Better Buildings through BIM

Summit Technologies – Bringing Your Project the BIM Advantage
At Summit we are passionate about the fact that a proper BIM process will result in a better building.  Why a better building? Why does it matter what software one uses in creating a building?

BIM is not software – it is about a better process to deliver buildings

A More Coordinated Process
If your contractor took advantage of BIM, RFI’s and Change Orders would be minimized, the time and cost of the project would be reduced.

A Better Deliverable
Your building will be better; why?  Because it will be exactly what you expected it to be during design.  Test design scenarios, test energy efficiency, test the program…all in advance and eliminate the surprises that occur with a traditional process.

A Better Design Process
A Building Information Model is crucial to the proper design and construction of your project.  By reducing the time needed to coordinate and spend in Contract Administration, the design team will have more time in the earlier design phases.

A Better Performing Building
Perhaps even more importantly; BIM will help enable a more energy-efficient building with less rework, less waste and more work done off-site. 

A More Valuable Building
Value engineering takes place because issues arise that were not anticipated.  The BIM process creates a Digital Building Prototype so that mistakes can be resolved digitally before they become costly mistakes in the field.  Manufacturers have been creating digital prototypes for decades and they have multiple opportunities to “get it right”.   A complex product such as your building only gets one chance to be done correctly; why not give your team a second chance by creating it digitally beforehand?

A Better Record
Most importantly; if a proper Building Information Model is delivered after construction, you will have a platform on which to manage, plan and renovate throughout the life of your building.  Maintenance scheduling; equipment and data should be contained in the BIM. Assets – furniture, equipment, finishes; inventory and management of any and all should be done from the BIM. Future renovations and additions; the existence of an intelligent model will aid in the planning and execution of future work.

How can we be so confident that the BIM process can deliver on all of these promises?  It is because we have experienced it and because we understand how to make the whole team – designers, contractors, suppliers – capable of delivering on this promise.  We have a process that if followed, will reward s small investment with substantial returns – both measurable and intangible.

To learn how you as an owner can help drive this process, please visit Summit BIM.