Chapter 5. BIM for Architects and Engineers

  1. Chuck Eastman,
  2. Paul Teicholz,
  3. Rafael Sacks,
  4. Kathleen Liston

Published Online: 15 APR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470261309.ch5

BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers, and Contractors

BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers, and Contractors

How to Cite

Eastman, C., Teicholz, P., Sacks, R. and Liston, K. (2008) BIM for Architects and Engineers, in BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers, and Contractors, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470261309.ch5

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 15 APR 2008
  2. Published Print: 15 FEB 2008

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470185285

Online ISBN: 9780470261309

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Keywords:

  • building information modeling (BMI) in design practice;
  • 3D parametric modeling and interoperability;
  • design-construction collaboration;
  • building element models (BEMs) and geometric 2D and 3D;
  • naviswork jetstream software

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Executive summary

  • Introduction

  • Scope of Design Services

  • BIM Use in Design Processes

  • Building Element Models and Libraries

  • Considerations in Adoption for Design Practice

  • New and Changed Staffing within Design Firms

  • New Contractual Opportunities in Design