I would like to respond to Ms. Alissa Ogen's post.
I agree whole heartily that the statements made by you have at least some semblance of accuracy.
BIM is necessary and is needed for large projects. I live in a very wealthy coastal Florida community. We have several good sized construction companies that employ (or did before the economy happened) more than 100 people.
I have spoken to a large number of them. None of them see the need, nor will they want to use BIM in their projects in the foreseeable future. They have no problem with getting the CD's from a BIM platform, but they want the recognizable results they have seen for years. Their education may be tougher than getting to small firm architects.
I think there may be a much larger issue with the architect trying to regain control of the building process as the Master Builder. The issue is that there will be many builders of an small to mid-size who will never or at best rarely see the need for BIM.
I do believe that BIM will be a necessary tool to re-establish ourselves in the construction industry. But the point is that it is a tool. re-establishing architects as Master Builders will entail much more than a tool.
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Greg Burke, AIA
President
Gregory John Burke ' ARCHITECT, PA
Vero Beach, Florida
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