Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Building buildings in New York City is challenging for many reasons. As the president and CEO of an NYC-based general contracting firm, I've seen that first and foremost, the most difficult things to ...

Building information modeling (BIM) is currently used across multiple industries, from architecture and engineering to construction. It’s expected to become even more prevalent in the coming years, ...

Whether you are an owner, design professional, design consultant, construction manager (CM), general contractor (GC), or subcontractor, it is almost inevitable that you will encounter the use of ...

Building information modeling (BIM) technology represents a massive shift in the architecture, engineering and construction sectors. Designed to visualize data and streamline building projects, it ...

Over time, BIM has evolved far beyond 3D models and software. At its core, it’s about creating, managing and sharing trusted information so people can make better decisions throughout the whole life ...

Like the weather, everyone in the AEC industry is talking about using BIM models for operations and maintenance, but no one—well, almost no one—is doing anything about it. That’s because there’s a ...

On Sept. 22, Autodesk launched a new model coordination workflow between two of its most popular clash detection and design review tools—Autodesk Navisworks and BIM 360 Model Coordination. The ...

BIM model of 1 Londsdale Avenue Commercial Building, North Vancouver, BC. Image © KK Law, Courtesy of naturallywood.com BIM (Building Information Modeling) allows ...

In 2008, the American Institute of Architects released its first BIM contract document—AIA E202 Building Information Modeling Protocol Exhibit—which outlined five “levels of development” (LOD 100-500) ...