Posts Tagged ‘Building Information Modelling’
Debunking Common Misconceptions in Architecture during Design and Construction: Sustainability and BIM Integration
Sustainability and BIM integration are two essential concepts that go hand-in-hand in modern design and construction practices.
At Summit BIM Consulting, we’ve noticed common misconceptions about these topics, so we’re debunking them! Check out our latest post to learn how sustainability and BIM can truly benefit your next project.
Data Collection through Construction
Understanding what a BIM process is all about.
Read MoreComing to Canada: A BIM Consultant’s Journey
Understanding what a BIM process is all about.
Read MoreBIM and the Art of an Asset Registry
Reducing risk and improving the quality of the data for the generation of an Asset Registry.
Read MoreDigital Handover – a less stressful solution
Enabling a less stressful and less frustrating digital handover for Facility Management, BIMFMi© provides a flexible and easy to use solution.
Read MoreDGS/DCS Evolution – A Retrospective
This blog discusses the evolution of our DGS-DCS and the journey to develop a way of clearly defining and specifying requirements for design and construction teams to enable the definition and management of all data and document handover requirements for Facilities Management.
Read MoreData Visualization and Collection for FM Handover
Short video highlighting the flexibility and simplicity for managing data and document collection of installed asset information for FM Handover.
Read MoreData and Document Collection for FM Handover
We have recently published a series of blogs all focused around the need to provide, at handover, a rich, robust, reliable data set to support Owners through the entire life cycle of the facility. These three blogs, Level of Information Need, Data Quality, and Digital Twins highlight the steps needed to establish goals and uses…
Read MoreSame or Similar? Specifying a Digital Twin
How do you respond to a client who asks for a Digital Twin as a deliverable in the Architectural Engineering, Construction, Owner Operator (AECOO) Industry? In the following blog, we set out the major aspects that need to be understood, defined, and addressed. Firstly, what is the Client’s understanding of a Digital Twin? Do they…
Read MoreShared vs. Project Parameter Usage in Revit
Shared and Project Parameters are an important concept in Revit which can cause confusion to new users. Technically, Revit contains Built-in, Family, Shared and Project Parameters. Built-in parameters are those which can be scheduled out of the box. Family parameters are not scheduled, but may help drive parametric changes within a family and are also visible…
Read MoreDownstream Uses of BIM
We held a great BIMbc Vancouver meeting last week. Simon Yew, CAD/BIM Specialist with IBI Group, shared workflows that use publicly available Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data from the City of Vancouver Open Data Portal to get topography without having to wait for an official survey. Simon emphasized the value of getting information that is good enough to…
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