Big data sounds great—more data should mean better decisions, right? But in BIM and construction, just like in business, volume doesn’t guarantee value. Nokia had endless market data saying consumers wouldn’t pay more for a phone. But they got blindsided by the smartphone revolution. Anthropologist Amy Chen warned them that people in low-income areas saw smartphones differently, but her insights—based…
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Metadata management within Building Information Modeling (BIM) deliverables presents a consistent challenge, often stemming from varied factors such as unclear project requirements, the experience level of modelling teams, and the degree of early involvement by BIM professionals in project planning phases. This challenge, however, is not insurmountable. The Standardised Data Tool, accessible to any user with a Revit or Civil3D…