BIM Handbook A Guide to Building Information Modeling

BIM Handbook A Guide to Building Information Modeling Book By Chuck Eastman

The BIM Handbook is addressed to building developers, owners, managers,

and inspectors; to architects, engineers of all disciplines, construction contrac-

tors, and fabricators; and to students of architecture, civil engineering, and

building construction. It reviews Building Information Modeling and its related

technologies, its potential benefi ts, its costs and needed infrastructure. It also

discusses the present and future infl uences of BIM on regulatory agencies; legal

practice associated with the building industry; and manufacturers of building

products—it is directed at readers in these areas. A rich set of BIM case studies

are presented and various BIM tools and technologies are described. Current

and future industry and societal impacts are also explored.