Change is the one thing that is constant with BIM. Found a great article on HPAC about the “future of BIM” and how the cloud is allowing us to take BIM to that next level of complexity. I currently have a desktop nick named “the beast” because of it’s 8 core dual Xeon processors, 32GB of ram and a top of the line graphics card. However, some models are pushing the beast to it’s limits.
Over the last 10 years, the mechanical-engineering and construction industry has rapidly adopted building information modeling (BIM), an intelligent, model-based process providing insight for faster, more economical, and less environmentally impactful development and management of building and infrastructure projects. According to a McGraw-Hill Construction report,1 BIM adoption among architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms rose from 17 percent in 2007 to 71 percent in 2012. Where BIM goes from here will be determined by three key technological movements that are redefining the way mechanical engineers and contractors work: digital infrastructure, big data, and emerging markets….. Read the entire Article here:
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