BIM Demystified, 2nd Edition

Section 1BIM: the movement not the acronym

Did you know you might already be using BIM?

Initiatives to establish better practice within architecture and construction appear with rapid succession. Improved integration, co-operative working and newer forms of contractual arrangements offer the prospect of changing the way interventions in the built environment are made. Architects are primarily trained as designers; many other activities and skills are needed to bring their ideas to fruition.

The current interest surrounding the phenomenon known as BIM simply reminds us that different attitudes, techniques and relationships come along from time to time to make us think about the way we manage our information. Since time immemorial architects ...