering is headed using the BIM since I can connect to it. Basically the difference between 2-D and BIM.

The extensive information stored in parametric objects and the benefits of containing this information.

The vast array of applications beyond just the design process seems foreign, but is very interesting.

The overview of the design-bid-build process of each involved party.

Field productivity and additional costs table

Fabrication using a model yields saving time and money by fabricating in the factory and not on the site.

BIM and its associated parametric capabilities.

The different BIM definitions

The abilities that BIM enables the fabrications of members/parts prior to construction and eliminates costs and complications generated by on-site fabrication.

The explicit comparisons and clarification between BIM in standard processes.
Just the appreciation and historical logging of xxx(?)

Learning new program which can change the process of building design

How they paper-based drawing is getting “old-style” and caused a lot of wastes in time and space. In other hand, BIM and CAD are more efficient and useful in many ways.

The different sections about the design-bid-build versus design build. It was interesting to read about each process’s compatibility with BIM.

That BIM will coordinate all aspects of the construction process, not just the design phase

I really like learning about the parametric objects, and how they actually communicate with the model.

The most interesting part definitely knowing what are the advantages by using BIM. Also, the new tool and new process that support and improve many business practices.

The application of BIM to almost all phases in the lifecycle of a building.

Learning about just how many resources can be saved -- time, paper, and power can be saved by implementing BIM into design -- how much conflict can be spotted early on.

The most interesting thing in reading is how BIM modeling can change the whole aspect of structured design and how organized the system is.

- know the difference between BBB and DB
- clear definition of BIM and the reason why it has developed.

Real experience in building industry that is taking design build option more and more because of Revit requirement.

The authors of vision of where the DB model can take the industry and how the implementation of the BIM can help

I like the potential for greater communication between all parties involved in the design-build process.

The attempts to quantify the benefits of BIM (through cost, time savings etc.) these numbers are speculative at best, but do seem necessary for making a case in industry. Interested in how they arose.