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Building Information Modeling is a process focused on the development, use and transfer of digital information model of a building project to improve the design, construction and operations of a project or portfolio of facilities. The National Building Information Modeling Standards (NBIMS) Committee defines BIM as:
“.. a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics. A BIM is a shared knowledge resources for information about a facility forming a reliabe basis for decisions during its life-cycle; defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition.”
In 2007, the Charles Pankow Foundation, along with others, awarded the CIC research program a grant to develop a BIM Project Execution Planning guide. A well documented BIM Project Execution guide will help ensure all parties are clearly aware of opportunities and responsibilities associated with the incorporation of BIM into a project work flow. This guide provides a structured procedure for creating and implementing a BIM Project Execution Plan. The goal for developing this structured procedure is to ensure planning and elaborate communication among the project participants during the early phases of a project.
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