BIM for Design Coordination
A Virtual Design and Construction Guide for Designers, General Contractors, and MEP Subcontractors
Fernanda L. Leite
- A
- tactical
- guide
- to
- successful
- Virtual
- Design
- and
- Construction
- project
- coordination,
- featuring
- case
- studies
- from
- leading
- VDC
- firms.Virtual
- Design
- Coordination
- (VDC)
- employs
- information-rich
- Building
- Information
- Modeling
- (BIM)
- to
- enable
- specialty
- designers
- and
- contractors
- to
- create
- a
- single,
- coordinated
- set
- of
- designs
- that
- can
- prevent
- cost
- overruns,
- avoid
- schedule
- delays,
- and
- identify
- issues
- in
- the
- field.
- Although
- BIM-based
- design
- coordination
- is
- widely
- used
- in
- the
- commercial
- construction
- industry,
- there
- remains
- a
- need
- for
- a
- standardized
- practice.
- BIM
- for
- Design
- Coordination
- formalizes
- industry
- best
- practices
- and
- provides
- structured
- guidelines
- to
- the
- process.Helping
- readers
- gain
- the
- benefits
- of
- BIM-based
- design
- coordination,
- this
- practical
- guide
- covers
- areas
- such
- as
- setting
- up
- a
- project
- for
- success,
- model
- quality
- impacts
- on
- design
- coordination,
- carrying
- out
- a
- successful
- VDC
- session,
- and
- more.
- Specific
- guidelines
- for
- various
- project
- stakeholders
- are
- laid
- out
- in
- detail,
- while
- real-world
- examples
- of
- project
- design
- coordination
- workflows
- and
- templates
- for
- BIM
- Project
- Execution
- Plans
- (PxPs)
- are
- provided
- throughout
- the
- text.
- Written
- by
- a
- leading
- expert
- and
- educator
- in
- the
- field,
- this
- book:BIM
- for
- Design
- Coordination:
- A
- Virtual
- Design
- and
- Construction
- Guide
- for
- Designers,
- General
- Contractors,
- and
- MEP
- Subcontractors
- is
- a
- much-needed
- resource
- for
- general
- contractors
- and
- members
- of
- VDC
- teams,
- as
- well
- as
- academics,
- students,
- and
- professionals
- new
- to
- BIM-based
- design coordination.
