{"id":559,"date":"2019-02-19T06:25:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T06:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/blogtos\/?p=559"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:46:10","slug":"why-is-bim-hailed-as-the-future-of-construction-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/why-is-bim-hailed-as-the-future-of-construction-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is BIM hailed as the future of Construction (Part 4)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Click here to read:&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/why-is-bim-hailed-as-the-future-of-construction-part-1\/\" title=\"Why Is Bim Hailed As The Future Of Construction Part 1\"><em>Why is BIM hailed as the future of Construction (Part 1)&hellip;<\/em><\/a><\/p><p><em>Click here to read:&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/why-is-bim-hailed-as-the-future-of-construction-part-2\/\" title=\"Why Is Bim Hailed As The Future Of Construction Part 2\"><em>Why is BIM hailed as the future of Construction (Part 2)&hellip;<\/em><\/a><\/p><p><em>Click here to read:&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/why-is-bim-hailed-as-the-future-of-construction-part-3\/\" title=\"Why Is Bim Hailed As The Future Of Construction Part 3\"><em>Why is BIM hailed as the future of Construction (Part 3)&hellip;<\/em><\/a><\/p><p>In the previous articles of this series, we discussed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/bim-services.php\" title=\"Bim Services\"><strong>BIM Modeling Services<\/strong><\/a> &amp; its different Maturity Levels (BIM Maturity levels 0-3), and Levels of Detailing. This article aims to understand the different dimensions associated with BIM and the future of Building Information Modeling in the AEC industry.<\/p><h2><strong>What are BIM Dimensions?<\/strong><\/h2><p>BIM dimensions are not the same as BIM Maturity Levels. While Maturity Levels have been defined based on the level of collaboration, dimensions determine the type of data that is available based on the geometrical representation. The dimensions are explained in a nutshell below:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3D &ndash; It refers to the three-dimensional information model.<br>\n\n<\/li>\n<li>4D &ndash; It is a combination of the 3D model plus the time schedule added to it.<\/li>\n<li>5D &ndash; The addition of cost information is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/5d-bim-modeling-its-foray-into-bim-modeling\/\" title=\"5d Bim Modeling Its Foray Into Bim Modeling\">5D BIM<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>6D &ndash;Optimizing energy consumption by performing energy analysis for sustainability is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/what-is-6d-bim-explained\/\" title=\"What Is 6d Bim Explained\">6D BIM<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>7D &ndash; It is the as-built model that is delivered after the construction is completed. It is used in the maintenance of the asset during its life cycle.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>The Future of BIM<\/strong><\/h2><p>Many countries today have already adopted BIM Level 1 or Level 2 as their preferred method of executing building and construction projects. Implementing Level 3 in the work process can provide significant benefits such as:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Increased productivity<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>One of the greatest benefits that VDC brings is collaboration. It is easier to share information within the team as well as across cross-functional teams. Hence, it saves time that is spent on making corrections, thereby increasing team productivity.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Efficient management of large data<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The construction of buildings involves a large amount of data across various disciplines. The better the management of data, the better the work.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Better quality buildings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>With better control of information, it is easier to execute complex construction projects. Moreover, BIM helps in creating sustainable and green buildings.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Improved asset-management<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The information-rich models aid in the maintenance of the asset during its lifecycle and also serve as the base for any future renovation and refurbishing projects.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Error-free drawings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>With the widespread acceptance of&nbsp;BIM methodology,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/mep-bim-co-ordination-services.php\" title=\"Mep Bim Co Ordination Services\"><strong>MEP BIM Coordination Services&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/why-is-bim-clash-detection-important-in-the-construction-projects\/\" title=\"Why Is Bim Clash Detection Important In The Construction Projects\">Clash Detection<\/a> have been easier than before.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Waste Reduction in the construction process<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>As the drawings generated are free of any errors, all on-site corrections are minimized; thereby reducing waste.<\/p><h3><strong>Closing:<\/strong><\/h3><p>BIM has come a long way since it came into existence in the 1980s. Though Vectorworks (1985), RUCAPs (1986) and ArchiCAD (1987) were some of the early software capable of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/introduction-to-virtual-design-construction-point-cloud-bim\/\" title=\"Introduction To Virtual Design Construction Point Cloud Bim\">virtual construction<\/a>, it was only in 1992 that the term &ldquo;BIM&rdquo; was coined. Since then, there is no looking back. With the introduction of cloud computing and virtual reality, BIM is here to stay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to read:&nbsp;Why is BIM hailed as the future of Construction (Part 1)&hellip;Click here to read:&nbsp;Why is BIM hailed as the future of Construction (Part 2)&hellip;Click here to read:&nbsp;Why is BIM hailed as the future of Construction (Part 3)&hellip;In the previous articles of this series, we discussed&nbsp;BIM Modeling Services &amp; its different Maturity Levels [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_2":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4861,"href":"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions\/4861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teslaoutsourcingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}