BIM HANDBOOK

A Guide to Building Information Modeling

For Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers, and Contractors

By Chuck Eastman, Paul Teicholtz, Rafael Sacks, and Kathleen Liston

The BIM HANDBOOK is an excellent reference for those just venturing into the world of BIM. It offers an objective view of the possibilities and the issues associated with the switch from the conventional 2D design process to the 3D BIM design process.

The book provides perspective from all sides of the design team – Owners, Architects, Engineers, Contractors, and Fabricators. The authors touch upon the key issues facing everyone involved, from design through construction.

For those interested in learning the basic concepts and vocabulary of BIM, as well as those concerned with contractual and legal issues, staffing changes, software options, or interoperability issues, this book will be a useful resource.

Reviewed by Jamie L. Davis, P.E., LEED AP, a Principal and Vice President of Ryan-Biggs Associates, P.C. She manages the Finger Lakes Office in Skaneateles Falls, New York. Ms. Davis is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers; the American Concrete Institute; the American Institute of Steel Construction; and the Reinforcement and Connector Subcommittee of The Masonry Society.

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