BIM Fundamentals eTraining

BIM Fundamentals course is designed to provide key information required to support all stages of a Building Information Modelling (BIM) projects—from design through to operation.

BIM Fundamentals is a 1-hour course that will provide you with the key information required to support all stages of a Building Information Modelling (BIM) project—from design through to operation. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to define BIM, describe how BIM can provide great benefits to a project, explain why it is critical to implement BIM, and list potential solutions for BIMs’ greatest challenges.

Course Outline

1. What is BIM?
   • Learning Objectives and learning outcomes
   • What is BIM?
   • BIM - The Basics
   • BIM - Definitions
   • BIM during Design, Construction and Operation
   • Client Responsibilities
   • The Importance of a Whole Life Approach
2. Why BIM?
   • Why BIM?
   • BIM vs a Traditional Methods
   • BIM and the future of Construction
   • Skills and Opportunities
   • Stakeholder Engagement
3. Benefits of BIM
   • Overview
   • Client Side
   • Design
   • Construction
   • Whole Life
   • In use / Asset Management
   • Buildings & Infrastructure
4. Challenges of BIM
   • Challenges of BIM Overview
   • BIM Implementation - Organisational
   • BIM Implementation - Project
   • BIM Costs
   • Cultural Challenges
   • People, Process & Technology
   • Regional Differences
   • A staged approach
   • Skills Shortages