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Fridays with Vico Presents the McGraw-Hill BIM SmartMarket Report

If there’s a silver lining in this dark economic cloud, we know from experience that it’s a time to capture market share. It’s a time to strengthen our competitive differentiators and pull ahead. It’s time to study technology advances and best practices and decide how to align our core competencies.

We see GCs actively advertising three pillars of success: their relationships with their clients, green/sustainability, and BIM. The Construction Research department at McGraw-Hill just completed the BIM SmartMarket Report and came to the conclusion that “experienced [BIM] users are realizing greater productivity, improved communications and a competitive edge.”It’s time to find out what BIM is all about.

Who: Steve Jones, leader of McGraw-Hill’s BIM, Interoperability, and IPD team

What: Findings from the latest BIM SmartMarket Report
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/942307984

McGraw-Hill has dubbed 2009 the Year of the Contractor - and for great reasons - their report discovered that General Contractors will “see the greatest increase in BIM usage.”

Even if your firm is just starting to think about BIM, join us for a discussion which covers the topic from soup to nuts:

•	How to get started with BIM and where to find resources
•	How to employ best practice methodologies via training, services contractors, etc.
•	What ROI is really being recognized out in the market
•	What happens when contracts are modified with a mandate to include BIM deliverables
•	How to market your company’s success with BIM

And because the Fridays with Vico audience is made of many BIM experts who are pushing the technology edge with 4D (scheduling) and 5D (estimating), we’re including a special section covering:

•	How to move past clash detection
•	How to involve sub-contractors early
•	What ROI is really being recognized out in the market
•	How to migrate from Virtual Construction to the Field with the BIM model
•	Ideas for getting involved in industry alliances like the AGC BIMForum and certified through the AGC BIM Training Program
•	Using BIM as a precursor to IPD

In the press release for the publication of the report, the headline reads, “Survey respondents attribute ROIs of 300% to 500% to BIM implementations”. This is compelling - and achievable.

•	BIM encourages collaboration and focus
•	BIM improves project process and workflow
•	BIM has a very positive impact on GC firms
•	BIM can expand into other areas such as green, production control, supply chain, and facilities management