BIM-integrated building surveys use 3D laser scanning to reduce costs and risks for real estate portfolios by providing precise digital models and improving asset management.

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 ...

On Sept. 22, Autodesk launched a new model coordination workflow between two of its most popular clash detection and design review tools—Autodesk Navisworks and BIM 360 Model Coordination. The ...

Getting BIM models to the field on mobile platforms has hit some speed bumps in the past, but a new BIM viewer from Procore is the latest attempt to put full 3D building models in the hands of site ...

Building information modeling (BIM) is currently used across multiple industries, from architecture and engineering to construction. It’s expected to become even more prevalent in the coming years, ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Beam AI has launched BIM CoPilot, a fully managed BIM solution that gives contractors human-vetted, multi-trade BIM management across architecture, structure, civil, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and ...

Building buildings in New York City is challenging for many reasons. As the president and CEO of an NYC-based general contracting firm, I've seen that first and foremost, the most difficult things to ...

Many mechanical contractors already use Building Information Modeling (BIM) to coordinate MEP systems. Yet, on prefab-driven ...

The U.S. National Building Information Model Standard Project Committee defines BIM as “a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility” or “a shared knowledge ...