Kuidas muudab mudelprojekteerimine teraskonstruktsioonide valmistamist ja ehitamist
energy consumption, and this is where prospective homeowners have started to request
building models. Software like Autodesk Ecotect can use a BIM model to run a
comprehensive analysis to determine the thermal performance, water usage, solar
radiation, day lighting and even shadows and reflections of the proposed building.
A survey by Skanska in Estonia in 2010 revealed that 2/3 of the 44 engineering and
design firms that responded, believed they were using Building Information Modeling
(Inkinen, 2010). Unfortunately this information is probably not accurate because without
a clear definition of BIM in the Estonian language, several companies are mistakenly
referring to every 3D model as a Building Information Model, which is not accurate. And
even companies like Skanska, Ramboll, EA Reng, Aksiaal, Contactus, Amhold etc. who
are correctly defining BIM as a relational database, hand over their designs in the form of
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