Building Information Modeling

Autodesk building information modeling (BIM) software facilitates a new way of working collaboratively using a model created from consistent, reliable design information – enabling faster decision-making, better documentation, and the ability to evaluate sustainable building and infrastructure design alternatives using analysis to predict performance before breaking ground.

Autodesk sponsors McGraw-Hill Construction BIM SmartMarket Reports
See the results of BIM adoption, usage, impact and infrastructure, and review case studies and interviews.

The Business Value of BIM (pdf - 3700Kb)

Understand who is using BIM, and where they are getting the real business value

BIM - Transforming Design & Construction to Achieve Greater Industry Productivity (pdf - 3657Kb)

Guide to High Performance Building
The Autodesk Guide to Sustainable Design illustrates sustainable design principles and technologies for more energy-efficient buildings and environmentally conscious infrastructure projects. Learn how decisions made early in the process can significantly improve the efficient use of energy, water, materials and land in a final project design.

IPD at Trapelo Road
Architect KlingStubbins, construction manager Tocci Building Companies, and millwork fabricator RB Woodcraft used building information modeling to enable integrated project delivery, sustainable design, and digital design-to-fabrication workflows on Autodesk’s new AEC Headquarters in Waltham, Mass.

Freedom Tower
Four firms share a collaborative vision for an iconic address: One World Trade Center, New York, NY. SOM, JB & B Consulting Engineers, WSP Cantor Seinuk Structural Engineers, and dbox explain why they chose Autodesk building information modeling solutions.

Shaping Crowd Behavior
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation explain how BIM helps them build train stations to comfortably transport 4,000,000 daily passengers with precision, elegance, and ‘poetry.’

Revit BIM Experience Award
The Revit BIM Experience Award is given to professionals and educators who drive innovation within the building design industry—check out this month’s recipients.

Understanding BIM Inside and Out

If you're concerned how transitioning to BIM will affect your productivity, have a look at this white paper. You'll be able to debunk the BIM fallacies, face the BIM facts, and transform your way of working for a better future.

Five Fallacies of BIM (pdf - 447Kb)

BIM for Sustainable Design

Building information modeling facilitates complex processes and analyses that were previously too laborious or expensive to perform. This white paper details how Autodesk's purpose-built BIM solution supports key aspects of sustainable design and "green" certification.

BIM for Sustainable Design (pdf - 609Kb)

BIM is Good for Business

Learn how to calculate your return on investment (ROI) and how see how your business can benefit from implementing BIM. Does BIM sound too good to be true? Read the following white paper to see how your business can benefit.

BIM’s Return on Investment (pdf - 207Kb)
Once you’ve implemented BIM, what kind of return on investment (ROI) can you expect?