In this section, learn different perspectives about the benefits of using BIM and why is it important for different professionals in the construction industry.
| General | |
| Why do we need BIM? | John Lorimer, Capital Programme Director, Corporate Services, at Manchester City Council explores the advantages of BIM in an article published at National Building Specification for the UK. |
| Why are building information models important? | NBIMS Project Committee answers this frequently asked question while highlighting that because building information models are digital, building elements are infinitely more useful than hand or computer drafted drawings. |
| Building Information Modeling for the Win: Top 10 Benefits of BIM | Matt Ball explains 10 benefits of BIM for building and infrastructure projects in an article published on Redshift-Autodesk. |
| A 2014 report on Business value of BIM for construction in major global markets | SmartMarket report published by McGraw Hill Construction in partnership with Autodesk, AECOM and BIM Forum. |
| BIM and Why it matters? | d3interiors describe their experience of using BIM and why it is important. |
| A video about Why use BIM? | Michael Evans, Global director of Engineering for Tekla Corporation, talks about the reasons to use BIM. |
| For Small Firms | |
| 7 Reasons Why Transitioning to BIM Makes Sense for Small Firms | Is BIM really necessary for smaller firms? ArchDaily article explores this question and explains the benefits of BIM for smaller firms. |
| For Professionals | |
| BIM Benefits Compared to Traditional Planning | HWP planung, an architectural firm lists the advantages of BIM from their perspective. |
| BIM Benefits per profession | Juan Rodriguez explores how each different profession (architects, engineers, owners, contractors, etc) can take advantage of BIM in their profession. |
| How might contractors benefit from using BIM? | Nancy Clark Brown writes about some of the benefits of BIM that contractors are realising in their practice. |
| BIM benefits for MEP Engineers | A video by IMAGINiT Technologies explaining why it is beneficial for MEP engineers to use BIM. |
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