Crate & Barrel Uses BIM to Reduce Project Costs and Time

U.S. retailer Crate & Barrel has utilized BIM in its construction projects since 2002 when company executives made a strategic decision to adopt the technology. The company's director of construction says BIM is allowing the retailer to continue building during the tough economic times, reporting that current projects take 40 percent less time and cost 50 percent less to complete than projects built before utilizing BIM. Click on the link below to read the complete article featured in Daily Commercial News and Construction Record.

http://dcnonl.com/article/id38245

Source: Daily Commercial News and Construction Record

Designing Sports Stadiums Using BIM

New York Construction magazine recently featured an article in its BIM Special Section on how BIM was used to design and build the new Yankee and Meadowlands stadiums. The reporter interviewed project team representatives on both stadiums and this is what they had to say about BIM:

http://newyork.construction.com/features/archive/2009/04_F1_SportsModeling.asp

Source: New York Construction

Understanding Complexities of BIM in Healthcare Facility Design

St. Louis, MO-based KAI Design & Build's BIM Coordinator Adam Lega recently submitted an article to Healthcare Design magazine discussing the complexities of using BIM in the design of a healthcare facility.

Read the article here:
http://www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=51EB7590B50142C49924A9C01C9DB19F

Source: Healthcare Design magazine

GSA Talks About 3D-4D BIM Program

The web site for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) includes an interesting and informative 12-minute video highlighting the group's national 3D-4D BIM program. The video includes comments from a variety of experts and shows multi-dimensional BIM drawing examples. The video also contains valuable insight into the future of BIM; including a prediction that two dimensional drawings will be absolete within the next 10 years. Worth checking out.

http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?programId=14500&channelId=-24291&ooid=20917&contentId=24256&pageTypeId=17109&contentType=GSA_BASIC&programPage=%2Fep%2Fprogram%2FgsaBasic.jsp&P=PMBIM

Source: U.S. General Services Administration

Reviewing BIM in 2009; Looking to 2010

The author of the article in the link below sees BIM becoming a driving force in the AEC industry in 2010, based on the increased interest in BIM that he's seen locally and nationally in 2009. What do you think?

http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/news/2010/01/moving-forward-with-bim-in-2010/

Source: Reed Construction Data

Register Today for BIMForum's Winter Event

Registration is now open for the 2010 Winter BIMForum. The program, filled with BIM education and discussion, is scheduled for Jan. 11-15 in Phoenix, Arizona. This year's BIMForum will "focus on the varied uses of a building information model for the life of the project - from design to construction to post-facilities management."

Click here for more information and to register:

http://bimforum.org/2009/11/23/registration-open-for-winter-2010-bimforum/

Source: BIMForum.org

BIM-Cutting Through the Clutter

St. Louis-based Tarlton General Contractors/Construction Managers blogs about BIM from a general contractor's perspective. Entry stresses the importance of determining BIM-specific goals and developing a plan to support those goals to ensure BIM implementation success.

Read More:
http://67.199.83.231/News/TarltonBlog/tabid/62/EntryId/6/Building-Information-Modeling-BIM-Cutting-Through-the-Clutter.aspx

Source: Tarlton General Contractors/Construction Managers