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4bim
www.4bim.com
Provides BIM news, product developments, links.
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AIA Contract Documents, Integrated Project Delivery Documents
www.aiacontractdocuments.org/ipd/
Offers Integrated Project Delivery contract documents for sale.
American Institute of Architects
www.aia.org
Integrated Project Delivery Guide assists owners, designers and builders in identifying the characteristics of integrated project delivery and provides guidance on utilizing it to improve design, construction and operations. Building Connections is an international clearinghouse for interoperability standards for and activities in architecture, engineering, construction, real estate; provides news and overview of standards activities.
Army Corps of Engineers, CAD/BIM Technology Center
https://cadbim.usace.army.mil
Includes BIM articles; “Implementation of CAD Standard for Building Information Model (BIM)”; project profiles; BIM Road Map; A/E/C CADD Standard; software downloads; event listings. Click here for DOD security certificate, which may be needed to access site.
Athena Institute
www.athenasmi.org
Life cycle assessment products include EcoCalculator; Impact Estimator for Buildings software database of the properties of structural and building envelope product properties.
Autodesk Building Information Modeling
www.autodesk.com/PowerofBIM
Provides information about advantages of BIM in architecture; civil and structural engineering; design visualization; mechanical, electrical and plumbing system design. Includes technical videos and white papers on BIM applications; articles on BIM and sustainable, green design. Provides overview, features, online tutorials for Autodesk products that utilize BIM; overview of functionalities by industry.
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Bentley Systems
www.bentley.com
Offers technology applications for the A/E/C industry, including ProjectWise software that employs Building Information Modeling to connect data and information across teams, which is used by architects and engineers to manage, find, share, visualize CAD and geospatial content, project data, documents.
BIMForum
www.bimforum.org
Discussion board sponsored by the Associated General Contractors intended to facilitate and accelerate the adoption of building information modeling (BIM) in the AEC industry. Provides BIM primer and links; registered users can participate in forum discussions.
BIM Resources at Georgia Institute of Technology
bim.arch.gatech.edu
AEC Integration Laboratory provides overview of BIM; classification of BIM tools; list of BIM tools; interoperability data models; references; case studies; list of courses and seminars; resources for AEC integration partners.
BIMWorld
www.bimworld.com
BIMContentManager allows sharing of Revit and Autocad families of drawings from desktop to the Web and back. BIMLibrary contains library of drawings from participating manufacturers.
Building Information Modeling, University of Utah
faculty.arch.utah.edu/bim/template.html
Provides collection of articles on BIM issues from the University of Utah’s College of Architecture and Planning.
buildingSMART Alliance
www.buildingsmartalliance.org
North American chapter of the International Alliance for Interoperability; operates within the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). Promotes interoperability and full lifecycle implementation of building information models. Provides full text of the latest issue of the Journal of Building Information Modeling; overview of programs; FAQs; overview and visions; links to other BIM resources, projects, providers.
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Cadalyst
aec.cadalyst.com
Monthly publication focusing on CAD and related technologies as they apply to architecture, engineering, construction, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and geographic information systems (GIS). BIM includes articles and product reviews. Civil Engineering provides articles on and reviews of 3D software products.
Center for Integrated Facility Engineering, Stanford University
www.stanford.edu/group/CIFE/
Academic research center for virtual design and construction in the A/E/C industry. Includes BIM value survey results report, technical reports, working papers.
Cimmetry Systems
www.cimmetry.com
AutoVue visualization and collaboration software allows users to view and mark up 2D/3D CAD, plot, raster, hybrid and office documents throughout the project cycle. Registered users can view online demo and download evaluation copy of software.
ConsensusDOCS
www.consensusdocs.org/catalog_collaborative.html
BIM Addendum provides standard contract document for all project participants that addresses administrative, legal issues associated with utilizing Building Information Modeling and BIM models; tri-party LEAN collaborative agreements.
Construction Management Association of America
cmaanet.org
Includes full text of white paper on Building Information Modeling prepared by the CMAA’s Emerging Technologies Committee; CM Advisor newsletter report on BIM adoption. Professional Development provides BIM training event profiles.
Construction Specifications Institute
www.csinet.org/s_csi/docs/14700/
14665.ppt?DocTypeID=12&TrackID=
Contains “Building Information Modeling Overview” online PowerPoint presentation.
Continental Automated Buildings Association, Standards and Protocols
www.caba.org/standard/index.html
BACNet International standard development group encourages the use of BACnet® Protocol to increase interoperability in building automation and control systems through educational programs. Open Buildings Information Exchange works toward creating a standard XML and Web Services guideline to facilitate the exchange of information between intelligent buildings and to promote systems integration.
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Facility Information Council
www.facilityinformationcouncil.org
National Institute of Building Sciences’ council that provides support for development and standardization of computer technologies and software to improve performance of the entire life cycle of facilities from design, engineering and construction through operation, maintenance and retirement phases. National CAD Standard is the only comprehensive U.S. CAD Standard for the design, construction and facility management industries. Lists adopters; provides FAQs and ordering information; includes user forums. National BIM Standard is intended to improve the performance of facilities by promoting common standards and an integrated life-cycle information model for the architecture, engineering, construction, facility management industries. Includes full text of “Part 1 Overview, Principles, and Methodologies”; project fact sheets; presentations; links to related articles, papers, documents, organizations, news releases, software and service providers.
