Building information modeling: the Web3D application for AEC

Authors:
Dace A. Campbell
Affiliations:
M. A. Mortenson Company
Venue:
Proceedings of the twelfth international conference on 3D web technology
Year:
2007

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Abstract

There is currently a dramatic shift in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry to embrace Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a tool that can assist in integrating the fragmented industry by eliminating inefficiencies and redundancies, improving collaboration and communication, and enhancing overall productivity. In the context of this revolution, the intent of this paper is three-fold: 1) To introduce and define BIM to the Web3D community as an application of Web3D to the AEC industry. 2) To describe and illustrate the various ways innovative designers and contractors are applying BIM and Web3D tools in the AEC industry. 3) To challenge the Web3D community to collaborate with BIM and AEC-specific open standards organizations like the International Alliance for Interoperability and to discover ways to integrate X3D with the IFC file formats.