What is a "BIM Model"? | The B1M

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Fred Mills, Co-Founder of The B1M, explains what a BIM model is – and what it is not – in this easily digestible 3 minute video! “Whatever your role in the construction industry, you’ve probably heard people talking about BIM models” he acknowledges. “The acronym BIM stands for Building Information Modelling. That’s a process and a way of working, not a physical object or entity”. Within a building information modelling process, project teams contribute information and data about a proposed building or structure in a shared digital space known as a Common Data Environment (CDE). This enables all parties to access it to develop and co-ordinate their respective contributions. You can learn more about CDEs in this 3 minute video: http://www.theb1m.com/video/what-is-a-common-data-environment The digital information contributed could include specifications, schedules, performance requirements, programmes, cost plans and drawings. Those drawings are created in 3D by different members of the project team in private ‘work-in-progress’ areas. They are then put together into one 3D model to check that they co-ordinate, before being shared with the wider project team. The non-graphical information (specifications, schedules etc) is linked to the graphical 3D model. When you explore and click on different parts of the 3D representation, you’ll be able to access the information about it. Clicking on a light for example might give you information on its manufacturer, lead-time, cost, p

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