BIM ‘black box’ data can boost building efficiency far into the future

By Michael Bartyzel 2022-10-11T06:00:00

While BIM originally stood for building information modelling, the industry increasingly thinks of it as building information management. Michael Bartyzel considers this largely untapped potential

BIM was originally conceived as a building iInformation management model, an annotated digital rendering of a design team’s vision. More recently, it has evolved to become an information receptacle for a building.

This digital model has become an invaluable asset for the design and building process, from improving communication and minimising risk to reducing costs and increasing productivity. But what can it offer beyond this?

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