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BIM-in-The-Cloud Has New Competition With Newforma | ENR.

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Building Types. Construction Methods. Information Technology. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. Issue: 08/27/2012. BIM-in-The-Cloud Has New Competition With Newforma. 08/22/2012. The VEO platform helps project teams work inside complex 3D models on project delivery.

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Building Tall With BIM Brings Gains, Building Long with VDC is the.

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Building Types. Construction Methods. Information Technology. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. Building Tall With BIM Brings Gains, Building Long with VDC is the Bigger Game. Publication Date: 8/7/2012. Regional news and information. Construction methods & equipment.

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How the Brits View BIM – Buildling Information Modelling

Building Information Management

What is BIM? A multi-dimensional tool, Building Information Modelling (BIM) involves generating a visual model of the building which also manages data about it, at the design stage, throughout the construction phase and during its working life. NBS National BIM Report 2013. Introduction.

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BIM Objects, Data, and Information – More than a 3D Pretty Picture – Soooo Much More!

Building Information Management

BIM objects are much more than just graphical representations. Using them as placeholder to connect to a wider source of information provides for a powerful and rich source of information. . All BIM objects have properties, and most also have geometries (although some do not, for example a paint finish).

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Cloud Computing is More Important than BIM?

Building Information Management

The focus upon the 3D component of BIM is, in many ways, an unfortunate distraction. The cost to capture, store, and process information is falling to near zero… mass storage (terabytes) for everyone, and an increasingly plentiful supply of powerful cloud-computing based applications available as plug-ins.

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COBIE Guide Released for Public Comment – July 2012

Building Information Management

COBie, the Construction-Operations Building information exchange, is the United States standard for the exchange of information related to manage building assets. While COBie provides the format for asset information, it does not provide details on what information is to be provided when, and by whom.

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Contractors Are Renting Rather Than Buying More Equipment.

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Building Types. Construction Methods. Information Technology. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. Issue: 07/23/2012. Contractors Are Renting Rather Than Buying More Equipment During Slow Recovery. 07/23/2012. This year, North American equipment rentals are expected to generate $33.5