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Building Information Modeling/BIM

As the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) becomes more widespread, ENR will continue to document its advantages, successful applications, problems and pitfalls in news and feature stories. Our writers will also be interviewing people throughout the industry on BIM’s implications for the entire construction process.

Latest Headlines

09/30/09	Market Study Finds Engineers Get Lowest Return from BIM By Nadine M. Post A third of the engineers surveyed in recent market research on building information modeling say they get a negative return on BIM investments; a fifth say they break even.
08/05/09	Bending BIM to Design Utilities Breaks New Ground By Melissa Traynor, with Tom Sawyer and Debra Rubin Virtual design and construction is gaining ground in the utilities markets because of its ability to speed large-scale planning and development of energy projects.
08/05/09	Building Information Modeling Boosters Are Crossing That Bridge By Aileen Cho, with staff Virtual design and construction tools are crossing over from buildings to transportation projects. Officials admit that 3D parametric modeling in the transportation sector has trailed the buildings sector, but they say change is afoot.

More News

04/29/09 Modeling Spurs Architect To Reorganize Divisions of Labor
04/29/09 Digging into 3D Modeling Unearths Many Worms
04/29/09 Leading Off With a Hit,New Yankees Home Scores Big
04/29/09 Not for the Faint of Heart, Expecting a Win By Taking on BIM
04/08/09 Building Team Members See Progress and Problems
02/10/09 Multi-Discipline Design Tools Updated With BIM In Mind
10/22/08 Building Information Modeling Contract Documents Arrive
07/02/08 Industry Is Setting the Stage For BIM Collaboration
04/02/08 Army's BIM Approach Worries Industry Firms
10/17/07 BIM Survey Delves Into Users' Desires and Expectations
10/17/07 As New Tool Lands on More Campuses, Students Seek 'A' in BIM
04/02/07 Building Groups Seek Unity on Interoperability and BIM