Facility Management

Badda bing, badda BIM

The idea of a building information model (BIM) first appeared in the 1980s, but the actual term as a noun and indeed a verb with the acronym BIM (building information modelling) didn’t really take off until the early 2000s, spurred by the advancements in three-dimensional technology and computer processing. Now, however, it has become ubiquitous. So ubiquitous that those in the property and built environment spaces are expected to know exactly what it means.

But do you? Or is it just some

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