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Download Latest Instructional Guide for Tri-Services BIM Standards and Data Sets

This document provides instructions on how to install the Tri-Services BIM standards, data set and centralized workspace designed to work Bentley Building applications in support of the Corp Engineers projects and Architectural Engineering firms. Detailed installation instructions for the PC and network server are included in this report. The standards and data set supplied complies with the current Tri-Service CADD Standard David Johnson is the Center POC.

BIM Contract Language

Use the links below to see the latest BIM contract language used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps is requiring BIM deliverables for its MILCON Transformation standard facility types. There are over 40 standard facility types including barracks, dining facilities, and headquarters buildings. The Corps has developed a system called the Request for Proposal (rfp) wizard to automate the development of the contract language.

Implementation Guidelines Document
Sample rfp Wizard

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wins CETI Award

CETI Award

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received a FIATECH Celebration of Engineering & Technology Innovation (CETI) award at the FIATECH 2008 Annual Technology Conference. FIATECH established the CETI award to recognize significant achievements in technology deployment and implementation in the capital projects industry. USACE submitted the project “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Moves Forward with Building Information Modeling.”

Highlights of Center Activities as The CAD/BIM Technology Center

2007 has been an exciting year for the CADD/GIS Technology Center as we have worked with our sponsors and partners to recharter the Center as the CAD/BIM Technology Center. The reorganized Center is adding a technical focus area on the implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technologies. In addition, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Engineering Senior Executive Panel will provide executive oversight and leadership to the Center’s yearly work plan. A new focus and improved coordination with OSD will ensure that the Center provides support that is timely and beneficial to the CAD/BIM/GIS community.

Building Information Modeling: Collaboration, Integration, and Interoperability

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has prepared for the MILCON Transformation process by instituting Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a new approach to its design process. In FY08, BIM will be required for all military construction projects. This new directive has led to many questions in the engineering community concerning the relevance of BIM to Civil Works projects of this nature within USACE. Answers to these questions will become evident as BIM matures within USACE.

BIM & GIS Interoperability Demonstration Project

The Center is exploring the BIM and GIS interoperability issues with a demonstration project that employs a mixed-vendor solution to create objects in the BIM environment and share them in the GIS environment.

New TIGER Contract Awarded

New FIGHTER Contract Awarded