This Handbook provides an authoritative and practical road map for those implementing and managing BIM workflows. With the 2016 deadline for BIM level 2 fast approaching and the growing realisation of the huge benefits BIM brings these skills are increasingly becoming industry essentials. This will help you to adapt by clearly, and without jargon, explaining standard BIM processes, Government standards and the effective coordination of design, construction and asset information. Spanning both organisational strategy and day-to-day practical tasks it explores bottom line business reasoning as well as potential risks and challenges. This is the go-to guide for BIM coordinators and managers, architectural principals, design team leaders and architectural technicians that will ensure you are 'BIM ready' in 2016. It will also be invaluable for students of architecture and BIM getting to grips with strategy and implementation.

About the Author
David Shepherd is BIM Manager at Lend Lease, a multinational property and infrastructure company, having previously been BIM Manager at the London office of HOK Architects, a global practice of architects employing 16,000 people across 23 countries and a world leader in BIM and BuildingSMART. He is a fully trained BIM professional with 23 years' working experience of writing, presenting and implementing strategies for the design process automation of small and large architectural practices. His professional experience ranges from working as an architectural technician in a major practice to CAD Manager, BIM Consultant and BIM Manager.


Book Information
ISBN 9781859466056
Author David Shepherd
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint NBS/RIBA Enterprises
Publisher NBS/RIBA Enterprises