Comments on: BIM HANDBOOK: A GUIDE TO BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING FOR OWNERS, MANAGERS, DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS http://www.engineerinfonet.com/bim-handbook-a-guide-to-building-information-modeling-for-owners-managers-designers-engineers-and-contractors/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:22:38 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dana K. Smith http://www.engineerinfonet.com/bim-handbook-a-guide-to-building-information-modeling-for-owners-managers-designers-engineers-and-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-398 Dana K. Smith Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:30:56 +0000 http://www.engineerinfonet.com/bim-handbook-a-guide-to-building-information-modeling-for-owners-managers-designers-engineers-and-contractors/#comment-398 This is clearly the most comprehensive book to date on the subject of building information modeling. It covers the entire spectrum and provides many comparative analyses of existing products, to help you make an educated choice of tools. Rating: 5 / 5 This is clearly the most comprehensive book to date on the subject of building information modeling. It covers the entire spectrum and provides many comparative analyses of existing products, to help you make an educated choice of tools.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: A. Callas http://www.engineerinfonet.com/bim-handbook-a-guide-to-building-information-modeling-for-owners-managers-designers-engineers-and-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-397 A. Callas Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:07:40 +0000 http://www.engineerinfonet.com/bim-handbook-a-guide-to-building-information-modeling-for-owners-managers-designers-engineers-and-contractors/#comment-397 Excellent in how it encompasses BIM issues to various partners in the building process. It is considerably appropriate and relevant when considering the impact of BIM on the building industry and our personal business. Rating: 4 / 5 Excellent in how it encompasses BIM issues to various partners in the building process. It is considerably appropriate and relevant when considering the impact of BIM on the building industry and our personal business.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Lachmi Khemlani http://www.engineerinfonet.com/bim-handbook-a-guide-to-building-information-modeling-for-owners-managers-designers-engineers-and-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Lachmi Khemlani Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:56:09 +0000 http://www.engineerinfonet.com/bim-handbook-a-guide-to-building-information-modeling-for-owners-managers-designers-engineers-and-contractors/#comment-396 The BIM Handbook is an extensively researched and meticulously written book, showing evidence of years of work rather than something that has been quickly put together in the course of a few months. It brings together most of the current information about BIM, its history, as well as its potential future in one convenient place and can serve as a handy reference book on BIM for anyone who is involved in the design, construction, and operation of buildings and needs to know about the technologies that support it. It is the must-have text book for BIM for all academic institutions who would like to teach or research this subject. Some practitioners might find it a little intimidating, as it does get very detailed and technical, but those refuse to be daunted by its academic style will find their efforts very well rewarded with a deeper understanding of all aspects of BIM that are relevant to their work. <br /> <br />You can read a more detailed review of this book in my AEC technology publication, AECbytes: http://www.aecbytes.com/review/2008/BIMHandbook.html Rating: 5 / 5 The BIM Handbook is an extensively researched and meticulously written book, showing evidence of years of work rather than something that has been quickly put together in the course of a few months. It brings together most of the current information about BIM, its history, as well as its potential future in one convenient place and can serve as a handy reference book on BIM for anyone who is involved in the design, construction, and operation of buildings and needs to know about the technologies that support it. It is the must-have text book for BIM for all academic institutions who would like to teach or research this subject. Some practitioners might find it a little intimidating, as it does get very detailed and technical, but those refuse to be daunted by its academic style will find their efforts very well rewarded with a deeper understanding of all aspects of BIM that are relevant to their work.

