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FYI - article of interest:
This morning's
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce included an article on using BIM for complex aviation projects to enhance safety. Article may also serve as discussion prompt on how
leveraging BIM may positively impact construction site safety for other types of projects (those less complex than airport security-related projects). Article snippet:
"Fatal work injuries in private construction declined 16 percent from 2008 to 2009. Still, despite these positive gains, private construction in 2010 had the highest number of fatal accidents of any industry in America.
To better prevent these incidents, builders and other built-environment professionals are always considering new methods and tools. One such tool is Building Information Modeling. Used for several years for a number of applications, BIM only recently is being leveraged for its ability to enhance construction safety in challenging settings like aviation environments.
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BIM has transformed the construction industry and is reshaping how we deliver projects. For years the technology has produced measurable results in terms of efficiency, cost and time savings. Today, BIM is helping professionals to raise the bar for planning and maintaining safe and healthy airport-terminal construction sites, which are widely considered some of the industry's most complex and challenging work environments."
http://www.djc.com/news/co/12039297.html -------------------------------------------
Ann Harris
The American Institute of Architects
Washington DC
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