December 2015
Beginner to intermediate
408 pages
10h 40m
English
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Chapter 2
Explaining the Building Part of BIM: It’s Not Just Buildings
In This Chapter
Introducing the “B” in BIM
Recognizing the types of projects BIM is suitable for
Exploring the use of BIM for infrastructure
Delving into BIM as a process
BIM can seem like a bit of a strange term, and part of the reason it can be so difficult to explain what BIM means is that the letters don’t always help you out. This chapter, Chapter 3, and Chapter 4 take each of the letters of BIM in turn and look at what they mean. This chapter focuses on the B in BIM.
As we discuss in Chapter 1, the B in BIM stands for building, which is true of most definitions of BIM. To avoid any misconceptions, this chapter makes sure the B in BIM doesn’t restrict your view of what BIM is capable of.
Understanding What Building Means
What do you think of when you hear the word building? You may think of a physical building like an office, school, stadium, hospital, or house. In that case, BIM refers to information modeling for a single building, including all of the geometry and data for architectural and structural ...
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