Moving Foward -BIM

     During my site visiting for this semester, I tried to think what the construction sites would be in 10 years. I was wondering if there will be a lot of changes in construction field. Then, I realized that there would not be a lot of changes in construction field. 2-D drawings would be needed for the crews and CM to communicate. I think equipment and materials would also  be remaining in the same in several decades. One thing I expect is the wide usage of BIM even though we still need 2D drawings.
  
      By chance, I was able to read a book "BIG BIM little bim" by Finith Jernigan. The author says BIM is not a piece of software. It does not need to be a 3D model. It is not a project phase. However, it could be any of these and could be shared with others. According to the book, the definition of BIM can be said that managing projects to get the right information to the people waning it at the right time.
      One of examples of BIM in this book is Children's Theater of Delmarva. The organization that planned to have this building needed to raise money and generate public interest.So, the organization asked the author's team to visualize 3D model. It was successful. After people saw 3D model and their detailed plans, they started to show their interests and it was possible to raise money to build Children's Theater. Using BIM, it was possible to chart the way forward in detail. It also enables to study organizational structures, operations issues, and physical requirements in depth, early (260).This is one good example of giving right information to the right people when we use BIM.

     When I learned how to use Autocad 2007 few years ago, I just thought drawing software was just a tool that helps architects draw 2D drawings faster and more precisely. A lot of things have changed.New software came out. I doubted that 3D software would be a part of construction. Now, including 3D models, Building Information Modeling tends to be a part of construction process. After learning how to handle Revit and Naviswork, I realized that 3D+time is a really strong tool in construction field. It should be a part of construction process to manage the overall construction process.     

      In my opinion, BIM will be widely used in several decades. That does not mean it will get rid of the necessary of 2D drawings and the methods that are currently used. When we apply BIM to the construction project, there will be more advantages. Because of high cost for using BIM, I do not think it will be used in small residential construction even after several decades. However, it is true that there are a lot of advantages when we use BIM in huge commercial construction projects.