The impact of building information modelling : transforming construction /
By: Crotty, Ray.
Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Spon, 2012Description: xvi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780415601672; 9780415601672:; 0415601673; 9780203836019; 0203836014.Subject(s): Building information modeling | Building -- Data processing | Construction industry -- Information resources management | Building -- Data processing. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00840567 | Building information modeling. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01744879 | Construction industry -- Information resources management. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00876043DDC classification: 690.01/1 | 690.01/1 $2 22 Online resources: Online AccessIncludes bibliographical references and index.
UK industry background -- The problem -- The solution -- The origins of BIM in computer-aided design -- Building Information Modelling -- BIM : the current state of play -- IT usage in construction and other industries -- Looking forward : building with perfect information.
Construction projects involve a complex set of relationships, between parties with different professional backgrounds trying to achieve a very complex goal. Under these circumstances, the quality of information on which projects are based should be of the highest possible standard.