3.4. Conclusion

This chapter evaluated the tools available for building information modeling during the construction phase of a project. The next chapter analyzes how to update these tools to make them effective throughout a project. Current BIM tools are useful and early adopters will assuredly reap the rewards of future releases and updates. The advantages of working BIM into a construction management process now will pay dividends later, as software and technologies continue to develop, making the construction manager increasingly effective. Software will continue to develop at a rapid pace over the next decade, and users who have implemented BIM into their process will be at a significant advantage over those who have not. Holding off now ...

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