What is BIM
BIM is the acronym used to define “Building Information Modelling”. But what does BIM mean? There are several definitions in the bibliography that can help us understand the concept of this digital tool that is used to manage project data and information of buildings. Among them, the definition of Eastman et al. (2011), in the Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies (2017), that defines BIM as “a collaborative way for multidisciplinary information storing, sharing, exchanging, and managing throughout the entire building project lifecycle including planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and demolition phase”. Some common connotations of multiple BIM terms are resumed by Succar (2009) in figure 1.
Figure 1: Common connotations of multiple BIM terms (Succar, 2009)
The best way to understand the BIM concept is by participating in it! The presentation video of the BIMVET3 project summarizes this concept, and briefly answers the initial question “what is BIM”?
References:
Abraham M. (2017), “Encyclopedia of sustainable technologies”, Elsevier
Eastman, C., Eastman, C. M., Teicholz, P., & Sacks, R. (2011), “BIM handbook: A guide to building information modeling for owners, managers, designers, engineers and contractors”, John Wiley & Sons.
Succar. B, (2009),”Building information modelling framework: A research and delivery foundation for industry stakeholders, Automation in Construction, V.18 (3), pp. 357-375
