How Building Product Manufacturers benefit from BIM
And how to turn it into your competitive advantage
BIM is changing the way the construction industry works. New tools and workflows are introduced, and contractors, engineers and estimators are finding new ways to collaborate and realize better building projects. But BIM isn’t something that only concerns planning and engineering agencies: also manufacturers can benefit a great deal from BIM.
What is BIM?
Let’s start with the definition of BIM. BIM can be described as a working method in which a 3D Building Information Model (BIM) integrates the collaboration of various disciplines in the construction industry. The standardization committee of the American National BIM Standard describes BIM as:
“Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle; defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition.”
So a BIM model as we know it today is a resource to be used throughout the construction process: from first design, during construction, during management and operation to the demolition of the building.
Why manufacturers should care
BIM is changing the way parties in the industry work together. Traditional roles in building projects are shifting, decisions making processes are changing and contractors are facing new requirements for their projects. Contractors rely on the quality of the supplied products by manufacturers to deliver high quality projects – not only in a physical way, but also in a digital way. Engineers need the correct information about product data to create accurate digital models that can be built efficiently.
This means that the role of the manufacturer has become of paramount importance in the BIM design workflow. All these changes offer new opportunities to manufacturers to sharpen their competitive edge.
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How you can reach MEP engineers and contractors
MEPcontent.com is the BIM library for every MEP engineer, offering up-to-date 3D and parametric product information that is ready to use in any BIM process. In close cooperation with all known manufacturers, MEPcontent offers files and custom Apps for the most commonly used products in Revit, CAD or IFC format.
To help MEP engineers and contractors work directly with your products in Revit, our BIM experts developed Custom Revit Apps. Specifically designed to let your (potential) customers directly configure your products in Revit through your own App. The data is cloud based and therefore always up-to-date. Users easily download the App from our dedicated store, part of the largest community for MEP engineers.
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