This guest post by Marzia Bolpagni provides a comprehensive review of the ‘LOD’ term and its many nuances from across the world. It includes comparative tables and detailed charts.
Episode 24: Understanding Model Uses
Episode 24 introduces ‘Model Uses’, the intended or expected deliverables of using 3D models on projects. This peer-reviewed article clarifies the term from an information management perspective. It then delivers a comprehensive Model Uses List that can be used to populate project protocols and facilitate performance assessment.
Episode 19: top-DOWN, bottom-UP and middle-OUT BIM diffusion
BIM diffusion within organizations and across markets is typically understood to be either top-down or bottom-up. However, there is a third and quite powerful dynamic that needs to be acknowledged.