Building information modeling (BIM) is technology used for 3D digital visualization, simulation and optimization of data on buildings and other facilities. It goes beyond flat 2D blue prints and computer drawings to increase quality and efficiency in the design of new construction and reconstruction projects. Architects, engineers, construction managers, design-build contractors and consultants use BIM technologies to save time and money.
Darling Environmental & Surveying specializes in collecting accurate (+- 6mm) as-built 3D laser scanning data for BIM use. Darling constructs standard CAD solid models from their 3D laser scan data that can be exported into Revit, Navisworks Pro-E and many other 3D BIM drafting formats. This as-built data is the basis for the BIM process on existing facilities or newly constructed facilities.
The completed BIM data provides architectural, structural, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and other information. Meta data of any form can be attached to the 3D objects, such as specific valve size, manufacturer, part number, or any other information available through a shared data base or linked to the manufacturer’s data base.
Darling has created BIM for older, pre-existing facilities which were lacking in accurate as-built information. In general the savings realized by using 3D scanning and BIM during design have been 3 to 10 times the cost of the service.
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