Advantages of BIM for time management of building projects

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Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an information management method or a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle; defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition. Building information models are set of information in files which may be collected, supplemented and edited in all the building period of existence.

BIM like a tool is a very big influence to building industry. This tool helps building companies, individual users and government agencies easy make some processes. One of the key benefits is a fast time management. Fast communication process and communication diversity, which means that project manager will need a good knowledge about time management.

BIM helps not only time management but also to complete the cost of project effectively and to identify risks, to plan quantity of employees, dealing with communication problems and to provides a visual effect to the customer.

About BIM

BIM origins

Although it is considered that the term BIM, as well as its main ideas have been created by software developers such as Autodesk or Graphisoft. Technologies and processes that are driven by BIM have begun developing for more than 40 years ago, when in 1974 Charles Eastman published "An Outline of the Building Description System.” ^[1] This article included the idea of parametric design, 2D drawing creation of the model, as well as the amount of output. It was the first software that was described in the individual library elements that could be added to the model. Consequently, the idea of BIM is presented 7 years before the foundation of Autodesk (1982) and nine years before the Graphisoft (1984)

In 1982 in Budapest, Hungary physicist Gabor Bojar began the development of the program, based on the principle of BDS technology. In 1984 there was presented CH Radar program for the Apple Lisa operating system, which was later renamed to ArchiCAD. Consequently, it is the first ArchiCAD BIM software, designed for personal computers.

In 2000, Iowin Jungreis and Leonid Raiz enterprise “Charles River” in Cambridge Software presented a program called Revit, which, thanks to the object-oriented programming, made modeling much easier and more efficient. In 2002, Autodesk purchased the company and launched Revit development. Revit made a revolution in the design in BIM, creating a platform where visual programming environment can create groups of parametric elements, including time as a fourth dimension of the components. It allows to create time schedules, specifications and simulation based on the BIM model.

BIM software

Some companies have developed software design specifically to work in a BIM framework. The main software in BIM are Bentley AECOsim Building Designer, ArchiCAD, MagiCAD, Tekla Structures, Autodesk Revit, Synchro PRO, VectorWorks, Trimble SketchUp and other architectural drafting tools such as AutoCAD by allowing the addition of further information to the building model.

Time management with BIM

Time Management

Time management is the process of organizing and planning how to divide your time between specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity. It is a meta-activity with the goal to maximize the overall benefit of a set of other activities within the boundary condition of a limited amount of time. Good time management enables you to work smarter – not harder – so that you get more done in less time, even when time is tight and pressures are high. Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

In recent years, all over the world there have been made different time planning events for people to get more time and for processes to take place rapidly. The construction industry is no exception, but it is famous for the project not being completed in time. Customers and members of the construction industry have shown very big willingness to work and build buildings faster. With BIM capabilities it is better to do so; in recent years BIM has been developing very fast. Time is very important to the customer, because the costumer has a strong interest in completing the construction or buildings faster so that it can begin to operate. BIM allows to quickly start their operations and gain revenue.

Time management with BIM in design phase

References

1. ↑ Eastman, Charles; Fisher, David; Lafue, Gilles; Lividini, Joseph; Stoker, Douglas; Yessios, Christos (September 1974). An Outline of the Building Description System. Institute of Physical Planning, Carnegie-Mellon University. http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED113833