Projects: 7D BIM - The BIM Identity

By Helena Russell2020-01-29T06:00:00

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Could the holy grail of BIM-enabled whole-life cost estimation be one step closer?

When the cost of operating a building for 30 years can be four times that of designing and constructing it, it is no surprise that those who own and maintain buildings are keen to find savings. But the crucial decisions that make the biggest impact on operating costs are generally made by people who have limited interest in how much buildings cost to run after completion.

And, even if designers wanted to, factoring the whole-life cost of every building element would be a mammoth task, particularly as whole-life cost data on all the different construction products is not available.

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