BIM plans, standards and other documents have a tendency towards excessive detail in which important issues are lost. In this post I explain that the quality of a BIM plan is much more important that the quantity (or weight) of the document
Category: The Business of BIM
Beware the technology magpie
A common phenomenon with technology (and specifically BIM) is to focus on the shiny and disregard the dull. In this post, I argue that the dull is quite often more important and valuable.
Articulating the benefits of BIM
The benefits of BIM have generally been poorly explained and communicated. Depending who you ask, you may get a jargon-laden and overly technical explanation, or a vague & salesy definition. This post covers the issues and includes a simple, plain English description of the benefits of BIM.
BIM & Infrastructure
There is quite a lot of interest in ‘BIM for Infrastructure’ at the moment. However, much infrastructure design is quite different to ‘traditional’ BIM. This post examines the use of BIM in infrastructure.
BIM: Another construction headache ?
Construction has become an increasingly bureaucratic and slow moving business. This is coupled with a deep conservatism and a distrust of technology. Many view BIM as just another headache that did not exist even 10 years ago. This post examines this perception.
BIM in the real world
BIM presentations are often big on wow factor, but low on substance.
I recently attended a presentation on the CrossRail project with the right mix of credibility, practicality and innovative use of technology in a large infrastructure project.
Andrew Hannell: POV 
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