Kimon Onuma, FAIA, Onuma Inc., Pasadena, Calif.

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Engineering a BIMStorm: Building information modeling in a web-based charrette increases specifying accuracy and value.

Engineering a BIMStorm

View the full story , including all images and figures, in our monthly digital edition High-impact decisions that affect a building's performance can be made at early design stages when engineering input has the highest potential impact. Web-enabled building information modeling (BIM) tools allow specifiers to position themselves as profitable information managers and can yield great value for clients. A traditional engineering process is very linear—waiting for the architect to complete his or her task before the engineer becomes involved. This is the limitation of current processes.