How does BIM provide for the accurate evaluation of design alternatives?
Andera Al Saudi, Business Director for The BIM Hub explains how BIM provides for the accurate evaluation of design alternatives in the event of any changes that may impact the overall performance of the building…
One of the main purposes of building information modelling (BIM) is to serve as the authoritative repository of original building project data (that is, data created by those contractually responsible for their generation). BIM assures that the data it contains are indeed original and are accessed in their original form and format.
It also assures that the same basic original data are available for consistent use in the evaluation of all considered design alternatives, which enables commensurate and fair comparison of them.
Evaluation
Simultaneous consideration of possible first cost reduction and the corresponding quantitative assessment of its effect on building performance allows for accurate and consistent evaluation of design alternatives.
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