Once again the discussions this week were very worthwhile. Here are a few observations.
- For reasons that I don’t fully understand the in-class discussions we’ve had don’t reproduce the richness and thoughtfulness of the written discussions on the web. I’d appreciate suggestions on how to make the in-class experience better.
- Almost everyone had clearly read the preceding posts and adapted their own work to those posts – bravo!
- There are some intriguing ideas for additional services - $$$.
- The issues of legal (and insurance) concerns are well discussed. My own contribution would be that the personal responsibility of the registered professional makes most of us very cautious.
- In clash-detection discussions no-one noted that the issue of “soft-clash” detection becomes quite hairy because the access/clearance issues probably vary in different directions and along the length of elements such as pipes or ducts – more than the dimensions of the objects themselves.
- In discussions of estimating, there was only a brief discussion of the issue of labor costs. BIM typically only produces quantities. Labor costs can vary depending on conditions.
- A few posts addressed the use of BIM through the “Life Cyle” of the building, but in fact stopped short of considering occupancy and operation, renovation and demolition. There are many opportunities in those areas I’d argue.
Jim Mitchell
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