Construction Trends
BIM, Reaching Its Potential
We are just finishing our first total BIM designed project, a 2-story, 130,000 sf building. Our experience has taught us that BIM is: An excellent design tool. Using 3-D modeling allows…
Construction Trends
Construction Is {Slowly} Going Paperless
It wasn’t that long ago–five years maybe–that submitting items to an architect for approval meant making six copies to stamp. We would file two copies and the architect would distribute his…
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BIM, IPD and Project Efficiency Lessons Learned
We are about to start a project that has been in the pre-construction stages for two years. We’ve used of a couple of relatively new tools during this planning period: BIM…
Technology
Is Augmented Reality The Next Evolution of BIM?
Last fall, I wrote about getting past the hype of BIM and making it a reality on construction sites. Here is a way we are continuing to use and see BIM…
Construction Trends
BIM: Getting Past the Hype
Earlier this week, I met with a national architectural firm with whom we are partnering on a 2012 mixed-use project. I asked the principals what they thought of BIM and…
Customer Relationships
BIM and the Evolution of Drafting
Recently, I talked with a major architectural firm about their use of building information modeling. To them, BIM is just another advance of communications and drawings. I can relate. When…
Construction Trends
Lean Part 1: The System In Action
Recently, our friends at Superior Mechanical were kind enough to give me a tour the new half-billion dollar Children’s Hospital expansion here Birmingham. I was interested to see how they…
Continuing Education
Why We Hired a BIM Specialist
A while back, I mentioned our desire to explore Building Information Modeling (BIM), a database which catalogs a structure throughout its life cycle in real time 3D. We felt the…
Customer Relationships
With Change Comes Opportunity: Three Ways to Embrace It.
There is comfort in the known. That’s why most of us enjoy having a steady routine at work. But if you’re not careful, getting lost in habit and familiarity can…