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WHAT IS BIM

Life Cycle of an Enterprise

 

BIM is too broad because, by definition, it applies to the entire life cycle of an enterprise. So as not to get lost in this immensity, it is important to locate yourself in this cycle.

 

In the most common cases, the various project players do not develop BIM building models, but rather the BIM models that define and specify the building or facility to be built. That is, they do not model the construction site and do not consider details and phases of the building systems that will be used to build the building or installation. In other words, they model the object that will be built, but they do not model (or rehearse) the process of building that object. This in most common cases, because it is possible to develop a BIM model that considers not only the various stages of a construction site, but also the construction processes that are intended to be used in construction.

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING

The future of construction

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a set of policies, processes and technologies that, together, generate a methodology for the process of designing a building or facility, testing its performance, and managing its information and data using digital (based) platforms. on virtual objects) throughout their entire life cycle.

 

By definition, BIM is applicable to the entire life cycle of a business, from the conception and creation of a building or installation idea (or the realization of the need to build something), through project development and construction; until after the work is completed, delivered and occupied. In the latter case, BIM models can be used for occupancy management and maintenance.

 

Therefore, BIM is too broad, and this is one of the main issues that make it difficult to understand correctly. Different BIM models may be developed according to the main uses and purposes for which they are intended. These different models are developed at specific stages of a project's life cycle, considering the consolidation of information resulting from the evolution of the project and the process of defining constructive solutions and specifications.

BIM TO BUILD
FASTER AND CHEAPER

BIM is a technology based on virtual, parametric and intelligent objects.

 

BIM 3D models of buildings and installations are developed from virtual objects that correspond to the components expected and needed for future construction.

These objects, in addition to containing all information about their geometry (sizes, thicknesses, etc.), can also discriminate their constituent materials, corresponding standards and other important information for the specification and performance of future construction.

BIM objects called "parametric" offer the user the possibility to change measurements and other features of their constituent parts. 

 

Some BIM objects are also often said to be 'smart' because, in addition to containing all important information about themselves, they may contain information about their 'relationship to other objects' and components of a model. Thus, if the user changes, for example, the thickness of a wall where a door is inserted (parametric and intelligent BIM virtual object) by changing the thickness from 15 cm to 25 cm, the door-virtual object is able to 'perceive 'This change and adjust by automatically increasing the width of some of its components, reacting and adapting to the new configuration, thus maintaining the technical consistency and constructive consistency of the BIM model.

 

Database

 

So, for example, you can write to a BIM virtual object that corresponds to a piece of equipment, what date it started its operation, what name of the company that installed it, when its warranty period ends and so on. This feature enables the creation of purpose-built BIM models, for example, to function as a structured database for maintenance management. In this same example, the main information required for maintenance management can be integrated with the BIM objects themselves, which would correspond to the main constituent components of the building or installation to be maintained. In such a case, in addition to virtually reproducing the geometry and components of the building or installation, the specifically developed BIM model itself would function as a database for performing maintenance processes.