You can read a more detailed review of this book in my AEC technology publication, AECbytes: http://www.aecbytes.com/review/2008/BIMHandbook.html
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Jovic Aleksandar http://www.engineerinfonet.com/bim-handbook-a-guide-to-building-information-modeling-for-owners-managers-designers-engineers-and-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Jovic Aleksandar Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:30:51 +0000 http://www.engineerinfonet.com/bim-handbook-a-guide-to-building-information-modeling-for-owners-managers-designers-engineers-and-contractors/#comment-395 This book is a great resource for managers/executives who need to familiarize themselves with bim technology in order to successfully initiate implementation within a company. Benefits (and drawbacks) of technology for all groups mentioned in a title (developers, facility managers, designers, contractors)are covered in details. <br /> <br />Authors are very competent and they put lots of effort to prepare and organize this material (this is one of the best organized book I have ever read). <br /> <br />[...] <br /> <br />Highly recommended. Rating: 5 / 5 This book is a great resource for managers/executives who need to familiarize themselves with bim technology in order to successfully initiate implementation within a company. Benefits (and drawbacks) of technology for all groups mentioned in a title (developers, facility managers, designers, contractors)are covered in details.

Authors are very competent and they put lots of effort to prepare and organize this material (this is one of the best organized book I have ever read).

[...]

Highly recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Michael Daly http://www.engineerinfonet.com/bim-handbook-a-guide-to-building-information-modeling-for-owners-managers-designers-engineers-and-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Michael Daly Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:07:02 +0000 http://www.engineerinfonet.com/bim-handbook-a-guide-to-building-information-modeling-for-owners-managers-designers-engineers-and-contractors/#comment-394 Building Information Modeling (BIM) describes the entry of data base files into construction and fabrication drawings; the designation of the shape on the drawing is actually a hyperlink to the data file. In this way, BIM is definitely not ` what you see is what you get". <br /> <br /> In a very similar manner, this BIM Handbook is not "what you see is what you get". It appears to be a book, in fact, it is a catalyst, a dynamic interactive tool that changes the way design and production professionals accomplish their work. It seems to me virtually impossible to read this book and remain rooted in traditional inefficiencies, in outdated practices. <br /> <br /> As a catalyst, of course, this book is hard to simply "read", because it is initiating transformative action in real time as one is going thru its chapters. The layout of the book is logical, its progression and presentations crystal clear. It contains many helpful graphics and charts, as well as direct instructions for newcomers to this field to achieve a measure of competence in it. The BIM Handbook is an obvious choice for university level classes, and for professional offices in construction management. <br /> <br /> After eight thoroughly informative chapters, the authors give to the reader in Chapter Nine very useful examples of BIM applications. I also appreciated the authors' efforts to describe the current software systems available, and their intended purposes. <br /> <br /> BIM Handbook is a must have companion for anyone in this field desiring integration into the leading edge of today's design / build world. I recommend BIM Handbook unequivocally. <br /> <br />Mike Daly <br />San Francisco Rating: 5 / 5 Building Information Modeling (BIM) describes the entry of data base files into construction and fabrication drawings; the designation of the shape on the drawing is actually a hyperlink to the data file. In this way, BIM is definitely not ` what you see is what you get”.

In a very similar manner, this BIM Handbook is not “what you see is what you get”. It appears to be a book, in fact, it is a catalyst, a dynamic interactive tool that changes the way design and production professionals accomplish their work. It seems to me virtually impossible to read this book and remain rooted in traditional inefficiencies, in outdated practices.

As a catalyst, of course, this book is hard to simply “read”, because it is initiating transformative action in real time as one is going thru its chapters. The layout of the book is logical, its progression and presentations crystal clear. It contains many helpful graphics and charts, as well as direct instructions for newcomers to this field to achieve a measure of competence in it. The BIM Handbook is an obvious choice for university level classes, and for professional offices in construction management.

After eight thoroughly informative chapters, the authors give to the reader in Chapter Nine very useful examples of BIM applications. I also appreciated the authors’ efforts to describe the current software systems available, and their intended purposes.

BIM Handbook is a must have companion for anyone in this field desiring integration into the leading edge of today’s design / build world. I recommend BIM Handbook unequivocally.

Mike Daly

San Francisco
Rating: 5 / 5

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