Building Information Modeling

New Book Shows How to Improve Planning and Management on Any Construction Project with Powerful BIM Tools

Building Information Modeling (BIM) integrates 3D and 4D to dramatically improve planning, schedule coordination, visualization, and communication for construction projects while reducing risks, errors, and costs. To show architects and building professionals how to capitalize on BIM concepts, tools, and techniques for their building projects, the McGraw-Hill Construction Book Series introduces BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING: Planning and Managing Construction Projects with 4D CAD and Simulations (McGraw-Hill; May 2008; Hardcover: $79.95) by Willem Kymmel.

This in-depth resource provides guidance on applying BIM to both new and retrofit construction projects. Readers will learn the concepts behind BIM and how to increase productivity and create cost-effective projects. The book’s very visual approach, with more than 200 photos, charts, and diagrams, illustrates BIM’s revolutionary process. Detailed case studies of domestic and international projects exemplify how leading edge companies are using this technology.

McGraw-Hill Construction and McGraw-Hill Professional, both businesses of The McGraw-Hill Companies, collaborate in publishing the McGraw-Hill Construction Book Series. BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING is the seventh book published in the series.

Titles in the McGraw-Hill Construction Book Series published previously are:
DEFECT FREE BUILDINGS by Robert S. Mann
MCGRAW-HILL CONSTRUCTION LOCATOR by Joseph A. MacDonald
BUILDING ANATOMY by Iver Wahl
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES by David MacCollum
SOLAR POWER IN BUILDING DESIGN by Peter Gevorkian
THE ENGINEERING GUIDE TO LEED-NEW CONSTRUCTION by Liv Haselbach

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Willem Kymmell is a practicing architect with more than 30 years of experience in the field. He is also an Associate Professor of Construction Management at California State University, Chico, where he teaches building information modeling and construction documentation, construction document analysis, specifications, building code analysis, and architectural history. Mr. Kymmell's private practice includes residential and commercial commissions, consultations, and virtual building software training.

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