Since BIM has become more common it has become known as somewhat disruptive to the construction industry. This isn’t necessaritly the correct term as it is more of a good disruption. The inefficiency of the construction industry has been known for many years and actually increased recently. BIM is a good step toward fixing that but not necessarily the whole answer. BIM focuses on collaboration so even though BIM may not be the answer many new ideas will be created through this program.
BIM will help push the industry to become more efficient because now owners know that there are ways to be more efficient and will demand it. Through collaboration business models may be adjusted to create more efficient businesses. With these new businesses using the program many organizations will come out with compatible programs to integrate BIM with other construction requirements, such as codes. After construction, owners will be able to continue to utilize the models with the operation and management of the buildings.
Some of the current issues are the regarding legality. Though this program is great there will always be legal issues to deal with. The main issue is suspected to be with the transfer of the data. As of now many companies have attorneys working on ways to adjust contracts to avoid some risks.
BIM changes nearly all parts of construction so in order to make this transition smooth education and training will have to be implemented. Higher education facilities are being pushed to offer classes on top of the already over crowded curriculum.
The article I read was found in JBIM Spring 2008 pg 24-26
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