Calvin Kam, PhD, AIA, PE and Tony Rinella, Associate AIA
How do we evaluate BIM?
Up until now, BIM evaluation has been subjective. Everyone (companies, manufacturers, etc) has BIM guides and standards as well as contracts. bimSCORE, Inc. offers services based on continuous evaluation, scoring, benchmarking and advisement.
VDC (Virtual Design and Construction) Scorecard
Planning
1) Objectives Documented
2) Standard
3) Preparation
Adoption (People and Process)
1) Process
2) Organization
Technology
1) Maturity of BIM Use (Visualization, Documentation, Model Based Analysis, etc.)
2) Coverage
3) Integration
Performance (Evaluation)
1) Quantitative
2) Qualitative
Goals > evaluation, benchmark, advice and continuous improvements > ROI/Satisfaction
90% Technology, 10% Sociology