BIM for Site Work and Utilities Analysis

Over the last 8 years, Rafn has integrated Building Information Modeling (BIM) into our constructability review process and we have found the most useful aspect of 3D modeling for us is in site work and utilities analysis. This article will highlight the benefits of BIM that we have realized in…

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BIM Part Four : Practical Applications

In past articles we have written about Building Information Modeling’s (BIM) effectiveness, ease of construction, and how a project’s owner benefits from its use. In this article, I’d like to show you the various ways in which many of our recent projects have benefited from BIM during preco…

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BIM Part Three : Owner Benefits

Visualization/Rendering The rendering tools integral to the software may also be a useful marketing tool for building owners. Creating good quality renderings for a multitude of unit plans could go a long way in "selling" the space to a perspective buyer. According to Matt Elley with AMLI…

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BIM Part Two : BIM for Ease of Construction

Visual Scheduling Visual scheduling may be useful for presenting the general sequence of building construction to an owner during a preconstruction meeting. In visual scheduling, you assign a model item to a schedule task and create an animation of the construction sequence. Clash Detection For…

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