J. Raymond Construction - Merit Construction, Inc.

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM)

B UILDING I NFORMATION M ODELING OR BIM IS THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A VIRTUAL BUILDING MODEL THAT ALLOWS THE PROJECT TEAM TO SEE , INTERACT , ANALYZE AND COLLABORATE IN AN INTELLIGENT 3- DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT . J. R AYMOND C ONSTRUCTION ADOPTED THE USE OF BIM IN 2011. B ENEFITS FROM BIM IMPLEMENTATION WERE IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED WITH A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF RFI S , COSTS AND TIME DELAYS .

BIM AT J. RAYMOND CONSTRUCTION

A BIM KICKOFF MEETING IS HELD AT THE START OF EVERY PROJECT WHICH REQUIRES THE ENTIRE PROJECT TEAM TO ATTEND . A BIM EXECUTION PLAN FOR THE PROJECT IS DEVELOPED WITH INPUT FROM THE ENTIRE TEAM THAT WILL DEFINE THE SCOPE OF BIM I MPLEMENTATION ON THE PROJECT , IDENTIFY THE PROCESS FLOW FOR BIM TASKS , DEFINE INFORMATION EXCHANGES BETWEEN PARTIES AND DESCRIBE THE REQUIRED PROJECT AND COMPANY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION . ‘I NTELLIGENT ’ 3-D IMENSIONAL MODELS , THAT NOT ONLY INCLUDE THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE PROJECT BUT ALSO ITS FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES , ARE DEVELOPED . BIM C OORDINATION MEETINGS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE PRE - CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION PHASES TO RESOLVE CLASHES AND CONSTRUCTABILITY ISSUES . 4-D IMENSIONAL MODELS ARE DEVELOPED TO AID IN CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCING , PHASING AND SCHEDULING SIMULATIONS . F IELD STAFF HAS EASY ACCESS TO CUSTOM ELECTRONIC LAYOUTS OF ANY AREA THEY REQUIRE AT ANY GIVEN TIME . BIM MODELS MAYBE USED IN FUTURE FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PURPOSES .