BIM’s complexity is what makes it so appealing – yet so opaque, at times – in terms of its potential for driving the green building and energy efficiency industries into the future.
Archive | BIM
Green Insurance Law: Industry Thoughts on BIM and LEED Coverage for Design Professionals
The standard of care for designers is “changing rapidly,” in large part due to the power of BIM technologies and the proliferation of systems like LEED.
Building Information Modeling- BIM: Contractual Risks are Changing with Technology*
*This article is posted with the permission of its authors, Ryan Miner and Dean Thomson, of Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson, P.A. It was originally published in the firm’s Construction Law Briefing Paper, a publication of FWHT distributed to its clients and other industry professionals, in August of 2006. You can access all of the […]
BIM Treatise for Contractors Released
The Associated General Contractors of America has released a forty-eight page treatise entitled The Contractors’ Guide to BIM: Edition 1. Co-authored by general contractor/design-builder Barton Malow’s executive vice-president Les Snyder, the Guide hopes to allay contractors’ various fears about BIM, including its potential legal risks. Cadalyst AEC believes the Guide is the first BIM publication […]
GSA to Require BIM for Select Projects
By Stephen Del Percio on November 23, 2006 in BIM, D.C., Intellectual Property & Technology, Legislation
Following up on my last post about BIM, the General Services Administration has announced that it will require new buildings designed through its Public Buildings Service to employ BIM during the design phase. “We are making this fiscal ’07 requirement as a minimum requirement,” said Calvin Kam, GSA’s BIM project manager. “We are encouraging [people], […]
Thoughts on the Autodesk/USGBC Partnership
The news coming out of Greenbuild includes the announcement of a partnership between Autodesk and USGBC. This is excellent news for smaller projects interested in applying for LEED certification, but at the same time will present liability issues for design teams, particularly with respect to Building Information Modeling (“BIM”). Autodesk and the Green Building Council […]
