Dive summary:
- A point of discussion for building information modeling (BIM) users is how much is too much information about a particular point.
- For example, when a conflict is discovered in BIM, does the model need to store all the back-and-forth discussion about who should resolve it and whether it's been resolved or still needs attention, or would that be better kept elsewhere in the records?
- Some think that BIM needs to have and display the major steps that are associated with the conflict, like when it was discovered, what the roadblocks to resolution might be and what solution was achieved, and the rest of the exchanges can be archived in separate documents.
From the article:
He thought about it for a second and then said, “all of it.” However, he then admitted that his challenge was that his engineers were resistant to having these discussions within the model itself. ...
