Authors: Brad Hardin
ISBN-13: 9780470402351, ISBN-10: 0470402350
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: May 2009
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Brad Hardin, LEED AP, AIA, is the Managing Director at 3D Construct Lab, a BIM consulting company. Previously, he was the building information director at McCownGordon Construction, one of the Midwest's largest contractors. He is an expert architect who has successfully led the completion of multimillion-dollar BIM projects around the globe. He cofounded PlanetReuse.com, has written for several industry trade magazines, maintains a blog on construction and BIM topics (bimcompletethought.blogspot.com), and teaches and speaks at such key industry conferences as American Institute of Architects, Associated General Contractors of America, U.S. Green Building Council, and Cascadia Green Building Council.
Successfully Integrate BIM Throughout the Construction Life cycle
This practical book offers proven tools, methods, workflows, and invaluable insight on successfully integrating building information modeling into
every construction project. What's a good system for model management? How do you distribute tasks among a team? How can contractors thousands of miles away work with your BIM models at the home office? From estimating, clash detection, and sustainability to in-field RFIs, facility management, and more, this book takes you way past theory into real-world specifics on implementing BIM throughout the entire construction life cycle.
Construction manager and architect Brad Hardin has managed BIM-enabled construction projects around the world, and he taps into his experience to provide hands-on tutorials, broad coverage of multiple software packages, and pages crammed with practical tips, smart tactics, and field-tested techniques.
1. BIM and Construction Management.
2. BIM and Pre-Construction.
3. BIM and Construction.
4. BIM and Budget Management.
5. BIM and Construction Administration.
6. BIM and Sustainability.
7. BIM and Facility Management.
8. The Future of BIM.