National Institute of Building Sciences
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Research Submitted
| Title | Author |
Date |
|---|---|---|
| BIM for Electrical Construction: Benefits and Current Trends | Salman Azhar, Ph.D. | Oct 01, 2009 |
| A Modest Proposal for a Transdisciplinary Curriculum for the Design, Construction, Management and Maintenance of Architecture | Lamar Henderson, RA, School of Architecture and Planning at the Catholic University of America, Nancy L. Jordan, PhD, | Oct 01, 2009 |
| BIM as a Risk Management Platform Enabling Integrated Practice and Delivery | Robert Harvey, PE, Executive Director of LMCCC, Tarek Bahgat, Vice President of GT and Managing Director of GTUAE, David Gerber, PhD, Vice President of GT, Assistant Professor USC School of Architecture, James Kotronis, Director of GT New York, David Pysh, Senior Project Consultant, GT New York | Oct 01, 2009 |
| Performance Specifications for Building Information Exchange | E. William East, PhD, PE | Oct 01, 2009 |
| The Arrival of Spring in the Facilities Industry | Dana K. Smith, FAIA | Apr 01, 2009 |
| The Legal Revolution in Construction | James L. Salmon, Esq. Founder, Collaborative Construction Resources, LLC | Apr 01, 2009 |
| Reducing Facility Management Costs Through Integration of COBIE and LEED - EB | Harinder Singh, Woopert, Dana K. Smith, Information Consulting, LLC, John M. Przybyla, PE. GISP, Woolpert, Inc. | Apr 01, 2009 |
| Where Does All This Information Belong? | Deborah L. MacPherson, AIA, CSI CCS, Specifications and Research, Cannon Design | Apr 01, 2009 |
| BIM: The GSA Story | Stephen R. Hagan, FAIA, General Services Administration, Peggy Ho, General Services Administration, Charles Matta, General Services Administration | Apr 01, 2009 |
| Amara’s Law: How BIM’s Future Benefit Can be Measured Today | Neil Steinkamp, CCIFP, Tom Dionne, Stout Risius Ross, Inc. | Apr 01, 2009 |