In 2008, the American Institute of Architects released its first BIM contract document—AIA E202 Building Information Modeling Protocol Exhibit—which outlined five “levels of development” (LOD 100-500) ...

Contractors have no way of knowing whether they can rely on the designer's LOD 300 information for layout in the field, for example. For the LOD spec, "we tried to be specific per element, regarding ...

Like the weather, everyone in the AEC industry is talking about using BIM models for operations and maintenance, but no one—well, almost no one—is doing anything about it. That’s because there’s a ...

In my job as BIM Manager for the Construction Piping Services department at Victaulic, I work with many contractors who know all there is to know about Building Information Modeling (BIM) … and I work ...

Whether you are an owner, design professional, design consultant, construction manager, general contractor (GC), or subcontractor it is almost inevitable that you will encounter the use of Building ...

Well over a decade ago, building information modeling enthusiasts heralded the relatively new digital tool as a cure for poorly coordinated drawings, component clashes, schedule delays, claims and ...