In the industry I have encountered a plethora of ways in which BIM improves the design of buildings that are being engineered. However, up until this point I had not put much thought into the ways in which BIM benefits the owners and facility managers.
In Chapter 4, a thorough discussion of the benefits to owners is discussed, but the particular areas that caught my eye were energy savings and ease of coordination among separate disciplines. Previous to BIM tools, architectural, structural, and MEP systems were rarely comprehensively coordinated in a three dimensional sense, until they went to construction. Now, utilizing a 3D model with all of the disciplines "turned on" you can see potential coordination areas, and facility managers as well as owners have the chance to give their input as to which solutions would work best for them. As Jeanine mentioned in her post, it is of the utmost importance that the owner is fully trained in the capabilities of the software, so as to not miss out on the opportunity to utilize it to its fullest extent.
In terms of energy savings, Revit has the ability to render full scale simulations of energy modeling through daylighting. This can be extremely beneficial when choosing the orientation of a building, in order to take advantage of daylighting.
Overall, the aspect of owner involvement with BIM is crucial in moving forward with this technology.
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