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Gourav Dutta

What is BIM and why it is important?

Updated: Jul 7, 2023


Building Information Modeling is a method of working that is utilized in the planning and engineering of construction projects. Beyond 3D, BIM incorporates all of the data that a building requires. This is true, not just throughout the design and construction phases, but also during the building's operation, management, and maintenance. Validation and verification that is reliable and efficient, as well as intelligent administration and maintenance. These are all areas where BIM offers genuine value, lowering building management costs significantly after completion. All critical information is linked to the bui


lding model. For example, technical installation manuals, warranty conditions, design specifications, and photographs. A building owner has complete control over the information because it is fully integrated.



Why is it important?




Teams involved in design and construction can work more productively, thanks to BIM, which also enables them to record the data they generate during the process, which can be used in operations and maintenance activities. This is the reason that more and more countries are considering BIM.


Some of the important aspects of BIM are :


  • Enhances Efficiency and Lowers Cost Communication and operational effectiveness are enhanced by creating a single point of reference for information management. During the project's building phase, it significantly reduces the cross-referencing and approval time, resulting in larger gains in productivity and job quality. The entire project construction time and costs are lowered as a direct result of increased productivity.

  • Reduces Reworks Lack of updates or changes in design information, or a lack of communication between designers and implementers, may result in small or substantial reworks that are very expensive for the business. Since BIM is centralized, any updates or modifications are immediately reflected, resulting in consistency of data and work and a complete absence of construction faults.

  • Provides a full project snapshot Building information management services provide stakeholders, such as engineers, designers, managers, etc., with a holistic viewpoint of the entire project, in contrast to the common practice where one department is not completely aware of or informed about other departments in the overall project. This makes trustworthy information easily accessible to all involved with the project and keeps tabs on project evaluation, communication, coordination, cost estimates, and progress.



  • Fourth-dimensional modeling and visualization Humanity is typically thought to exist in three dimensions. But in reality, we reside in four dimensions. Time is the fourth dimension. In accordance with how things are currently going, 4D BIM enables project participants to visualize what each phase of the building and the construction site will look like. The timing of the job and the collecting of the materials may be known well in advance and readily adjusted if necessary thanks to this future perspective on sequencing.


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