We are launching a new series: ,,BIM Experts’’! 🏗️💻
Technology in the construction industry is developing faster than ever, and we at Rex-Bud construction want to be your guide to the world of modern solutions. This is why we are launching a series BIMExperts, where our experts will be answering the most important and burning questions about BIM technology.
No „water”, just facts and a concrete dose of information!
We design and build, so we don't talk about BIM „from a textbook”, but from practice.
How much time does one construction collision cost?
A day, two, a week... and sometimes it's a knock-on effect that wrecks the schedule and drives up costs. BIM shortens the project timeline because it moves problems from the construction site to the model - where their detection and correction are fastest, cheapest and fully controllable.
BIM is not just „pretty 3D”. It's a project management methodology that reduces errors, organises communication and increases predictability - from design to completion.
4 critical sources of construction losses:
👉 Inter-industry collisions (MEP - construction - fire - revisions - transitions)
👉Changes during implementation & lack of communication (who decides, when, based on what data and how we document findings)
👉 Out-of-date data and documentation versions (e.g. tradesmen working on out-of-date primers)
👉Decisions without trace (findings „on the phone” / „in the mail” with no clear status, no owner and no history)
What does our practical work cycle look like?
coordination → comments → amendments → verification → closure.
In this approach, „attention” is not a loose comment. It is a specific issue with attribution, deadline and status - so that everyone knows: what is open, what is in progress and what is closed.
OpenBIM + CDE = a collaboration standard that should be an everyday occurrence.
What does the investor and Project Manager gain?
👉 greater predictability of deadline and budget,
👉 Less rework and downtime,
👉 quicker decisions because everything is in one orderly flow.
In the following episodes, we will break this down into specific, implementation topics:
MEP collisions, changes and their impact on cost, versioning and „single source of truth” (CDE), RFIs, material approvals, quality checklists, reporting/KPIs - and more.
Content development: Martyna Brożek (Kijewska)
