Course Description
The adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) during the design of a commercial building project. This course will also cover how BIM is used to help prepare or feed into key project items, such as cost estimates, architectural renderings, interference checking, and modeling of energy consumption and daylighting.
Athena Title
Building Information Modeling
Pre or Corequisite
CVLE 3730 or CVLE 3730E or MCHE 4000
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will have an understanding of: 1) The typical design and planning process used in commercial building projects 2) How BIM is being used to facilitate communication between the various disciplines and project contributors 3) The value that BIM provides to project owners, developers, designers and contractors 4) How BIM can facilitate the development of analytical models for key tasks, such as energy modeling and daylighting simulation 5) How the database of information that is compiled through the use of BIM can be used in the future operation of those buildings
Topical Outline
1) The building planning, design and construction process 2) The design team composition 3) The various models for how building projects are designed, developed and delivered 4) BIM software packages and how BIM is typically used in a project 5) Case study examples
Syllabus
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