Wednesday, December 26, 2012

BIM in Construction

Below link shows presentation, Skanska shares how BIM is used on a day-to-day basis to enhance the management of projects in various commercial, academic, and healthcare projects.We learn how their project teams use BIM and other advances in technology for construction detailing, trade coordination, robotic layout, prefabrication, logistics planning and tracking, material quantification, and quality assurance. Also hear how Skanska strives to improve industry efficiencies -- from the use of Digital Resource Stations, employing field mobile computers, and working with owners to deliver BIM-enhanced facility management systems









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BIM Technology At London Bridge

Costain is using Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology at London Bridge to help meet the challenges of working on one of the country’s biggest rail redevelopment projects, but it will also provide valuable data for maintaining the asset in the future.

Any issues that arise can be managed through the tool for supply chain management, which means resources can be allocated as soon as a problem is found, rather than being raised back at the office. Field BIM tools can be extended further for tracking materials, either through QR Codes or RFID (Radio Frequency ID) tags, or for logistics and site management.

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