Volume 4 - Number 5 | May 2008

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  EDITOR'S NOTES
In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the government’s Thought Police, more commonly called Big Brother, maintained an all-seeing eye. Citizens were monitored around the clock to ensure conformity of thought. While totalitarian oversight, whether in government or on a jobsite, is decisively oppressive, a contractor wants to keep a finger on the pulse of the project to ensure optimal project performance and delivery. By adding a fourth dimension, time, to building information modeling, a contractor can essentially look into the future and predict the status of the project at any point during the construction process. This month’s BIM feature by John Jurewicz explains the advantages of 4D visualization and schedule-linked modeling. In his monthly project controls column, Larry True touts the cost control benefits of BIM. And, Gordon Aronson offers a friendly warning to schedulers intent on lumping multiple trade tasks into single scheduling activities. Announcements of two new visualization tools and a bevy of BIM-related awards wrap up this issue of Construction Project Controls & BIM Report.
  4D MARKETING: IT’S ABOUT TIME
By John Jurewicz of ASPTIP.COM
Adding the dimension of time to a 3D model isn’t just a marketing technique to land a job, it helps key players work through the project in a more effective manner.
  BIM: TECHNOLOGY PERFECTING
By Larry True
Building information modeling starts where CAD leaves off, says Larry True. From a cost control perspective, BIM technology helps save time and money.
  THE MOST TROUBLESOME ACRONYM IN SCHEDULING
By Gordon H. Aronson
Combining trades into one scheduling category can lead to slip-ups in coordination and project progress. Gordon Aronson has a simple solution: Don’t do it!
  PMICOS 2008
Publisher Paul Levin offers a brief recap of the recent PMICOS annual meeting held in Chicago, along with a look at two visualization tools released by software developers Cascad-e and PMA Technologies.
  INDUSTRY UPDATES
Here’s a look at recent industry happenings.