SBM5101 BIM Technology

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Introduction to BIM

0. Background

1. History: From 2D to BIM

2. Drawing skills and BIM

3. Basic concepts of BIM

4. Why BIM?

5. BIM elements and standards

6. BIM dimensions
[Powerpoint file in PDF format]

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 Video presentation:

• 一筆一劃勾勒工程靈魂　渠署繪圖師： 圖則是將意念實踐 (HK01 News)
• What is BIM (Building Information Modeling)? (3:00) https://youtu.be/suNadRnHy-U
  
• What is BIM? Understand Building Information Modeling (2:52) https://youtu.be/0J0d-LjInEU
• Introduction: What is BIM? (2:20) https://youtu.be/rAAGRUXNeNQ
  
• Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) at Parsons Brinckerhoff (2:21) https://youtu.be/KmRu1rRPRis
  
• Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) overview (2:40) https://youtu.be/Y6qJ_KG6Jwo

Further Reading:

• Videos:
  
• What is BIM: All you need to know (10:36) https://youtu.be/B3Zwm8DNU1c
  
• BIM vs. VDC: Is there a difference? (2:40) https://youtu.be/Fcf3hF7bAkI
• BIM For Beginners by The B1M https://www.theb1m.com/BIM-For-Beginners
• BIM for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know https://streambim.com/bim-beginners-everything-need-know/
  
• Building information modelling BIM https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Building_information_modelling_BIM

Useful references:

• Arayici, Y., 2015. Building Information Modeling, bookboon.com (The ebook company). https://www.academia.edu/32112187/Building_information_modeling
  
• Barnes, P. and Davies, N., 2015. BIM in Principle and in Practice, Second edition, ICE Publishing, London.
  
• Kumar, B., 2015. A Practical Guide to Adopting BIM in Construction Projects, Whittles, Dunbeath.
  
• Denis, F., 2015. Building Information Modelling – Belgian Guide for the Construction Industry, ADEB-VBA, Brussel. (http://adeb-vba.be/the-guide-to-bim.pdf)
  

Useful Websites:

• Autodesk BIM Curriculum http://bimcurriculum.autodesk.com/
  
• Autodesk Design Academy http://academy.autodesk.com
• BIM - Construction Industry Council http://www.bim.cic.hk
  
• BIM@Singapore http://bimsg.org/
  
• BIM Basics [BIM+] http://www.bimplus.co.uk/bim-basics/
  
• BIM For Beginners [theb1m.com] http://www.theb1m.com/BIM-For-Beginners
  
• Graphisoft BIM Curriculum http://www.graphisoft.com/learning/bim-curriculum/

 Web links:

• If BIM’s a Mystery, Here’s the History! https://www.exactal.com/en/company/blog/if-bims-a-mystery-heres-the-history/
  
• Building information modeling - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_information_modeling
• The 20 key BIM terms you need to know https://www.thenbs.com/knowledge/the-20-key-bim-terms-you-need-to-know
• BIM Dimensions http://data.bim6d.es/bim-dimensions
  
• BIM Talk: A Glossary of Terms as Used in BIM http://bimtalk.co.uk/glossary
• Virtual design and construction - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_design_and_construction

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| Created: May 2019 | Update: 19 May 2019 |