BIM in Practice

3 units

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is a developing method of creating, sharing and managing project data through a visualized 3D or 4D model. While it continues to deliver on an initial promise to increase design consistency and efficiency while minimizing errors, the focus of attention is shifting to the use of BIM to facilitate integrated methods of project delivery. The course will explore the use of the BIM platform and the development of data exchange methods in architectural design through a case study and subsequent design project. Students will be provided instruction in Revit covering the creation, management, and extraction of data from a model, but will also look at the technology more broadly, discussing the changes advanced by the deployment of BIM processes in practice.