“At its core, building information modeling (BIM) is about collaboration. The full potential of BIM can only be realized when all stakeholders are connected – from architects to engineers, construction managers, specialty contractors, facility owners, and service trades. The concept of BIM is based upon a common data environment (CDE) that represents an evolving “single source of truth” throughout the lifecycle of a project. The BIM model develops its potential only when all of the stakeholders are contributing relevant and accurate information, and it achieves that potential when the information is available to those who need it, when they need it…”
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