1st Edition

Building Information Modeling in Pedagogy and Practice

206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

The adoption of building information modeling (BIM) in both pedagogy and practice has experienced significant growth in the past decade. As the use of BIM is being quantitatively and qualitatively shown to improve project outcomes, many educators and practitioners are still struggling with how to incorporate BIM into curriculum, training, and current and future projects. This book: is a... Read more

Introduction

Anne K. Anderson and David E. Gunderson

 

1. Student visualization: Using 3-D models in undergraduate construction management education

Scott Glick, Dale Porter and Charles Smith

 

2. Implementation of building information modeling into accredited programs in architecture and construction education

Maya M. Joannides, Svetlana Olbina and Raja R. A. Issa

 

3. Student perceptions of model-based estimating

Jonathan W. Elliott, Scott Glick and Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez

 

4. Curriculum to prepare AEC students for BIM-enabled globally distributed projects

Anne K. Anderson, Carrie Sturts Dossick, and Laura Osburn

 

5. BIM for sustainability analyses

Salman Azhar and Justin Brown

 

6. Building information modeling and potential legal issues

Douglas B. Arensman and Mehmet E. Ozbek

 

7. Integrating BIM and panorama to create a semi-augmented-reality experience of a construction site

Masoud Gheisari, Mohsen Foroughi Sabzevar, Pojui Chen and Javier Irizzary

 

8. A quantitative study of the relationship between project performance and BIM use on commercial construction projects in the USA

David Kelly and Benedict Ilozor

 

9. Current state of practice associated with the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the custom home building industry

William N. Smith, James Smith and Evan D. Bingham

 

10. A BIM-based approach for communicating and implementing a construction site safety plan

Salman Azhar and Alex Behringer

 

11. BIM Practices of commercial MEP contractors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Kevin R. Miller and Bryan J. Kent

 

12. 4D scheduling: a visualization tool for construction field operations

Alexandra Romigh, Jeff Kim and Anoop Sattineni

 

 

Biography

Anne K. Anderson is Associate Professor in the Construction Management program in the School of Engineering, Computing and Construction Management at Roger Williams University, Bristol, USA.

Kevin R. Miller was Professor of Construction and Facilities Management in the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering at Brigham Young University, Provo, USA.

David E. Gunderson is currently working for Swinerton Builders as National Field Learning and Development Manager and formerly Associate Professor in the School and Design & Construction at Washington State University, Pullman, USA.