Conception and Construction: Fid-Bau Portal

Conception and Construction

Deutsch, Randy

This chapter discusses how building information modeling (BIM) is bridging the gap between design and construction, examining a stronger connection between what is designed, built, and how it operates brought forth by the use of BIM at the onset of the design phase. The dissolution of the conventional breaking points in the construction and completion phases of a building's delivery has blurred the distinction between the production of design intent and the transmission of information. One merger between concept and construction is due to the fact that BIM mediates between the two poles. The chapter explains how an industry application such as Autodesk ReCap is able to make 3D models from photos of construction machinery and equipment taken at the site. The convergence of work processes and tools such as BIM with the leveraging of available data in design and construction is not limited to the jobsite. Teaching activity further intensifies the understanding of how people would like to make use of technology and gives feedback on the design of user experience. Some of the technologies focus on the construction end of the spectrum, such as document management tools and reality capture technologies. Document management tools such as Autodesk BIM 360 can be thought of as convergence tools in that their main selling point is speed. More time building), achieved by leveraging real‐time or right‐time access to information in the cloud.