BIM & Construction

Model it before you build it. Estimation and project planning, and BIM for coordination, clash detection, 4D/5D and digital twins.

• Estimation — Estimation calculates quantities of work and materials. Learn types of estimates, units of measurement, methods (long wall–short wall, centre-line), quantities for earthwork, concrete, brickwork, steel and finishes, material requirements (cement, sand, aggregate, bricks) and the bill of quantities.
• Project Planning — Project planning schedules and controls construction. Learn work breakdown structures, bar charts, network diagrams, the critical path method (forward/backward pass, float), PERT probabilities, resource levelling, crashing and earned value management.
• BIM & Digital Construction — Designing and building with information models. Learn Building Information Modelling (BIM) concepts, objects and parameters, levels of development (LOD 100–500), BIM dimensions (3D geometry, 4D time, 5D cost, 6D sustainability, 7D facility management), open standards (IFC, BCF, COBie), common data environments and ISO 19650, clash detection and model coordination, automated quantity takeoff, computational design and scripting (Dynamo, Revit API, Grasshopper), digital twins, laser scanning and prefabrication — with Python for bounding-box clash detection and quantity takeoff.