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You’re more BIM-ready than you think. Here’s why.
You’ve been thinking it for a while now: your architecture firm needs to adopt BIM. You’ve seen the explosion of BIM in architectural practice, in competitors’ work and RFPs. You don’t want the industry to pass you by. Even so, you’re reluctant to make the move. Maybe you’re nervous about the learning curve, or your think it’ll be expensive. But does waiting make the transition any easier?
The reality is, you’re already halfway there! The processes you already use to create and design are BIM-ready, and so are you. But if you’re not convinced, this Line/Shape/Space article details five good reasons why you’re already prepared to implement BIM into your working processes.
1. Your thought process is already building-aware
When you draw a wall, you know it’s a wall. When you draw a door, you intend for it to act like a door. BIM understands those intentions, and that allows you to accurately understand how they’ll work in your design.
2. BIM will improve coordination
Visualizing your work during the design process is incredibly helpful. Sections and elevations instantly reflect changes in other views, and you can see the changes instantly. In the Line/Shape/Space article, the author recounts a project for which she was adding dunnage framing to a roof. When she checked her work in 3D, she disovered an extra level of steel interfering with her posts that wasn’t visible in the original plan. Without BIM, she may not have uncovered this until she got into the field.
3. BIM automates tedious details
Nobody wants to spend their time making a tiny change over and over again. Change a detail, like a number or annotation, just once and it will automatically update every reference.
4. Your clients are demanding BIM
Clients are increasingly demanding 3D models as BIM becomes the industry standard. Use it for documentation and for visualizations from right from the model.
5. BIM is worth the investment
Yes, transitioning to BIM does take an investment of time and money. At first, modeling will take a little more time, but soon you’ll get the hang of it and start realizing the greater efficiencies of working in BIM. Newer software „rental“ models also make the investment affordable and flexible—you can pay by month so you can scale up and down as project needs change.
10 Steps to BIM
Architecture firms looking to adopt BIM may have concerns about implementation process. These are 10 steps that help to both accelerate the process and reduce the disruption that can accompany change.
BIM 101: The Basics
If you’ve heard of BIM but don’t yet know how it can help you, check out this basics of BIM video overview. Learn about the power of building information modeling and how it can allow you to run your business more effectively, win new business, increase efficiency, and prepare for the future.
Building Your Business
Running an architecture firm means focusing on managing the business while also fostering growth. You need to maximize the potential you already have and also recognize new opportunities to win work and expand your business. In this e-book, get actionable tips from architecture professionals to help your firm gain the edge it needs to realize growth.
