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Advertising supplement provided by
American Institute of Steel Construction
By Larry Flynn
With the steel
team utilizing a design-build framework and
3-D modeling, delivery of the structural steel
for Mt. Tahoma High School, Tacoma, Wash.,
designed by BLRB Architects, Tacoma, cut the
construction schedule by three months.
Rendering credit:
Putnam, Collins, Scott Associates |
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Applying BIM to Projects
Once a firm has conducted its research and is comfortable
with the tools it has in place, the best way to get started
is to just do it. Experts recommend that architectural firms
carefully select projects for BIM and apply them. One litmus
test in determining if a project is right for BIM is whether
a firm can deliver a completed project to the owner that is
cheaper, faster, better, and safer by utilizing the BIM process.
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Required Reading
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read this additional
text. To receive a faxed or emailed copy of
the material, contact Larry Flynn by e-mail at
flynn@aisc.org
or call (312) 670-5437. The following quiz
questions include information from this material.
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