BIM Handbook - A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Designers, Engineers, Contractors, and Facility Managers, Third Edition
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Table of Contents

Foreword to the Third Edition xvii

Preface xxi

CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1

1.0 Executive Summary 1

1.1 Introduction 2

1.2 The Current AEC Business Model 2

1.3 Documented Inefficiencies of Traditional Approaches 9

1.4 BIM: New Tools and New Processes 13

1.5 BIM as a Lifecycle Platform 18

1.6 What Is Not a BIM Platform? 19

1.7 What Are the Benefits of BIM? What Problems Does It Address? 20

1.8 BIM and Lean Construction 25

1.9 What Challenges Can be Expected? 28

1.10 Future of Designing and Building With BIM 30

1.11 Case Studies 30

Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 31

CHAPTER 2 Core Technologies and Software 32

2.0 Executive Summary 32

2.1 The Evolution to Object-Based Parametric Modeling 33

2.2 Beyond Parametric Shapes 48

2.3 BIM Environments, Platforms, and Tools 57

2.4 BIM Model Quality and Model Checking 62

2.5 BIM Platforms 64

2.6 Design Review Applications 76

2.7 Conclusion 82

Chapter 2 Discussion Questions 83

CHAPTER 3 Collaboration and Interoperability 85

3.0 Executive Summary 85

3.1 Introduction 86

3.2 Different Kinds of Data Exchange Methods 88

3.3 Background of Product Data Models 95

3.4 Other Efforts Supporting Standardization 107

3.5 The Evolution from File-Based Exchange to BIM Servers 112

3.6 Interfacing Technologies 124

Chapter 3 Discussion Questions 128

CHAPTER 4 BIM for Owners and Facility Managers 130

4.0 Executive Summary 130

4.1 Introduction: Why Owners Should Care About BIM 131

4.2 Owner’s Role in a BIM Project 133

4.3 Cost and Time Management 142

4.4 An Owner and Facility Manager’s Building Model 154

4.5 Leading the BIM Implementation on a Project 160

4.6 Barriers to Implementing BIM: Risks and Common Myths 167

4.7 Issues for Owners to Consider when Adopting BIM 171

Chapter 4 Discussion Questions 173

CHAPTER 5 BIM for Architects and Engineers 175

5.0 Executive Summary 175

5.1 Introduction 177

5.2 Scope of Design Services 179

5.3 BIM Use in Design Processes 186

5.4 Building Object Models and Libraries 215

5.5 Considerations in Adoption for Design Practice 223

Chapter 5 Discussion Questions 226

CHAPTER 6 BIM for Contractors 228

6.0 Executive Summary 228

6.1 Introduction 230

6.2 Types of Construction Firms 231

6.3 Information Contractors Want from BIM 232

6.4 BIM-Enabled Process Change 234

6.5 Developing a Construction Building Information Model 237

6.6 Using a Contractor Building Information Model 241

6.7 3D: Visualization and Coordination 243

6.8 4D: Construction Analysis and Planning 245

6.9 5D: Quantity Takeoff and Cost Estimating 255

6.10 Production Planning and Control 260

6.11 Off-site Fabrication and Modular Construction 261

6.12 BIM in the Field 263

6.13 Cost and Schedule Control and Other Management Functions 270

6.14 Commissioning and Turnover 272

Chapter 6 Discussion Questions 273

CHAPTER 7 BIM for Subcontractors and Fabricators 275

7.0 Executive Summary 275

7.1 Introduction 276

7.2 Types of Subcontractors and Fabricators 278

7.3 The Benefits of a BIM Process for Subcontractor Fabricators 283

7.4 Generic BIM System Requirements for Fabricators 298

7.5 Specific BIM Requirements for Fabrication 305

7.6 Adopting BIM in a Fabrication Operation 317

Chapter 7 Discussion Questions 322

CHAPTER 8 Facilitators of BIM Adoption and Implementation 323

8.0 Executive Summary 323

8.1 Introduction 324

8.2 BIM Mandates 324

8.3 BIM Roadmaps, Maturity Models, and Measures 330

8.4 BIM Guides 340

8.5 BIM Education and Training 345

8.6 Legal, Security, and Best Practice Issues 358

Chapter 8 Discussion Questions 362

CHAPTER 9 The Future: Building with BIM 364

9.0 Executive Summary 364

9.1 Introduction 366

9.2 BIM Before 2000: Predicting Trends 367

9.3 Development and Impact of BIM: 2000 to 2017 370

9.4 Current Trends 376

9.4.1 Process Trends 377

9.4.2 Technology Trends 381

9.4.3 Integrative Process and Technology Trends 382

9.4.4 Trends in BIM Research 383

9.4.5 Obstacles to Change 385

9.5 Vision 2025 386

9.6 Beyond 2025 394

Acknowledgment 397

Chapter 9 Discussion Questions 397

CHAPTER 10 BIM Case Studies 398

10.0 Introduction 398

Acknowledgments 401

10.1 National Children’s Hospital, Dublin 405

Acknowledgments 419

10.2 Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang, South Korea 419

Acknowledgments 437

10.3 Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris 437

Acknowledgments 451

10.4 Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea 451

Acknowledgments 468

10.5 Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver 468

Acknowledgments 481

Online Sources 481

10.6 Victoria Station, London Underground 482

Acknowledgments 498

10.7 Nanyang Technological University Student Residence Halls, Singapore 499

Acknowledgments 522

10.8 Mapletree Business City II, Singapore 522

Acknowledgments 554

10.9 Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Medina, UAE 554

Acknowledgments 574

10.10 Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 574

Acknowledgments 583

10.11 Stanford Neuroscience Health Center, Palo Alto, California 584

Acknowledgments 613

Glossary 614

References 623

Index 639

About the Author

Rafael Sacks is a Professor of Civil Engineering and leads the Virtual Construction Lab at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

Charles Eastman is Professor Emeritus in the College of Architecture at Georgia Tech. He founded the Digital Building Laboratory.

Ghang Lee is a Professor and the Director of the Building Informatics Group at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea.

Paul Teicholz is Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. He founded the Center for Integrated Facility Engineering at Stanford University.

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