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What is BIM?
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. It’s a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle. BIM is an intelligent, model-based process that connects Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) professionals to design, build, and operate buildings and infrastructure more efficiently and effectively. It allows for collaboration, coordination, visualization, and data-driven decision making throughout the project lifecycle. BIM reduces project risk, improves timelines and cost savings, and enhances project outcomes. It’s supported by various tools, technologies, and contracts. BIM has been in development since the 1970s, but it only became an agreed term in the early 2000s. The development of standards and the adoption of BIM has progressed at different speeds in different countries.
