Dive summary:
- Skanska is committed to building green, which was brought into the spotlight when the company quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over the Chamber's support of a federal building program in competition with LEED, and it uses building information modeling (BIM) as a tool in achieving the goal.
- Skanska adopted BIM in Finland 10 years ago, and its mandatory in every project where it has both design and construction roles or where the client says to use it.
- BIM helps get materials orders right to reduce waste and truck trips to the site, lets engineers model energy use before the building is built, and helps facilities managers stay green and manage the building systems.
From the article:
"If we are able to fix the design in a virtual environment -- eliminating errors, checking schedules, materials -- then we are better able to complete the production without errors," [business development director Tina] Koppinen said. ...
