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Insights is where we share our perspectives, experiences, and lessons from the world of BIM. Explore our latest projects, ideas, and approaches that shape better design and construction outcomes.
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After years of leading design coordination meetings, Natalia Jojua sees many designers open the federated model only when the BIM manager shares a screen. The post argues that architects, structural engineers and MEP designers should use the federated model in ACC every day to understand the building as a whole – less time navigating Revit, more time making decisions.
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Architects and engineers who stay in their own Revit files miss clashes and context until construction documents – or the site. The post proposes a 15-minute weekly routine in the federated model in BIM 360: a walkthrough, discipline and combined views, and one insight before each coordination call.
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An article in TheMarker (Hebrew) about BIMLab and its founders: how a coordinated 3D BIM model helps identify challenges already at the design stage, and how BIM management and MEP coordination save time and money for designers, investors and contractors.
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Many projects are hosted on a consultant’s Autodesk Construction Cloud / BIM 360 hub instead of the client’s, which fragments data and limits control. BIMLab recommends that developers open their own ACC hub, host all projects there and invite consultants in – and relocate existing projects as early as possible.
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When MEP coordination starts after detailed design, rerouting ducts and changing ceiling heights delays the project. Natalia Jojua explains why coordination should start right after concept design, so MEP coordinators can guide shaft placement, ceiling heights and system routing from the start.
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The Israeli Standards Institute and the Ministry of Construction and Housing are working to integrate ISO 19650 into Israel’s construction industry, though it is not yet mandatory. The post reviews the benefits of the standard and the technical, resource and policy challenges of adopting it.
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BIM is often seen as a design-phase tool, but its value extends across the whole lifecycle: design, MEP coordination, construction (clash detection, sequencing, quantity takeoffs, 4D–6D data), facility management, sustainability analysis and future renovations.
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Five steps for project managers starting a BIM project: define BIM goals, hire a dedicated BIM manager early and outline the BEP, build BIM obligations into contracts, work closely with the BIM manager on model quality, and monitor compliance throughout the project.
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The issue tool in BIM gives managers one place to identify, assign, prioritize and track clashes and design conflicts in the model – with real-time collaboration, notifications, resolution analytics and a record of lessons learned for future projects.
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MEP systems constantly interact with the building structure. A basic understanding of structural engineering helps MEP coordinators integrate systems into the structure, spot conflicts early, avoid costly changes during construction and communicate effectively with structural engineers.
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While teams race toward the building permit and tender, interdisciplinary coordination is pushed aside – and MEP coordinators later find unfeasible intersections with the structure, insufficient ceiling heights and approved solutions that cannot be built. The post argues for integrating MEP coordination from the permit and tender stage.
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A comparison of three MEP coordination workflows: CAD-based, a CAD project with BIM MEP coordination, and a fully BIM-driven project. The workflow determines accuracy, clash detection, rework risk and cost – and only a fully BIM-driven project produces construction drawings directly from the coordinated model.
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Adding BIM MEP coordination to a CAD-based project often brings communication gaps, outdated models and unclear accountability. The post explains when it can still work: communication protocols set early, commitment to model accuracy and clearly defined responsibilities.
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A BIM model is a digital twin of the future building. With VR glasses, architects, engineers, clients and buyers can walk through the building before it is built – to detect design flaws, validate design intent and support marketing and sales.
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The pros and cons of hiring an independent BIM management company versus an engineering firm that bundles BIM with other services: expertise, focus and objectivity versus one-stop convenience and cost – and how to choose based on project complexity, budget and the need for control.
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Five mistakes that undermine BIM projects: an inexperienced team, ignoring the BEP, poor communication, insufficient data management, and leaving decisions to be “figured out on site” – and how BIM managers and platforms like BIM 360 help avoid them.
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Why project managers often undervalue BIM managers – limited understanding of BIM, a traditional project management focus, a perceived overlap of roles and low awareness of the benefits – and why a qualified BIM manager is key to realizing the value of BIM.
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Even when the team knows Revit, a dedicated BIM manager is needed: to write the BEP based on the EIR, set model standards and LOD, run multidisciplinary coordination reviews, establish workflows and data exchange, and align stakeholders – strategy that goes beyond software skills.
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What project LOD means and why it should be defined in the BEP. The post explains each level – LOD 100, 200, 300, 350, 400 and 500 – from conceptual massing to as-built models for facility management.
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The EIR defines the client’s goals for BIM and what information is needed, in what format and level of detail. Developed by the employer together with the BIM manager, it is the basis for the BEP and a key tool for aligning the project team.
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When designers keep working in CAD while MEP is coordinated in BIM, the model falls behind the latest drawings, clashes go unnoticed and no one owns the checking. The post outlines these risks and why clear communication protocols and defined responsibilities are essential.