Preface

The construction industry plays a pivotal role in the development of the national economy and the four modernizations. In terms of investment, the state funds for building installation projects account for about 60% of the total capital construction investment. On the other hand, the development of the construction industry plays an important role in promoting other industries. It consumes a large amount of steel, cement, local building materials, and other products of the national economic sector every year. At the same time, the products of the construction industry serve the people’s lives and other national economic departments and create the necessary conditions for the expansion and reproduction of various sectors of the national economy. The national income provided by the construction industry is also at the forefront of various sectors of the national economy. At present, many countries have listed the construction industry as a pillar industry of the national economy. In China, with the development of the “four modernizations” construction and the in-depth implementation of the reform and opening-up, the pillar role of the construction industry is increasingly being played.
     BIM is a new thing in the construction industry. In the past ten years, through continuous promotion and practice, people have reached a consensus: BIM has led and will continue to lead the information revolution in the construction field. With the gradual deepening of BIM applications, the traditional architecture of the construction industry will be broken. It will be replaced by a new architecture dominated by information technology. The application of BIM has completely broken through the technical scope and will become a powerful driving force for the leading construction industry to make changes. This is an opportunity and a challenge for the entire construction industry.
     From the application practice of BIM in recent years, BIM application is not simply the application of new software. To be successful in BIM application, it needs a set of systems, plans, and methods, and the execution team is matched with it. The construction industry practitioners who apply BIM also need to have relevant knowledge of BIM to apply BIM better, and more maximize the value of BIM applications.

前 言

建筑业在国民经济发展和四个现代化建设中起着举足轻重的作用。从投资来看，国家用于建筑安装工程的资金，约占基本建设投资总额的 60%。另一方面，建筑业的发展对其他行业起着重要的促进作用，它每年要消耗大量的钢材、水泥、地方性建筑材料和其他国民经济部门的产品，同时，建筑业的产品又为人民生活和其他国民经济部门服务，为国民经济各部门的扩大再生产创造必要的条件。建筑业提供的国民收入也居国民经济各部门的前列。目前，不少国家已将建筑业列为国民经济的支柱产业。在我国，随着“四化”建设的发展，改革开放政策的深入贯彻，建筑业的支柱作用也正日益得到发挥。
      BIM 作为建筑业的一个新生事物，在近十年中，通过不断的推广与实践，人们取得了一个共识： BIM 已经并将继续引领建设领域的信息革命。随着 BIM 应用的逐步深入，建筑业的传统架构将被打破，一种以信息技术为主导的新架构将取而代之。 BIM 的应用完全突破了技术范畴，将成为主导建筑业进行变革的强大动力。这对于整个建筑业而言，是机遇，更是挑战。
     从近年来 BIM 的应用实践来看， BIM 应用并不单纯是新软件的应用。 BIM 应用要取得成功，需要有一整套的体系、计划、方法，并且执行团队与之匹配；应用BIM 的建筑业从业人员也需要掌握 BIM 的相关知识才能把 BIM 应用得比较好，并且通过系统集成更大限度实现 BIM 应用的价值。