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Building Information Models Become Portable [iPad] [iPhone]

While there are numerous 3D model applications available for the iPhone, iPad and Android, there has not been an application that provides a portable “intelligent model” until now. goBIM, developed by Ian Keough senior technical designer at Buro Happold, is a tool for browsing Building Information Models on your iPhone (an iPad-specific version in the [...]
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Building Information Modeling: Content, Collaboration and Construction

On September 22, 2009, the AIA Houston BIM Association hosted their Fall seminar titled Building Information Modeling: Content, Collaboration and Construction. Presented by Jeff Chittenden, AIA (WHR Architects) and Jim Jacobi, P.E. (Walter P. Moore), this seminar was a discussion on model content, (where to find it, how to make it, and what should it [...]
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McGraw-Hill Construction Presents National Conference on Business Benefits of Building Information Modeling, Sep. 21-22, in San Francisco

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ — The rapid emergence of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) technologies is revolutionizing the way architecture, engineering and construction firms work together to communicate, solve problems and build better projects. To bring design and construction professionals closer to BIM’s benefits, McGraw-Hill Construction will host a national conference [...]
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