Barriers to BIM - Electrical industry lags behind other trades in adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM)

摘要

The philosophy behind Building Information Modeling (BIM) is more than the sum of its technological capabilities. Proponents of BIM claim that - beyond the technology's integrated database - it fosters a collaborative effort, enabling the soup-to-nuts cooperation among owners, architects, engineers, contractors, trade professionals, and building operations/facilities personnel. "BIM is really bigger than any one user," says Robert Weygant, the BIM practice group chair/convener for the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Alexandria, Va., and owner of Sumex Design, Nottingham, N.H. "It's a single location where design considerations, installation instructions, maintenance information, handling guidelines, and life cycle and warranty information are available. This could potentially turn a BIM model into a digital owner's manual."