Introducing Revit Architecture 2010
BIM for Beginners
Chapter One
Understanding BIM
A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable
means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable.
-Louis Kahn
Building information modeling (BIM) is an emerging
approach to the design, analysis, and documentation of buildings. At its core, BIM is about
the management of information throughout the entire life cycle of a design process, from
early conceptual design through construction administration, and even into facilities
management. By information we mean all the inputs that go into a building design: the
number of windows, the cost of materials, the size of heating and cooling equipment,
the total energy footprint of the building, and so on. This information is captured in a
digital model that can then be presented as coordinated documents, be shared across
disciplines, and serve as a centralized design management tool. With a ... read full excerpt from: Introducing Revit Architecture 2010: BIM for Beginners ebook