Residential BIM for Construction: Benefits, Workflow & ROI
Most residential rework stems from drawings that did not agree with each other before anyone broke ground, which leads to residential rework. A plan might show a door swinging one way. The schedule says another. Ducts go through a beam that no one checked. Then the owner moves a wall after construction begins and half the drawings stay the same. Crews pay for all of it on site, in time and materials. BIM for Residential Construction gives teams a way to catch those clashes while they are still drawing changes. It isn't a fit for every house or apartment block, though. This blog talks about what BIM involves, where the costs come from and how you can look at the numbers, for your job. What BIM Includes on a Residential Project Many teams hear BIM and picture a 3D model. The model matters, but it is one piece of a managed process for creating and sharing project information. ISO 19650-2 says that process applies to any asset type and any organization size. Small residential firms...