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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part I: Getting Started with Building Information Modeling
• Chapter 1: Defining Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• Explaining BIM in Plain Terms
• Examining the A-B-Cs of BIM
• Understanding the Requirements for BIM
• Considering BIM Plans and Strategies
• Measuring the Real-World Benefits of BIM
• Encouraging BIM in Your Workplace
• Chapter 2: Explaining the Building Part of BIM: It’s Not Just Buildings
• Understanding What Building Means
• Seeing How BIM Can Help You
• Looking at Infrastructure and BIM
• Developing Building Processes and BIM
• Chapter 3: Examining the Information Part of BIM
• Comprehending What Information Means
• Realizing That Information Is the Heart of BIM
• Maintaining Information in the Model
• Chapter 4: Discussing the Modeling Part of BIM (and Management Too)
• Grasping What Modeling Means
• Confirming BIM Is a Process
• Managing the Model: Federate to Collaborate
• Chapter 5: Grasping the Fundamentals and Understanding What BIM Is
• Figuring Out the Why of BIM
• Shaping Cooperation and Shared Information
• Transforming Information and Communication
• Presenting All the Incentives of BIM
• Part II: Creating the Foundations for BIM
• Chapter 6: Looking at the Digital World Around You
• Targeting Technology
• Identifying the Need for Change
• Defining Your Requirements
• Selecting BIM Tools
• Chapter 7: Preparing the Foundations for BIM
• Progressing through the Levels of Maturity
• Providing the Right Structure
• Preparing for BIM Technology
• Chapter 8: Setting Up a Collaborative BIM Workflow
• Getting the Lowdown on Collaboration
• Modeling in the Parametric Domain
• Making Life Easier with Digital Information Management
• Singing Off the Same Hymn Sheet: Information Exchange
• Part III: Understanding BIM Requirements and Developing BIM Processes
• Chapter 9: Mandating BIM in the UK and across the Globe
• Interpreting the Requirements
• Leading BIM in the United States
• Growing BIM Standards Internationally
• Keeping Up to Date
• Chapter 10: Standardizing the Modeling of BIM Objects
• Figuring Out What BIM Objects Are
• Obtaining BIM Objects through Object Libraries
• Recognizing BIM Objects
• Supporting Standardization
• Enabling Interoperability
• Chapter 11: Collaborating through BIM Requirements
• Running through Open Standards
• Steering the Industry toward IFC
• Reviewing the Key Standards
• Coordinating Information
• Chapter 12: Encouraging BIM in Your Office or On-Site
• Adopting BIM as a People-led Process
• Encouraging BIM Champions
• Changing Hearts and Minds
• Training and Supporting Everyone
• Chapter 13: Developing BIM Plans and Strategies
• Getting Started with Your BIM Strategy
• Setting Up a BIM Business Case
• Combining Information into a BIM Execution Plan
• Modeling Your Plan after Successful BIM Processes
• Chapter 14: Considering the Issues that BIM Presents
• Managing Change in Your Business
• Clarifying the Legal Implications of BIM
• Ensuring Your Business Thrives with BIM: Engineering Collaboration
• Part IV: Measuring the Real-World Benefits of BIM
• Chapter 15: Evaluating BIM Benefits and Investment
• Arriving at a Digital Understanding of Construction
• Calculating the Savings
• Separating Reality from the BIM Wash
• Chapter 16: Using BIM On-Site and BIM for Health and Safety
• Examining Contractor-Led Project Teams: Planning for Quality
• Requiring BIM Use On-Site
• Reducing Risks On-Site: BIM for Health and Safety
• Chapter 17: Identifying All the Users of BIM
• Anticipating the Information You Need
• Identifying the Right Information for Initial Users
• Building Digitally
• Strengthening the Contractor Supply Chain
• Managing Built Assets
• Part V: Exploring the Future of BIM
• Chapter 18: Building the Future of Construction
• Seeing Trends and Looking Ahead
• Surveying the Construction Landscape: Overcoming the Status Quo
• Disrupting an Old-Fashioned Industry
• Approaching a New Era of Procurement
• Chapter 19: Eyeing the Possibilities: The Future of BIM
• Thinking about Collaboration
• Building Digitally
• Strengthening Your BIM Foundations
• Preparing Yourself for the Future of BIM
• Chapter 20: Forecasting How New Technology Will Drive BIM
• Providing a Digital Catalyst
• Revolutionizing Construction with Big Data
• Connecting Everything Together: The Internet of Things
• Part VI: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 21: Ten Types of BIM Tools, Software, and Platforms to Consider
• BIM Authoring Tools/Platform
• BIM Analysis Tools
• Specification Tools
• File-Sharing and Collaboration Tools
• Construction Management Tools
• Model Viewers and Checkers
• Quantity Takeoff and Estimating Tools
• Shop Drawing and Fabrication Tools
• Facility Management
• Administration Tools
• Chapter 22: Ten of the Best BIM Resources
• Using Social Media
• Watching Videos
• Attending Trade Shows and Events
• Reading Blog Posts
• Perusing Publications and Journals
• Tapping into the Government
• Signing Up for Software User Groups
• Joining Associations and Forums
• Visiting Virtual BIM Libraries
• Heading to Summer School
• Chapter 23: Ten (or So) Myth-Busting Questions and Answers
• Isn’t BIM Just Trendy CAD?
• Is BIM Just for Big Companies, Skyscrapers, and Government Projects?
• Is BIM a Fad and a Recent Technology Development?
• Isn’t BIM Expensive?
• Does BIM Adoption Affect Productivity?
• How Detailed Does the Geometry Need to Be?
• Do Clients Know What to Do with All the Data?
• Do the Design and Construction Teams Only Benefit BIM?
• Do You Need to Push the Detailed Design Forward in the Program?
• Appendix A: Glossary
• Appendix B: Your Handy BIM Checklist
• Appendix C: Examining BIM and Education
• Getting Up to Speed with BIM
• Understanding Collaboration
• Teaching BIM
• Highlighting Great BIM Teachers
• About the Authors
• Cheat Sheet
• Advertisement Page
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement