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Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2008
In the BIM Handbook (A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors), a remarkably knowledgeable and credentialed team of authors has provided a sound, thoroughly researched and comprehensible review of the technology, the market drivers and the business transformation issues surrounding Building Information Modeling (BIM). This book is a must-read for anyone involved in the design, construction or operation of buildings who needs to understand and apply effectively the emerging BIM tools and techniques. University professors of architecture, engineering and construction will find this an excellent text for introducing BIM to the emerging generation of design and construction professionals.
The concepts underlying BIM have been evolving for a quarter century, as the book makes clear. In the past few years, however, market drivers and technology advances have converged to produce software tools that have an extraordinary positive impact on the design and construction of buildings. In the industry scramble to take advantage of this potential, there has been much confusion about what BIM is, how to use it and who benefits from it. The BIM Handbook tackles all three questions.
The Second Edition (2011) has introduced important refinements, updates and new information. Every chapter has been updated, but two are of special note. Chapter 2, which addresses BIM Design Tools and Parametric Modeling, has been expanded to include a very complete yet palatable explanation of how building information modeling software works. The explanation is designed to assist professionals in understanding BIM software performance issues and in making intelligent choices when selecting that software. The evaluations of a range of BIM products have also been updated. Chapter 9, BIM Case Studies, includes six new case studies that did not appear in the First Edition. These showcase and thoughtfully comment on BIM use in a broad range of project types, using a variety of software products,around the world.
The concepts underlying BIM have been evolving for a quarter century, as the book makes clear. In the past few years, however, market drivers and technology advances have converged to produce software tools that have an extraordinary positive impact on the design and construction of buildings. In the industry scramble to take advantage of this potential, there has been much confusion about what BIM is, how to use it and who benefits from it. The BIM Handbook tackles all three questions.
The Second Edition (2011) has introduced important refinements, updates and new information. Every chapter has been updated, but two are of special note. Chapter 2, which addresses BIM Design Tools and Parametric Modeling, has been expanded to include a very complete yet palatable explanation of how building information modeling software works. The explanation is designed to assist professionals in understanding BIM software performance issues and in making intelligent choices when selecting that software. The evaluations of a range of BIM products have also been updated. Chapter 9, BIM Case Studies, includes six new case studies that did not appear in the First Edition. These showcase and thoughtfully comment on BIM use in a broad range of project types, using a variety of software products,around the world.
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