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CEE190: Project-based Intro to CEE
Fall 2022
Introduction to Building Information Modeling
and Case Study: ECE Building
“If you cannot build it virtually, you will not be able to build it in reality.” Sheryl Staub-French
By: Mani Golparvar-Fard, Ph.D.
Image on the top left shows the 3D Building Information Model generated for the Ikenberry Student Dining and
Residential Hall on campus of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This model was consistently used by the
construction management team to facilitate on-site construction activities. The image on the top right shows a snapshot
of a 4D (3D+ time) Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) model for the $1.025B Presidio Parkway transportation
construction project in San Francisco bay area which is being used for constructability reviews and work
planning/sequencing. The image at the bottom is a design visualization for the Electrical and Computer Engineering
facility that is currently under construction on campus of the University of Illinois.

CEE198: Project-based Intro to CEE
Building Information Modeling
Fall 2022 Page 2 of 15
Contents
1. Objective .................................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Building Information Modeling (BIM) ......................................................................................................... 3
2.1. The Current Project Delivery Process ................................................................................................ 4
2.2. The Lack of interoperability ................................................................................................................. 6
3. How BIM can facilitate delivery of a project ............................................................................................... 7
3.1 Design Visualization ............................................................................................................................ 8
3.2. Design Coordination and Validation ................................................................................................... 9
3.3. BIM for Improving Energy Efficiency and Sustainability ..................................................................... 9
3.4. Cost Estimation and Value Engineering ........................................................................................... 10
3.5. Schedule Validation and Constructability Reviews ........................................................................... 12
3.6. Progress Monitoring ......................................................................................................................... 13
4. How BIM is contributing to Green Design and Construction ................................................................... 14
5. Case Study: ECE Building and Using BIM for Energy Performance Modeling ....................................... 15

CEE198: Project-based Intro to CEE
Building Information Modeling
Fall 2022 Page 3 of 15
1. Objective
In this reading, you will be introduced to the application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) both as a
product and a process. The important points from this reading include 1) a basic understanding of BIM
concepts throughout the lifecycle of a building or an infrastructure project, from planning and design to
construction and operations; and 2) how BIM can help achieve a variety of sustainability goals.
2. Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a new approach and in fact one of the most promising technological
and process developments to project delivery in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Facility
Management (AEC/FM) industry. BIM is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics
of a facility that is generated during the Design phase to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of
information. Once a building information model is complete in the design phase, it is used to support the
pre-construction, procurement, fabrication, and construction activities. Successful implementation of BIM
generates significant benefits including improved design quality, reduction in design errors, improved field
productivity, reduction in system conflicts and their associated changes, and finally reduction in construction
cost and time. As such it serves as a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming