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The Impact of Building Information Modelling: Transforming Construction
Ray Crotty
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Description for The Impact of Building Information Modelling: Transforming Construction
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 24 black & white halftones, 16 bl. BIC Classification: TNK; UGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Construction projects involve a complex set of relationships, between parties with different professional backgrounds trying to achieve a very complex goal. Under these difficult circumstances, the quality of information on which projects are based should be of the highest possible standard. The line-based, two dimensional drawings on which conventional construction is based render this all but impossible. This is the source of some major shortcomings in the construction industry, and this book focuses on the two most fundamental of these: the failure to deliver projects predictably: to the required quality, on time and within budget; and the failure of most ... Read more
Construction projects involve a complex set of relationships, between parties with different professional backgrounds trying to achieve a very complex goal. Under these difficult circumstances, the quality of information on which projects are based should be of the highest possible standard. The line-based, two dimensional drawings on which conventional construction is based render this all but impossible. This is the source of some major shortcomings in the construction industry, and this book focuses on the two most fundamental of these: the failure to deliver projects predictably: to the required quality, on time and within budget; and the failure of most ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138690868
SKU
V9781138690868
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Ray Crotty
Ray Crotty worked in a variety of management control roles on North Sea projects with Bechtel, Phillips Petroleum and Shell, before going on to spend 10 years with Bovis. He devised and implemented the extranet-based document management and communications systems - the earliest known project collaboration system - used on the Bluewater project in Kent, England. He founded C3 Systems ... Read more
Reviews for The Impact of Building Information Modelling: Transforming Construction
...provides a clear and carefully articulated overview and direction of the use of BIM in the construction industry. If everyone were to read this book, we would all be much wiser about BIM and current shifts and changes in the construction industry. - Construction Management and Economics Ray Crotty is a ... Read more