Building Lean, Building BIM: Improving Construction the Tidhar Way
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (699 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 113823723X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 460 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Building Lean, Building BIM is the essential guide for any construction company that wants to implement Lean Construction and Building Information Modelling (BIM) to gain a strategic edge over their competition. The implementation at Tidhar has not been a pure success, but by examining their motives alongside their achievements and failures, readers will learn about what pitfalls and pinnacles to expect. The company's story serves as a case study for explanation of the various facets of Lean Construction and BIM. Tidhar is a small/medium-size construction company that pioneered a way of working that gave it a profit margin unheard of in its market. Each chapter defines a principle of Lean and/or BIM, describes the achievements and failures in Tidhar's implementation based on the experiences of the key people involved, and reviews the relevant background and theory. It is also essential reading for Lean and BIM enthusiasts, researchers and students from a variety of industries and backgrounds.. A number of chapters also compare the experience of Tidhar with those of other companies who are leaders in their fields, such as Skanska and DPR. This book is highly relevant and useful to a wide range of readers from the construction industry, especially those who are frustrated with the inefficiencies in their companies and construction projects. The first of its kind, the book
Samuel Korb is a Graduate student in the department of Civil Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. . Ronen Barak is a Civil Engineer and researcher of BIM and computer applications for construction. He is responsible for and directly involved with the entire Lean and BIM journey at Tidhar Construction. About the AuthorRafael Sacks is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
He is responsible for and directly involved with the entire Lean and BIM journey at Tidhar Construction. Ronen Barak is a Civil Engineer and researcher of BIM and computer applications for construction. Rafael Sacks is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Techno