Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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Dumas’ Virtual Design and Construction team utilizes Building Information Modeling (BIM) tool to improve the planning, design, construction, and facilities management processes.

A building Information Model (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. BIM builds the project electronically before physical construction. It provides a reliable basis for decisions during the facility's entire life cycle including design, construction, and maintenance. Different stakeholders at different phases of the life cycle of a facility insert, extract, update or modify information in the BIM to support and reflect the roles of that stakeholder. 

Dumas has experienced many benefits of BIM including:

• Improved coordination
• Reduced RFIs, field changes, and rework
• The ability to identify collisions
• Improved shop drawings turnaround
• The ability to visualize what is to be built in a simulated environment
• The ability for non-technical people to visualize the end product
• Higher reliability of expected field conditions, allowing for opportunity to do more prefabrication of materials offsite.
• Just-in-time delivery and installation
• The ability to do more “what if” scenarios
• Faster commissioning
• Integrated project delivery

Dumas understands that BIM is not only about technology, it is about improving our processes. Dumas will continue to use emerging technologies to deliver quality project to its every single customer.