tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505544965455056881.post2133389514726153476..comments2020-08-06T05:39:51.675-04:00Comments on Newforma Blog: IPD Essentials: Model-based designIan Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950074179562231712noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505544965455056881.post-74956731385515270732009-09-25T17:22:01.113-04:002009-09-25T17:22:01.113-04:00RE: So much has already been written about the now...RE: So much has already been written about the now-proven advantages of using BIM ....<br />McGraw-Hill Construction has just issued a new 52 page SmartMarket Report titled "The Business Value of BIM: Getting Building Information Modeling (BIM) to the Bottom Line” that contains new insights on BIM adoption and the value that users are experiencing. The Report is free and can be downloaded at http://www.bim.construction.com/research/FreeReport/default.aspIan Howellhttp://www.newforma.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505544965455056881.post-83865591922175332772009-09-23T18:14:38.265-04:002009-09-23T18:14:38.265-04:00I actually think BIM is not mandatory to do IPD. I...I actually think BIM is not mandatory to do IPD. It is perfectly possible to do an IPD project using 2D CAD drawings alone -- BIM just makes the IPD process easier by facilitating coordination and information sharing. IPD is simply an alternative way of designing, constructing, and delivering a building, and it can be facilitated by currently available tools (BIM being one of them) and still to be developed ones. <br /><br />AECbytes just published an article authored by a team from DPR Construction that talks about both BIM (and the hype surrounding it) as well as IPD: http://www.aecbytes.com/viewpoint/2009/issue_48.html. It should be relevant to this discussion.<br /><br />By the way, I do not agree that it is a foregone conclusion that Bentley's federated approach to BIM is indeed the "correct vision" for the AEC technology industry. As a case in point, just look at the new collaboration capability in ArchiCAD 13, which uses the single building model approach and is still able to support a distributed project workflow. Also, Bentley's federated approach has more to do with their building model being distributed across multiple files rather than the recognition of multiple models such as architecture, structure, energy, spatial, constructability, etc.Lachmi Khemlanihttp://www.aecbytes.com/noreply@blogger.com