Why do we even bother…
Can you imagine being a designer at Tesla, coming up with innovative and cool ways to make the whole driving experience as easy, painless and downright fun as you can.…
The Detail is in the Devil
Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: “Do not march on Moscow”. Various people have tried it, Napoleon and Hitler, and it is no good. That…
BIM skills 101: AtTeNtIoN tO dEtAiL
Email #1 From: BIM WeaselSent: Friday, 24 AprilTo: Important BIM Project Manager (IBPM)Cc: Gary Subject: Monthly report – example IBPM, In response to your previous comments on our monthly report,…
Get me the turds/hour analytics, STAT!
Sometimes you wonder if the people writing project BIM requirements are taking the piss. I can excuse the LOD 600 requirement that was included in an RFP a while back…
When is a Questionnaire not a Questionnaire?
Hong Kong’s Construction Industry Council (CIC) are tasked with implementing the government’s BIM initiatives and have employed US bean counter led engineering consultancy AECOM to drive the development of a…
Much BIM. So Collaborate
Clients who know nothing about BIM Part 1. This wishy-washy BIM requirements “specification” is taken from the terms of reference for a major expansion to an airport terminal. This is…
Fool me once, shame on — shame on you
It never ceases to amaze how badly organised some larger companies are. Here’s an example of an HR drone’s shotgun approach to recruitment, sending a mail about a job to…
That’s not how it works
Saw this today on my LinkedIn feed, this guy’s grasp of BIM is approaching legendary.
Let’s get things started
To get things started, the BIM Weasel sent me this email exchange recently, which demonstrates a promising level of BIM fuckwittery from the Project Manager. From: Manager, Project To: Weasel, BIM…