FIATECH
www.fiatech.org
Non-profit consortium focused on development of technologies to improve design, engineering, building and maintenance of capital projects and facilities. Can view Capital Projects Technology Roadmap and profiles of active, proposed, completed projects. Industry Research includes “Best Practices Guide to Selecting Construction Software,” "Interoperability in the Construction Industry," "Cost Analysis of Inadequate Interoperability in the U.S. Capital Facilities Industry," "Preconstruction Management Software Trends and Strategy," “Capital Facilities Information Handover Guide,” other BIM and interoperability reports. Includes “Building Information Modeling for Precast Concrete” report. Data Standards Clearinghouse links to standards for commercial buildings and structures, industrial processing facilities, geospatial technology.
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General Services Administration, 3D-4D Building Information Modeling
www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/channelView.do?
pageTypeId=8195&channelPage=%2Fep%2F
channel%2FgsaOverview.jsp&channelId=-18161
Program established through the Public Buildings Service’s Office of Chief Architect provides program overview; downloadable Guide Series; BIM Champions contact list organized by region; technical and news articles.
Graphisoft
www.graphisoftus.com
Provides information about ArchiCAD Virtual Building enhancement, which manages information from the entire life cycle of buildings, and Vico Software's 5D Virtual Construction software, which helps building owners and contractors by integrating design, construction, management processes, including design, cost, schedule.
Green Building XML Schema (gbXML)
www.gbxml.org
Developed to facilitate the transfer of building information stored in CAD building information models, enabling integrated interoperability between building design models and numerous engineering analysis tools and models. Adopted by Autodesk, Graphisoft, Bentley, other CAD vendors. Provides schema files, list of members and products, tools.
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International Alliance for Interoperability
www.iai-international.org/
Provides information about buildingSMART project lifecycle management system that ensures exchange of accurate information on the built environment among all members of the building community. Gives history of the organization and Industry Foundation Class (IFC) releases; explains how organization operates. Includes overview of planning, design, construction processes; facility operation principles; developer tools; software support materials; presentations and papers; event listings; information about organization, projects, training; news; list of international projects.
International Building Performance Simulation Association
www.ibpsa.org
Includes papers and reports on research projects to develop methodologies for building simulation software validation. Links to energy and indoor environmental modeling resources; provides newsletter archive; event calendar.
International Code Council, SMARTcodes
www.iccsafe.org/SMARTcodes/
Includes SmartMarket Report on Interoperability; presentations on current and possible future design and code checking processes; online SMARTcodes demonstrations.
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McGraw Hill Sweets 3D Collection
www.construction.com/Sweets/3Dmanufacturers/
Lists manufacturers that offer SketchUp 3D models available to registered users.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, Building Environment Division, Computer Integrated Building Processes Group
cic.nist.gov
Provides information about research projects on construction controls using 3D imaging and building information models; integration of building project data and geospatial data; virtual project data integration; visualization research.
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OmniClass Construction Classification System
www.omniclass.org
New construction industry classification system developed by the Construction Specifications Institute with input from and participation by other professional organizations and persons in the AEC industry. It is intended to provide a standardized basis for classifying information throughout a facility’s life cycle, from conception to demolition or reuse, and to encompass all types of construction. Registered users can download classification tables.
Open Design Alliance
www.opendesign.com
Non-profit, membership-based consortium of software companies, developers, users promoting open exchange of CAD data and developing software libraries that enable ODA members to write applications capable of reading and writing the popular DWG and DGN CAD file formats. Lists member companies; provides open DWG and DGN specifications.
Open Geospatial Consortium, Interoperability Program
www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/programs/ip/
Part of the Consortium’s initiative to develop, test, demonstrate and promote the use of OpenGIS® Specifications. Includes technical documents that detail interfaces or encodings used by software developers in their products and services.
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Product Data Standards for Structural Steel, National Institute of Standards and Technology
cic.nist.gov/vrml/cis2.html#IFC
Contains Industry Foundation Classes; product data model developed by the International Alliance for Interoperability to facilitate interoperability in the building industry, a neutral and open specification that is not controlled by a single vendor or group of vendors and is a commonly used format for Building Information Modeling. Includes structural steel IFC resources and files; articles; research.
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Reed Construction Data, Building Information Modeling
www.reedconstructiondata.com/bim/
Offers BIM Library Manager file system for organizing and finding BIM content within Revit families; BIM object creation services; BIM product demos; BIM blog and discussion forum; articles; news.
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Tekla Corporation
www.tekla.com
Tekla Structures is a building information modeling (BIM) tool that creates a single-model 3D environment and integrates the delivery process for steel detailing, precast concrete, structural engineering components. Can view sample steel, concrete, combined steel and concrete models; online brochures; demos.
Triton College, School of Architecture and Construction Management,
academics.triton.edu/faculty/fheitzman/arch.html
Degrees provides information about associate degree in Building Information Modeling. Resources includes downloadable Triton Building Information Modeling Standards Manual.
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Whole Building Design Guide, Building Information Models
www.wbdg.org/resources/bim.php
Resource page describes Building Information Model and examines collaborative efforts underway to develop a National BIM Standard. Provides links to participating organizations.
Wikipedia, Building Information Modeling
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_Information_Modeling
Contains definitions, background information, links to BIM resources.
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