US Glass - April 2008 - USGlass Magazine
US Glass - April 2008 - USGlass Magazine
US Glass - April 2008 - USGlass Magazine
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Look for the May issue of <strong>US</strong><strong>Glass</strong> for an in-depth explanation of BIM<br />
from Steve Jones, senior director of McGraw-Hill Construction.<br />
minished dramatically,” says Collins.<br />
“Eventually, building product manufacturers<br />
realized they had to develop<br />
[these] CAD files. Now, as design firms<br />
continue to adopt BIM as a core tool set<br />
they will continue to demand more<br />
manufacturer specific BIM products to<br />
be developed.”<br />
Looking Ahead<br />
But regardless of whether or not a<br />
company sees BIM as the right direction,<br />
experts agree, it’s here to<br />
stay. And it’s only a matter of<br />
time before more and more<br />
companies follow suit.<br />
“Right now [in this industry]<br />
there are only a few manufacturers<br />
with products<br />
available,” says Bowman. “I<br />
think as the architects start<br />
using the tools more and more they are<br />
going to see this handful of companies<br />
and then they’ll start going to those<br />
product competitors and asking the<br />
same of them. That’s really going to<br />
start alerting everyone of this.”<br />
Plus, Hewitt points out another advantage,<br />
“BIM allows you to build better<br />
buildings, more efficiently and at<br />
reduced costs.”<br />
And isn’t that what everyone’s really<br />
after? ■<br />
Ellen Rogers is a<br />
contributing editor for <strong>US</strong><strong>Glass</strong><br />
magazine.<br />
CPFilms<br />
has developed a<br />
BIM Library<br />
To view it<br />
visit<br />
www.bimworld.com<br />
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