About the author  ⁄ Stuart Broome, P.E.

Stuart Broome, B.Eng (Hons) (stuart.broome@tekla.com), is Business Manager for Engineering at Tekla, Inc., a Trimble Company. He is a structural engineer with 21 years of experience in the U.S. and Europe.

The value of constructable Building Information Modeling (BIM) to projects is evident, yet it remains a common misconception that structural engineers get the least benefit from it. But, as many structural engineering firms can attest, it doesn’t have to be that way. Instead of following the lead of architects who suggest or require the use of BIM, structural engineers should assume the lead by building “constructable” models that can be used downstream by all subcontractors throughout the life of the project.

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