Implementation of BIM for Engineers in 10 years

I would like to write this blogpost from the discussion in class last week. As I was discussing with my group last week, I believed that the AI of BIM could be implemented for Engineers in 10 years. After the class discussion from the other groups, I did start to wonder if 10 years might be too short time.

From personal experience with Rhino and Grasshopper I briefly learned to use in a course back home at DTU (Technical University of Denmark), I believe that this technology and parametric design will fast be implemented in the industry. More and more Architectural Engineering firms in Denmark are beginning to use theses design tools for parametric designs, why I believe that it will become more and more implemented in engineering firms. On the other hand, I found the programs very difficult to learn due to the complexity of the spaghetti like structure in which you build the model. Some of my fellow classmates picked up on how to use the program very quickly and they are very good at using it. People like these will easily get a job within this field. As we were discussing in class last week, a problem for implementing this AI of BIM is the time and cost, which made me realize that 10 years might be a little too short time for it to be implemented properly. Another problem in having this implemented within 10 years is the steep learning curve that comes with new technology and software. This technology needs to be implemented more widely at universities so students that will be joining the labor market after school have learned this technology and can implement it in the engineering firms. Another issue is the older generation of engineers. They will probably find it more difficult to adapt to this technology, just like when Revit was introduced. Some firms and engineers still use AutoCAD instead of Revit. This I believe will also be the case for AI BIM technology; it is the new generation of engineers that will be implementing this technology to the industry. Therefore, I have come to the conclusion that I think 10 years is too short time, but AI BIM will be implemented more and more widely in the future.

Comments:

YIDI LI:

I also believe that BIM programs like Rhino and Grasshopper as showed in the video could also help make design decisions for reducing material cost and optimize a sustainable design. I agree that it will take more than 10 years to have this implemented.

Weiyi Tang:

I like how you describe the process of the 3D printing of houses and how it has developed. Here you say that you cannot predict how the 3D printing construction will go in 10 years. I don’t think that the Grasshopper and Dynamo will be fully implemented in 10 years. Yes, humans are making the decisions and the programs are providing the reasonable options, but the humans still have to learn to use and implement the technology and program, so I think it will take more than 10 years.

Jenny Fretta:

I also believe that BIM will have a significant effect on the productivity of building design in the future, from the experience from the past – how Revit has been implemented in many companies so far, making processes faster and less human errors.