Construction projects in the education market will especially benefit from the creation of reusable Building Information Models (BIM). The ability to access a graphic representation, including a database of intelligent building data used by all members of the design & construction teams, is crucial to the efficient maintainence of the built environment.
Including a database of building design and system information, the BIM project model provides different views of the information generated. The resulting construction documents, derived from the same database, pave the way for continuously coordinated and updated construction project documents. This includes not only graphics and drawings but also data such as building materials and building system information.
BIM project objects can dramatically reduce construction cost overruns. By early identification of potential constructability issues the Owner, Engineer, General Contractors and Subcontractors can review the BIM model to define acceptable alternatives by studying a visual illustration of the conflict from various viewpoints. With BIM, any clash created by the solution can be identified.
In addition. student flow, class scheduling conflicts and building maintenance can all be reviewed and streamlined using the model.
