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Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2009
This book was one of those rare technical books I found difficult to put down, being well written and informative. By necessity, its presentation remains transitional during this relatively unsettled stage in the process of shifting from CAD to BIM. The book does not attempt to offer all the answers. What it accomplishes more impressively is that it points out such considerations as 'Business Process Reform' and 'BIM-Based Enterprise Workflow' to encourage organizations to analyze and consider their own strategies and workflows as they adopt BIM. Parallels to other industries are mentioned to lend insight to our own. Business and contractual relationships, evolving roles and responsibilities and much more are all discussed in a cogent manner. Software tools are identified. Even the continuum of 'data, information, knowledge and wisdom' added nicely to the dialogue. Enough mention is made of ongoing activities related to BIM to remind one of the considerable effort underway to make BIM truly effective. However, one can also conclude the efforts are at best barely organized, if organized at all - not the fault of the authors for sure.
The book offers an excellent springboard to move forward intelligently and determine how to thread together what is pertinent to best utilize BIM in practice.
The book offers an excellent springboard to move forward intelligently and determine how to thread together what is pertinent to best utilize BIM in practice.
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