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Revit-BIM Manages Construction Site Assets and Safety

Posted by Daniel Hughes on Jun 3, 2016 8:00:00 AM

Several Autodesk University classes featured contractors sharing their use of BIM to Manage the Construction Site Assets & Safety and BIM for Constructing the Building.

The world’s leading contractors have completely DIGITAL construction sites. The larger the project, the more dependent they are on BIM and digital technologies.

This includes oil & gas exploration and mining; which are long-term construction sites.

Contractors use BIM to Manage the Daily & Weekly Positioning of Construction Site Assets. These models and respective paperwork are reviewed weekly by Site Safety Engineers & submitted to governing agencies.

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Here are a few KEY business points on how BIM-based Contractors use BIM to

create REPEAT client business
engage their successful Team Members on future projects,
prefabricate MEP systems and room configurations,
plan & phase construction project processes, plan and improve safety,
track, manage & financially plan construction site assets,
order and install their proven Building Product Manufacturers (Supply Chain)

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BIM for Toilet Room Design | Construction Specifier AIA Convention Issue

Posted by Daniel Hughes on May 6, 2016 9:45:40 AM

Bradley's article 'BIM for Toilet Room, Washroom and Locker Room Design' has now published in the May 2016 Construction Specifier | AIA Convention Edition (Page 84-94)

http://www.kenilworth.com/publications/cs/de/201605/files/84.html

The article quickly summarizes the five (5) current design, engineering and construction BIM process fundamentals; that are actively used for designing and constructing buildings.

If you're not using BIM processes; this introductory section serves as base knowledge for the 8 evolving BIM proceses; that are detailed in the next section.

1) The BIM Bench

2) BIM All-in-One File

3) BIM...All-for-One

4) BIM Projects Dependent On Building Product Manufacturer Content

5) BIM is Not a Silo

The article isolates a summary of 8 BIM-dependent processes; that are utilized for the design and construction of Toilet Room, Washroom and Locker Room Design.

1) BIM Design\Construction Documentation

2) Free BIM Visualization

3) Advantages with BIM-assisted Specification Writing

4) ADA and Code-Checking

5) MEP Engineering

6) MEP & Toilet Room Pre-fabrication

7) Project Cost-Estimating and Building Product Procurement

8) Commissioning, As-built Documentation and Facility O&M

For your convenience; the Construction Specifier online magazine; provides a printing option to select pages and print the article to your printer (hard copy or PDF print driver)

Print a PDF version of the Bradley BIM CS article:

BIM for Toilet Room, Washroom and Locker Room Design | Construction Specifier - May 2016

Our thanks to The Construction Specifier for the opportunity to provide a BIM education article for their members and readers.

We also extend our thanks to the hundreds of architects, engineers, contractors and facility owners; that continue to share their BIM-Revit model and data requirements for their projects. Many of their shared BIM experiences were documented in our article.

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Subscribe to View Journal for Building Information Modeling | June 2013

Posted by Daniel Hughes on Jul 2, 2013 5:00:04 AM

Subscribe to View Journal for Building Information Modeling | June 2013 Edition

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Download BIM Can Be a Team Sport | Journal of Building Information Modeling - Fall 2012

Posted by Daniel Hughes on Feb 23, 2013 10:56:41 AM

Journal of Building Information Modeling | Cover of Fall 2012 issue

The Journal of Building Information Modeling - Fall 2012 features:

Paris Museum Proves that BIM Really Can Be a Team Sport
Using Real-Time CMMS Asset Data Capture During Construction to Improve Facility Management
Augmented Reality: Bringing BIM To Life
BIM for Construction Safety: A Case Study
Integrating Technology and Process in the Cathedral Hill Hospital Project

Life Cycle / Technology Spotlight:

IFC4: Evolving BIM
Aligning LOD, LoD and OEM into a Project Collaboration Framework

You can download previous JBIM issues from the JBIM website.

The National BIM Standard and the National Institute of Building Sciences are pleased to announce the continuation of our relationship with Matrix Group Publishing in the production of the Journal of Building Information Modeling (JBIM), an essential information source on business, standards and technical issues related to BIM.

JBIM is an official publication of the National BIM Standard (NBIMS) and the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)

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Daniel Hughes Teaching Advanced Revit Family Class | UW-Milwaukee School of Architecture

Posted by Daniel Hughes on Oct 22, 2012 5:48:04 AM

Daniel Hughes, Bradley Corporation BIM Strategist will be co-teaching an Advanced Revit Family Class at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - School of Architecture and Urban Design on November 16th.

Dan Bayer, Director of Virtual Construction for Miron Construction (Neenah WI) invited me to co-teach a Revit Family class with him for the UWM Architectural Program students. We will use the standards, procedures and Revit models developed for the Bradley Revit Family Library (1000 families); for teaching our Revit Family Class."

Professional History

"Over the last decade, I've

consulted with Dan Bayer (then CAD Manager) as his Autodesk software installation & training consultant,
served with him in the Autodesk Reseller/Consultant Channel and
collaborated with him as my firm's BIM Manager; for projects where Miron Construction served as our BIM-based General Contractor."

Scope of Class

We'll teach (hands-on) the technical aspects (Best Practices) of building Revit families.

Our class will share the collaboration value; when designer, contractor and manufacturer are partnered from design through construction to provide the shared BIM benefits realized by a facility owner to manage the facility.

http://youtu.be/VtWIzCcTo5I

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Bradley BIM | 2012 Convention Schedule for Design-Construction-Facility Management

Posted by Daniel Hughes on Jul 24, 2012 7:31:32 AM

The Bradley Architectural\BIM Team is attending seven (7) 2012 conferences this year that focus on the leading trends & processes for facility design, construction and facility management. They include;

Building Information Modeling (BIM),
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD),
Design-Build, Modular Construction & Prefabrication,
Sustainable Design and
Green BIM Construction processes.

We've found these events to be a great investment of our resources by obtaining booth space and networking with attendees in the educational classes & presentations.

Save the Dates. Plan to Attend. Watch for Future Booth Number Postings

8/23/2012 | DBIA Federal Sector Conference - Arlington VA

Website: http://www.dbia.org/conferences/federal/2012/

10/10/2102 | National Association of Convenience Stores - Las Vegas NV

Website: http://www.nacsonline.com/NACSShow/Pages/default.aspx

10/29/2012 | ASPE Convention & Expo - Charlotte NC

Website: http://events.ntpshow.com/aspe2012/public/enter.aspx

11/7-9/2012 | Design - Build National Convention & Expo - New Orleans LA

Website: http://www.designbuildexpo.com/

11/16/2012 | GreenBuild International Conference\Expo - San Francisco CA

Website: http://www.greenbuildexpo.org/Home.aspx

12/3-7/2012 | Eco Build America \ National BIM Convention - Washington DC

Website: http://www.aececobuild.com/

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Download BIM for Owners Articles | Journal for Building Information Modeling - JBIM

Posted by Daniel Hughes on Jun 5, 2012 4:41:06 AM

Journal of Building Information Modeling | Cover of Spring 2012 issue

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Download McGraw-Hill SmartMarket Report | The Business Value of BIM - 2009

Posted by Jonathan Rydz on May 25, 2011 5:21:24 AM

Here is the 2009 McGraw-Hill SmartMarket Industry Report that reveals the success and Return On Investment (ROI) of a BIM process using case studies & design project examples.

The report presents survey results and case studies from various architects, engineers, contractors and other AEC industry participants from across the country.