TY  - BOOK
AU  - Eastman, Chuck
AU  - Teicholz, Paul
AU  - Sacks, Rafael
AU  - Liston, Kathleen
TI  - BIM handbook: a guide to building information modeling for owners, managers, designers, engineers and contractors 
SN  - 9780470541371 (hardback)
AV  - TH437 .B53 2011
U1  - 690.0285 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Hoboken, NJ
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Building information modeling
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Building
KW  - Computer simulation
KW  - Building management
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Communication in the building trades
KW  - Architectural practice
KW  - Architects and builders
KW  - Construction industry
KW  - Information resources management
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "The BIM Handbook presents the technology and processes behind BIM and how architects, engineers, contractors and sub-contractors, construction and facility owners (AECO) can take advantage of the new technology and work process. Unlike CAD, BIM is a major paradigm shift in the documentation, work processes and exchange of project information. It facilitates collaboration and further automation, in both design and construction. AEC professionals need a handbook to guide them through the various BIM technologies and related processes. The collaborative nature of BIM requires professionals to view BIM from various industry perspectives and understand how BIM supports multiple project participants. The BIM Handbook reviews BIM processes and tools from multiple perspectives: the owner, architects and engineers, contractors, subcontractors and fabricators"--
ER  -