Bim Telephone Seminars

Building Information Modeling: Planning, Design and Legal Considerations ...t much of it is not useful. No one knows everything about BIM but we can start by talking about authoritative sources for BIM information, then sprinkle in some basic BIM concepts. Information will be presented that will be of interest for any team member. We will talk about some new developments in BIM contract language that you may have heard about, as well as what legal issues may be real  more...

Integrated Project Delivery Principles and Building Information Modeling ...s, builders and owners, need a hand understanding IPD and BIM. What does it all mean? Who benefits and how? Some that have heard about IPD and BIM may be wondering how to either ask for it in their projects or implement these principles in their firms. There are some basic concepts in IPD and BIM that can be used in every project large or small. Dialogue among the project team members is the  more...

Preliminary Project Description Fundamentals ...rk results (CSI MasterFormat numbers). With the advent of BIM and its built-in UniFormat numbering, designers and specifiers find PPDs a great tool to document the project during the schematic design phase of a project, especially for improving communication with cost estimators who already use UniFormat to model costs on nearly every project. This teleconference will highlight the major  more...

Differing Site Conditions ... of different types of construction. For example, through BIM, the structural steel, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, fire sprinkler and communications subtrades can all determine whether the new and existing utilities, beams, piping and conduits are going to run into each other or not. Accordingly, there should be less in the way of differing site condition claims as between those subtrades if BIM  more...