Visualization

Walk-Through – Cases demonstrate the use of BIM to communicate design to end users of a facility.

Design Coordination – Cases show how better visualization allowed architect and consultants to more effectively communicate and coordinate design issues before a contractor was involved.

Constructability – Cases detail a collaborative effort between the design team and contractor to use BIM to pinpoint constructability issues during preconstruction.

Design/Detailing Collaboration – Cases examine how shop drawings and detailing were completed quicker due to BIM visualization benefits and design team and contractor sharing of information.

Clash Detection

Cases used to coordinate and complete design/detail/bid processes and contractor/subcontractor coordination.

Preconstruction

Cases illustrating quantity take-off uses of BIM and subsequent effects on the value engineering process, as well as pre-ordering benefits.

Cases illustrating shop fabrication greatly increased or non-typical components fabricated in the shop versus on-site.

Scheduling – Case illustrate how schedule information was integrated into the model to better sequence the project.

Cost Tracking – Cases show models tagged with cost information to track change orders and percent complete.

Material Status – Cases demonstrate tracking of materials to decrease delays and increase “just-in-time” deliveries.

Site Logistics – Cases illustrate improved use of site logistics through modeling efforts.

Cases illustrating which information, such as manufacturer details, sustainability features, and interoperability issues,was included in the model and how facilities managers utilize the model.

Cases illustrating projects where all stakeholders of the construction process did not participate in the modeling effort; for example, design team modeling in 3D, and contractors shop drawings in 2D. Cases showing how the absence of one party affected the full benefits of BIM.

Cases illustrating the analysis of unsafe conditions virtually; for example, showing that a model was used to analyze the proximity of construction operations to a passersby.

Cases illustrating how the scanning accomplished, who used the scans and how the scans were used, as well as the benefits to all stakeholders.

Modeling energy, water, materials, and other LEED performance requirements.

Cases illustrating the trials and successes of modeling using interoperability concepts, and how others overcame complications of interoperability.

Miscellaneous

All additional case studies which do not meet the above criteria.