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BIM-cronyms are really starting to annoy me

I’m kind of getting sick of the Building Information Intelligence Modelling Management Model debate. I also wonder why Bloggers the world over think that blogs are an AIP (acronym invention platform).…

2011-11-14 · Luke Johnson
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NATSPEC BIM Portal

The review process for the NATSPEC National BIM Guide has been completed and it is now available for use.Learn more about the project or download the NATSPEC National BIM Guide document set v1.0. [390…

2011-10-19 · Luke Johnson
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List of BIM Resources

Check out the big list of BIM Resources at the following BIMtoField Page: BIM Project Execution Planning Guide, Penn State – If you have time to read only one resource, this is the one. The Penn State…

2011-10-03 · Luke Johnson
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Life science building in litigation – Why?

“It boils down to this – bad habits easily translate between CAD and BIM packages – and the tools and models are only as good as the information you put into it. IT’s like saying the car made me drive…

2011-05-19 · Luke Johnson
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Challenging article at Arch | Tech

Phil Read has posted a confronting analysis of the current state of the BIM software industry. Here are some quotes I found particularly stimulating: “When I demonstrated Revit during sales presentati…

2011-05-04 · Luke Johnson
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Engineering giant GHD adopts Autodesk's BIM offering

A $5 MILLION deal with Autodesk will underpin the growth plans of Australia’s GHD, one of the world’s largest engineering companies. Building software to slash costs: an engineering giant adopts Autod…

2011-04-19 · Luke Johnson
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Building Information Modelling to boost Australia

“A study commissioned by the Australian Government’s Built Environment Industry Innovation Council has found that BIM improves the productivity of the building sector significantly.” Building Informat…

2011-04-05 · Luke Johnson
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Revitdialog quote…

“It is the biggest project the firm has ever undertaken. There was very little planning with respect to file configuration; as a result, the project has now endured two model splits. We don’t want to …

2011-03-03 · Luke Johnson