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Advertising supplement provided by American Institute of Steel Construction

By Larry Flynn

AIA/Architectural Record Continuing Education

Instructions

• Read the article "Getting on Board with Building Information Modeling"
• Complete the questions below, then fill in your answers .
• Fill out and submit the AIA/CES education reporting form in the magazine or print the form to receive one AIA learning unit.

Questions:

LU: 1 HS: 1

1. The key to reducing risk and building trust in a BIM project is:
a. Collaboration, integration, and communication
b. A good lawyer
c. Software
d. A detailed schedule

2. The most important element of BIM on which to focus is:
a. The software
b. The process
c. The model
d. The budget

3. With BIM, the project is designed and virtually constructed up front in the design phase, which allows construction to proceed more quickly in the field, reducing overall cost of a project and enabling the building to begin operation sooner.
a. True
b. False

4. The true value of BIM is realized:
a. During pre-planning
b. Upstream earlier in the design phases
c. Downstream in the design and construction process
d. After the project is completed

5. A Building Information Model:
a. A complete 3-D digital representation of a building system or subsystem
b. In most cases can replace the term ‘construction documents’ as it relates to building construction.
c. May include other BIMs.
d. All of the above

6. Which of the following is not a benefit of BIM for the architect:
a. BIM gives the architect enhanced influence over the entire life of the project.
b. BIM enables the architect to provide a better solution to the client.
c. BIM reduces the architect’s risk and possibility of litigation.
d. BIM reduces the architect’s work load and responsibility.

7. Evidence from projects constructed utilizing a BIM methodology indicates that it is possible to deliver completed projects to clients that are completed faster, are less expensive, of higher quality, and with increased project safety and reduced exposure to risk and litigation.
a. True
b. False

8. Interoperability may be defined as:
a. Use of software systems that are able to communicate and exchange data and information through a neutral file format.
b. A practice employed to evaluate the operational impacts of BIM on a firm’s bottom line
c. A labor-saving construction technique
d. The cross-training of staff on CAD and BIM equipment

9. Experts agree that the best way to start working in BIM is to:
a. Wait until the firm has transitioned its software
b. Thoroughly train staff in the use of BIM tools before starting a project
c. Select a project and “just do it”
d. Begin working in BIM only after the industry as a whole has transitioned

10. The transition to BIM is not without its hurdles and requires some reallocation of:
a. Effort
b. Cost
c. Risk
d. All of the above

Click here to print the reporting form.