BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers, and Contractors	3
	Contents	5
	Foreword	9
	Preface	13
	Chapter 1: BIM Handbook Introduction	17
	1.0: Executive Summary	17
	1.1: Introduction	18
	1.2: The Current AEC Business Model	18
	1.3: Documented Inefficiencies of Traditional Approaches	26
	1.4: BIM: New Tools and New Processes	31
	1.5: What Is Not BIM Technology?	35
	1.6: What Are the Benefits of BIM? What Problems Does It Address?	35
	1.7: What Challenges Can Be Expected?	42
	1.8: Future of Designing and Building with BIM (Chapter 8)	45
	1.9: Case Studies (Chapter 9)	45
	Chapter 1: Discussion Questions	45
	Chapter 2: BIM Tools and Parametric Modeling	47
	2.0: Executive Summary	47
	2.1: The Evolution to Object-Based Parametric Modeling	48
	2.2: Parametric Modeling of Buildings	61
	2.3: Beyond Parametric Shapes	73
	2.4: BIM Environments, Platforms, and Tools	86
	2.5: Overview of the Major BIM Design Platforms	87
	2.6: BIM Platforms	93
	2.7: Lightweight Modeling Applications	110
	2.8: Conclusion	111
	Chapter 2: Discussion Questions	113
	Chapter 3: Interoperability	115
	3.0: Executive Summary	115
	3.1: Introduction	116
	3.2: Different Kinds of Exchange Formats	121
	3.3: Background of Product Data Models	126
	3.4: Other Efforts Supporting Standardization	145
	3.5: The Evolution from File-Based Exchange to Building Model Repositories	152
	3.6: Summary	164
	Chapter 3: Discussion Questions	164
	Chapter 4: BIM for Owners and Facility Managers	167
	4.0: Executive Summary	167
	4.1: Introduction: Why Owners Should Care About BIM	168
	4.2: BIM Application Areas for Owners	171
	4.3: BIM Tool Guide for Owners	185
	4.4: An Owner and Facility Manager's Building Model	188
	4.5: Leading the BIM Implementation on a Project	191
	4.6: Barriers to Implementing BIM: Risks and Common Myths	201
	4.7: Guidelines and Issues for Owners to Consider When Adopting BIM	205
	Chapter 4: Discussion Questions	207
	Chapter 5: BIM for Architects and Engineers	209
	5.0: Executive Summary	209
	5.1: Introduction	210
	5.2: Scope of Design Services	213
	5.3: BIM Use in Design Processes	219
	5.4: Building Object Models and Libraries	256
	5.5: Considerations in Adoption for Design Practice	269
	5.6: New and Changed Staffing within Design Firms	274
	Chapter 5: Discussion Questions	276
	Chapter 6: BIM for Contractors	279
	6.0: Executive Summary	279
	6.1: Introduction	280
	6.2: Types of Construction Firms	281
	6.3: Information Contractors Want from BIM	284
	6.4: Processes to Develop a Contractor Building Information Model	286
	6.5: Reduction of Design Errors Using Clash Detection	288
	6.6: Quantity Takeoff and Cost Estimating	291
	6.7: Construction Analysis and Planning	297
	6.8: Integration with Cost and Schedule Control and Other Management Functions	309
	6.9: Use for Offsite Fabrication	311
	6.10: Use of BIM Onsite: Verification, Guidance, and Tracking of Construction Activities	312
	6.11: Synergies of BIM and Lean Construction	313
	6.12: Implications for Contract and Organizational Changes	316
	6.13: BIM Implementation	318
	Chapter 6: Discussion Questions	319
	Chapter 7: BIM for Subcontractors and Fabricators	321
	7.0: Executive Summary	321
	7.1: Introduction	322
	7.2: Types of Subcontractors and Fabricators	324
	7.3: The Benefits of a BIM Process for Subcontractor Fabricators	326
	7.4: BIM-Enabled Process Change	340
	7.5: Generic BIM System Requirements for Fabricators	344
	7.6: Major Classes of Fabricators and Their Specific Needs	349
	7.7: Adopting BIM in a Fabrication Operation	358
	7.8: Conclusions	364
	Chapter 7: Discussion Questions	364
	Chapter 8: The Future: Building with BIM	367
	8.0: Executive Summary	367
	8.1: Introduction	369
	8.2: The Development of BIM up to 2010	369
	8.3: Current Trends	370
	8.4: Vision 2015	377
	8.5: Drivers of Change and BIM Impacts up to 2020	396
	Chapter 9: BIM Case Studies	407
	9.0: Introduction	407
	9.1: Aviva Stadium	413
	9.2: Courtyard by Marriott	431
	9.3: Sutter Medical Center, Castro Valley	447
	9.4: Maryland General Hospital	496
	9.5: Crusell Bridge	510
	9.6: 100 11th Avenue, New York City	530
	9.7: One Island East Project, Hong Kong	542
	9.8: Helsinki Music Center	555
	9.9: Hillwood Commercial Project	573
	9.10: United States Coast Guard BIM Implementation	582
	Glossary	601
	Bibliography	607
	Index	627