A practical guide to adopting BIM in construction projects / Bimal Kumar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kumar, Bimal, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building information modeling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Dunbeath, Scotland : Whittles Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

This book presents a unique view of the key issues for adopting BIM in construction projects from a pragmatic perspective.

Contents:

Contents ; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction and background ; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Common myths about BIM; 1.3 Key characteristics of the UK construction industry; 1.4 Issues of interoperability within the construction industry; 1.5 Common problems within the construction industry; 1.6 Latham and Egan reports; 1.7 Low profit margins and profitability in the construction industry; 1.8 Organisation of this book; 1.9 Summary; 2 Information management for the construction industry; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Challenges with information flow in the construction industry; 2.3 Model-based Design

2.4 BIM2.5 Data, information and knowledge; 2.6 Information modelling; 2.7 Entity-Relationship-based information modelling; 2.8 Definition of BIM; 2.9 What is NOT BIM technology?; 2.10 Differences between CAD and BIM technologies; 2.11 Common uses and benefits of BIM tools; 2.12 Four-dimensional modelling; 2.13 Summary; 3 UK Government's BIM strategy ; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Main drivers and goals; 3.3 Maturity levels; 3.4 GSL; 3.5 'Shrink-wrapped' guidance documents; 3.6 RIBA PoW 2013; 3.7 Alignment with industry PoWs and data drops; 3.8 DPoW (Task Group document version 7.1)

3.9 LOD and Level of Detail3.10 Proposed workflow for a typical BIM-enabled project; 3.11 Summary; 4 EIRs and PAS1192: Part 2 ; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 EIRs; 4.3 PAS1192: Part 2; 4.4 Data drop points; 4.5 Stages of the information delivery cycle; 4.6 PAS 1192:3:2014; 4.7 Summary; 5 BIM PEP document development ; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 PEPs; 5.3 BIM PEPs; 5.4 Summary; 6 BIM protocol, Outline Scope of Services and PII; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 BIM protocol; 6.3 Outline Scope of Services for information management; 6.4 Best practice guide for PII for BIM models; 6.5 Summary; 7 Training and education

7.1 Training and education7.2 LoF; 7.3 Critique of the LoF; 7.4 Suggested training framework for BIM; 7.5 Suggested road map for BIM training; 7.6 Nature of organisation; 7.7 Example training strategy road map for an employer/client organisation; 7.8 Challenges in implementing a training programme; 7.9 BIM Academic Forum; 7.10 Summary; References ; Appendices; 1 Brief guide to Level 2 BIM compliance/capability; 2 Typical responses to a BIM-based PQQ; 3 Sample BIM PEP for a building services company; 4 A sample set of learning outcomes for an introductory course in Level 2 BIM; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 5, 2016).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781849952675

1849952671

9781523100118

1523100117

9781849951760

1849951764

OCLC:

1443934544