BIM Demystified: An Architect's Guide to Building Information Modelling/Management (BIM)

BIM Demystified is a short, practical introduction to Building Information Modelling (BIM).

Addressing BIM from the point of view of mainstream practice as opposed to a cutting-edge technological perspective, it offers a user-friendly yet thorough explanation of a subject which is often swamped by jargon and deluged with spin.

Taking a wide view of BIM – encompassing business opportunity, Code of Conduct, cultural issues and the necessity for better legal arrangements too – the book’s chapters range from the BIM ingredients (including objects, parametrics, and standards), to the business case for BIM and how to implement it. BIM requires a shift in attitudes if its benefits are to be obtained – and this book will allow individuals at all levels in any practice to build a firmer understanding of the merits and wider application of the subject. It brings together both managers and technologists within businesses throughout the AECC chain to form better and more valuable propositions for built environment interventions.

Steve Race is a Chartered Architect. As the former BIM Regional Ambassador he was instrumental in launching the BIM Hubs throughout the United Kingdom as part of the Government’s BIM initiative. He is currently a member of the Core management Team of the BIM Task Group. In 2012 Steve also delivered the RIBA’s national CPD programme on BIM. He has almost 40 years experience in the field of what is now called BIM, and is widely regarded as an expert on all strategic aspects of BIM; business, legal, process, standards, technology and education.