BIM on Your Project

Got an email this afternoon that provided some insight into their cash outlay for getting software and hardware up and running. Looked something like this:

• Revit Architecture - 6k
• Revit Structure - 7k
• Revit MEP - 7k
• Navisworks Manage - 10k
• Subscriptions - 4.8k
• Kickaxe PC - 6k
• Training - 5k

Using BIM on our Projects: "Priceless"

A little play on the MasterCard commercials. I thought the last line was funny and a nice touch!

BIM isn't "inexpensive" but then neither are coordination issues or rework. I liked a slide by one presenter at BIMForum that said, "Do Pre-work not Re-work". Good philosophy I think.

Sure, we can find coordination issues without BIM. It just takes longer, it's a bit harder and we need to rely even more heavily on experience and some intuition . Add BIM to experience and intuition and you've got a pretty powerful combination.

As Tim used to say on Tool Time, "More Power!"