John Jurewicz evaluates the Finnish application Tekla.

Tammy McCuen provides an overview of green building and building information modeling principles that yield optimal project results.

John Jurewicz addresses Web-based services that can host your building information models without the headache of managing your own servers.

The International Facility Management Association Foundation's report is entitled "GIS [Geospatial Information Systems] for Facility Management."

John Jurewicz reports on the technical challenges with and his experiences relating to tests for uploading multiple models with Web services.

Tammy McCuen's article presents the collaborative effort between professional estimating associations to develop the Information Delivery Manual (IDM), defining the information exchange about a facility from the design model to the cost estimator.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which has 45 districts worldwide, has big plans for its building information infrastructure. In a recent webinar sponsored by Construction Project Controls and BIM Report, USACE's David Rackmales reported that his agency will pursue, "aggressively," adoption of the Construction Operations Building Information Exchange and sign an enterprise license agreement with AutoDesk. Additional details about these efforts are included in this edition of CPC/BIM.