1.6. Conclusion

BIM is not perfect. It is a relatively new technology when compared with other industry standards. Yet BIM is the greatest technological advance in the AEC industry in this generation. BIM software was developed as a response from design professionals who began to see the need to create a single source of information that can be shared, added to, altered, and responsibly distributed among the design team. We are just beginning to see the full potential of BIM both as a process and as software and what it means to harness its full capabilities. Although these needs will begin to be addressed as the industry acceptance of this new technology and resource grows, everyone must contribute their ideas, criticisms, and suggestions to ...

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