{"id":9428,"date":"2022-11-28T12:54:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T12:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buildext.com\/?p=9428"},"modified":"2022-12-07T11:25:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T11:25:28","slug":"without-information-bim-is-shocking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buildext.com\/en\/without-information-bim-is-shocking\/","title":{"rendered":"BIM without information is a shocking experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“I don’t know what the potential of BIM is, but I’ve spoken to five design firms, both smaller and larger than yours, all of whom said that most of their projects are in BIM, it’s only natural that all firms should be ready for it.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

That phrase I got from one of our guests – rightly so – and I get it from our customers countless times. But now I’ve had enough and I’m going to explain the difference as no one has ever done before… (think of any emoticons here you like).<\/p>\n\n

Did you know BIM is like the electric wiring in the old electrician joke?<\/p>\n\n

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“The wire with electricity in it looks the same as the one without… Only the feeling of holding it is different “<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The same is the case with BIM.<\/p>\n\n

A 3D model with organized data<\/span><\/strong> looks the same as one without. Only it will be good for something else.<\/p>\n\n

Because even if you install the electricity in your house, nothing will work. If it has no electricity<\/span><\/strong>, it’s worthless. Yet it is the basis of everything.<\/p>\n\n

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What is in the wire is ELECTRICITY, is DATA in the BIM model.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n

This is the basis of everything.<\/p>\n\n

But it’s no use having electricity<\/span><\/strong> in your house if it’s not good, or if you don’t connect devices to it. (At most, you’ll be shocked if you built the system wrong.)<\/p>\n\n

That’s when it all starts to make sense when you put a device on it.<\/p>\n\n

Then the washing machine replaces the hand washing, the cooker cooks the ham, the TV and computer switch on and entertain and suddenly everything comes to life.<\/p>\n\n

Because cables carry the electricity our devices transform into services and convenience.<\/p>\n\n

BIM works the same way<\/h2>\n\n

The data stored in the building model is worth nothing in itself, and neither is the electricity. But if you plug in an app or a communication platform, you suddenly have<\/p>\n\n