Dive summary:

• Contractor Merrill Stewart reports that his firm in Birmingham, Ala., found many benefits in using building information modeling all the through a project for the first time, but BIM can do more.
• What Stewart Perry Co. learned that using 3-D modeling gives the client a greater understanding of the project, creates a single place for consultants, contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers to communicate, turns up conflicts in the project far earlier and is an excellent way to hand over information to the owner.
• BIM has untapped potential as a post-construction tool that can link all aspects of building management, maintenance and finance.

From the article:

We are just finishing our first total BIM designed project, a 2-story, 130,000 sf building. ...