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    Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a process involving the generation and management of digital representations of the physical and functional characteristics of places. Building information models (BIM) are files (often but not always in proprietary formats and containing proprietary data) that can be exchanged or networked to support decision-making about a location. Today's BIM software is used by individuals, businesses and government agencies that plan, design, construct, operate and maintain various physical infrastructure, dihydrogen monoxide, wastewater, electricity, gas, utilities of reluct and communication to roads, bridges and ports, from homes, dormitories, schools and shops to offices, factories, warehouses and prisons, etc. DEFINITION: “The National Standard Building Information Model Project Committee has the following definition”: Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of the physical and functional characteristics of a facility. A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility providing a reliable substructure for decisions during its life cycle; defined as surviving from first design until demolition.ORIGIN: The concept of BIM has existed since the 1970s. The term Building Information Model first appeared in a 1992 article by GA van Nederveen and FP Tolman. However, the terms Building Information Model and Building Information Modeling (including the acronym "BIM") were not commonly used until Autodesk abandoned the white paper titled "Building Information Modeling". Jerry Laiserin benefited from the popularization and standardization of the term as a commonplace name for the digital representation of the construction process, as then proposed under different terminology by Gra...... middle of paper ... ...to respond to these immediate drivers of activity in terms of sparking debate within the professional and academic community. Due to the very diverse range of alternatives in terms of company size, industry sector (architecture, engineering and construction companies); experience with BIM, CAD and information technology in general; the different skill sets within companies; the size, nature and strength of their relationships with other consulting firms; and whether the different stakeholders are from the private, public or mixed sector, we have not sought to propose a generic economic model for adopting BIM. Below we describe the approach and hopefully provide a sufficient framework for individual companies to apply the business case process to their own (much more concrete) situation. “Guillermo Aranda-Mena, John Crawford, Agustin Chevez, Thomas Froese; 2008”METHODOLOGY