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Source: Bentley Systems Structural modeling is one of the most common uses of BIM. Source: Tekla Structures This evolves the traditional approach to who does coordination, how it's done and where it's done towards a faster and fundamentally more equitable, reasonable and mutually satisfying process from which everyone benefits. Typically, teams leveraging clash detection technology meet regularly as the design models are being developed to review potential conflicts in the proposed design solutions and find mutually acceptable resolutions. Fabrication can then be planned to precisely execute the coordinated solutions. This high reliability on the accuracy of the coordinated model greatly facilitates pre-fabrication, especially for MEP and structural elements. This productive engagement around clash detection sets the stage for many other useful collaborative efforts between team members. For example, the structural design team can provide its structural model to the steel fabricator, who can then detail directly in the same model. The fabricator can then utilize it both for approval by the designer team, thereby reducing the slow and wasteful process of shop drawings, and to drive its fabrication equipment on the shop floor. Overall, it is the powerful combination of modeling and analysis tools with integrated, collaborative processes that is creating the sea change of transformation related to BIM. And as the industry continues to adopt these tools and processes it is reasonable to expect that teams will find more and more productive ways to leverage the power of BIM for better projects. What McGraw-Hill Construction is doing Relative to BIM McGraw-Hill Construction is committed to playing an active role in this industry transformation. This takes the form of three main initiatives: 1. Research and Awareness 2. Collaboration 3. Content Research and Awareness In November 2007 McGraw-Hill Construction published the SmartMarket Report on Interoperability in the Construction Industry. In that research study we determined that the extraordinary rate at which companies who initially experimented with BIM chose to adopt it as their preferred approach to project delivery established a clear tipping point for the industry-at-large in 2008. McGraw-Hill Construction has expanded on that initial research to publish the SmartMarket Report on BIM in November 2008. This studies the current state of nine distinct aspects of BIM use in the US market and will serve as a baseline to benchmark our progress as an industry over the coming years. BIM 9

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Cover How Building Information Modeling (BIM) is Dramatically Transforming the Design, Building and Operation of Projects An Interview with a Local AGC Chapter on Its Nationwide BIM Training and Validation Program Launch BIM - more than just a clash detection tool A Contractor Tells How They Made BIM Work for Their Firm BIM’S Sixth Dimension: RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY ALLOCATION Experiencing the Benefits of a New Tool AIA Member Perspectives on BIM Thoughts From a Digital Imaging Firm

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