Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital tool used to plan and manage construction projects. Through the ability to collaborate in planning, prevent last-minute challenges, and better operate completed facilities, BIM stands to save businesses a ton of money.

1. Commercial Construction:
How BIM Saves You Money
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2. What is BIM?
Building Information Modeling is a digital tool used to plan and manage
construction projects. BIM creates a virtual representation of a project that helps a
general commercial contractor collaborate with designers, architects and owners.

3. What is BIM?
BIM is a technology that goes beyond
2D and 3D renderings because it
incorporates all aspects of planning in
a single digital file, allowing teams to
see an accurate model of the
completed structure. Problems can be
anticipated and solved while the
project is in the planning stages.

4. How can BIM save you money?
Too many construction projects blow the budget. Change orders and unanticipated
challenges cause your bottom line to bleed. BIM takes much of the uncertainty out
of planning and building. The rendering of the completed project is so accurate and
realistic, that problems can be seen and solved before they ever threaten your
budget.

5. How can BIM save you money?
Besides anticipating problems, BIM
allows for an accurate estimate of
materials and costs. If a project starts to
exceed the budget, changes can be
made during planning. BIM may even
allow projects to come in under budget
by eliminating waste.

6. BIM saves time.
BIM allows real-time collaboration. Plans
don’t progress in a linear fashion, moving
from one specialist to the next and then the
next. Instead, team members all have
access to the models, contributing as the
project develops. Coordination of teams
means there’s less time spent revising and
reworking plans as various designers make
disparate contributions.

7. Future savings.
When new commercial construction is
complete, owners and managers are left
with a useful, accurate model of the
facility. The model helps managers
minimize the costs of operations. With a
BIM system, managers can pinpoint
every feature in a building. Where are
the HVAC systems? How can the roof
be reached? How many catwalks are in
the facility? It’s all there in the model.
Even maintenance schedules for
equipment can be managed with BIM.
Image via BSRIA Inc.

8. When it’s time to upgrade a facility, BIM will integrate the existing building’s data
with the proposed modifications. Simulations show how
the old and new will coexist.
Storee Construction uses BIM for
commercial and industrial builds.
Our teams work with you from
conception to completion.
Work with an Experienced BIM Contractor
Contact us to learn how Storee keeps you in the loop during the
design-build process.