Category: Educational

Tags: green, building, pro, expo, NBIMS, national, BIM, standard, buildingsmart, greenbuildingpro, LEED, information, modeling, eco, environment

The facilities world is undergoing a profound transformation. New buildings are being delivered in less time and significantly under budget largely because of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Analysis tools for energy and LEED are now available that use the information in the model instead of having to load data for each tool separately. The model is more valuable because it contains all the information about the buildings in one organized place and can be delivered to the Facility Owner. While all these capabilities can be realized, they are not yet fully implemented. There are still far too many stovepipes where information is created and not made available to others. Implementing standards will go a long way to improve this.

You have an opportunity to determine just how "Green" the National BIM Standard (NBIMS-US™) will be. If it is your desire that green be integrated into NBIMS-US in a way that all the sustainable issues are included such as energy, water, raw materials, product information, and operations and maintenance life cycle costs, then get involved. The bottom line is, wherever the facility will end up, in a landfill or re-manufactured into another facility, it is up to you. This session will outline how you can make a difference for future generations.

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