Know what Architectural Building Information Modeling (BIM) is and its benefits?

Feb. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- At Architectural Drafting India, our team of BIM modelers and BIM architects possess extensive skills and expertise to execute international architectural BIM projects with complete understanding of architectural and construction standards of various countries across the world.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the creation and use of coordinated 3D model, via link to intelligent database for a building project. BIM enables seamless collaboration between Architects, Engineers, Contractors and Sub-contractors enabling quick design decision making, production of accurate construction documents and construction planning. BIM is a building design methodology characterized by the creation and use of coordinated, internally consistent computable information about a building project in design and construction.

Architectural BIM Advantages

Owner Benefits of Architectural BIM

  -  Improved design quality, better performing building (systems coordination, engineering analysis)
  -  Fewer change orders (building systems clash detection)
  -  Schedule optimization (construction schedule simulation)
  -  Schedule compression (digital assisted fabrication, offsite fab)
  -  Efficient handover (data exchange for operations/maintenance)
  -  Risk reduction (more transparency)

Contractor Benefits of Architectural BIM

  -  BIM provides a good estimation during bidding and procurement
  -  BIM improves coordination in construction sequencing
  -  Effective marketing presentation of construction approaches
  -  BIM helps in identifying possible conflicts that may arise during building construction
  -  Risk reduction (better understanding of complexity)
  -  Building systems coordination (clash detection, layout)
  -  Shop drawing reduction (model to fabrication)
  -  Digital fabrication (steel, HVAC ducts, piping)
  -  Construction schedule optimization (visual schedule simulation)
  -  Cost estimating (quantity takeoffs)

Architect/Engineer Benefits of Architectural BIM

  -  Design prototype (space arrangements, assemblies, materials)
  -  Building systems coordination (space reservation, clash detection)
  -  Analysis (space, lighting, energy, structural)
  -  Drawing production quality (flexible, exploits automation, better coordinated)
  -  Design exploration/interrogation (data rich visual models)
  -  Engineering accuracy (measurement, context)

Team Benefits of Architectural BIM

  -  Efficient processes (forces process re-engineering)
  -  Improved collaboration (concurrent design, process to rally around)
  -  Better decisions (better coordinated information)
  -  Accelerated understanding (graphics + data)
  -  Efficiencies from reuse of data (enter once use many)
  -  Improved data quality (less data re-entry, less human error)

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