RIGHTTOOL FOR THE JOB

摘要

Whether you like it or not, BIM is here - and here to stay. Building information modelling is to be made compulsory on all public projects and is being heralded by the government as the catalyst to revolutionise decades of antiquated practices and adversarial relationships. But how does it work in practice? What's it going to cost your business? And will it really breach your intellectual copyright by opening up your thinking to the masses? Thomas Lane this week tells the inside story of how BIM is being used on Manchester council's library refurbishment project (see page 34). Under this integrated, online, 3D-modelling process, each member of the supply chain is empowered with a shared set of design information and site scenarios that enable them to troubleshoot hitches, solve conflicts before they happen, flag up possible snags, and translate designs into reality before any activity even begins on a project.