BIM 1.0 — Visualization & Drawings
BIM 2.0 — Analysis
BIM 3.0 — Simulation

I have been selected to give a talk at the 2010 AIA Convention in Miami. This talk will be a revised version of a 2009 presentation: BIM 1.0, BIM 2.0, BIM 3.0. The 2009 presentation was generic in nature: 1. BIM programs that are available and 2. Industry process changes that will happen. For 2010 I would like to talk about what is actually happening with using BIM for Visualization, Drawings, Analysis and Simulation, however, I need your help in determining the most pertinent information for the AIA audience. I am asking that you please contact me about what you are doing in each of these areas.

Here is an updated version of the content that was presented at the 2009 AIA Convention in San Francisco as well as an article which served as the foundation for a presentation I made at last year’s convention. The Evolution of Building Information Modeling: BIM 1-2-3.

The PowerPoint presentation covers two primary topics:

• Visualization, Drawings, Analysis and Simulation, the current state of the art. BIM produces better sets of drawings than CAD; there are less errors and omissions. It is a quicker way to create drawings, although we should not be looking at BIM to decrease drawing time, we should be looking at BIM to decrease overall project costs, which will require an increase in modeling time. There will be ever increasing use of analysis and simulation which will lead to better designed, better operating and less expensive buildings to construct and operate. The presentation reviews the various analysis programs that are available and a look into simulation.
• Relationships, roles, and responsibilities, a new era. As the BIM project is shared with the building product manufacturers, contractors, sub-contractors and the owner we will see new relationships forged, new contracts needed and new responsibilities defined. There are projects underway now where all the team members gather in one location to generate the BIM model, where sub-contractors are replacing the need for the architects and engineers to detail their design, where costs are determined during the preliminary design phase, costs that are coming in well below budgets. The presentation has a series of slides that build one upon the other that looks at these new relationships.

Dennis Neeley, Product Director, Reed Construction Data   Dennis Neeley has multiple experiences all focused upon the practice and automation of the architectural, engineering, construction, Building Product Manufacturers (BPM's) and real estate professions. He has started and run several successful companies in these areas. He practiced architecture from 1971 to 1989 as a principal of the firm Neeley/Lofrano. He was managing partner of an 80 person construction/development company in the San Francisco Bay area. He was the contributing editor of CADence magazine for 5 years, has written two books on CAD and has taught at UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Washington. He is credited with being the driving force in bringing CAD to the architectural and engineering professions with the invention of AutoCAD AEC Architectural and Mechanical. He founded ASG that merged with Softdesk, the companies created over 30 CAD applications prior to being purchased by Autodesk. His next company Viscomm/Bricsnet created manufacturers and owner information automation applications and Internet based facility management applications. Customers included Kohler, Weyerhaeuser Doors, McDonald’s, Chevron, Hilton, American Express, Deutsche Bank and other major companies worldwide. In 2004 Dennis teamed up with Arol Wolford at Tectonic where they focused on creating tools and solutions for the BIM era. Tectonic was purchased by Reed in 2009. Reed has created SmartBIM Library, SmartBIM Objects, SmartBIM QTO, and SmartBIM Spaces all designed to increase value and productivity for those involved in the design, manufacturing, construction and facility management professions.