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BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM)
B
UILDING
I
NFORMATION
M
ODELING OR
BIM
IS THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A VIRTUAL BUILDING MODEL THAT
ALLOWS THE PROJECT TEAM TO SEE
,
INTERACT
,
ANALYZE AND COLLABORATE IN AN INTELLIGENT
3-
DIMENSIONAL
ENVIRONMENT
.
J.
R
AYMOND
C
ONSTRUCTION ADOPTED THE USE OF
BIM
IN
2011.
B
ENEFITS FROM
BIM
IMPLEMENTATION WERE IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED WITH A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF
RFI
S
,
COSTS AND TIME
DELAYS
.
BIM AT J. RAYMOND CONSTRUCTION
A BIM
KICKOFF MEETING IS HELD AT THE START OF EVERY PROJECT WHICH REQUIRES THE ENTIRE PROJECT TEAM
TO ATTEND
. A BIM
EXECUTION PLAN FOR THE PROJECT IS DEVELOPED WITH INPUT FROM THE ENTIRE TEAM THAT
WILL DEFINE THE SCOPE OF
BIM
I
MPLEMENTATION ON THE PROJECT
,
IDENTIFY THE PROCESS FLOW FOR
BIM
TASKS
,
DEFINE INFORMATION EXCHANGES BETWEEN PARTIES AND DESCRIBE THE REQUIRED PROJECT AND
COMPANY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION
.
‘I
NTELLIGENT
’ 3-D
IMENSIONAL MODELS
,
THAT NOT ONLY INCLUDE THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE PROJECT BUT ALSO ITS FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES
,
ARE DEVELOPED
.
BIM
C
OORDINATION MEETINGS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE PRE
-
CONSTRUCTION AND
CONSTRUCTION PHASES TO RESOLVE CLASHES AND CONSTRUCTABILITY ISSUES
.
4-D
IMENSIONAL MODELS ARE
DEVELOPED TO AID IN CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCING
,
PHASING AND SCHEDULING SIMULATIONS
.
F
IELD STAFF HAS
EASY ACCESS TO CUSTOM ELECTRONIC LAYOUTS OF ANY AREA THEY REQUIRE AT ANY GIVEN TIME
. BIM
MODELS
MAYBE USED IN FUTURE FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PURPOSES
.