1 Week 1 Overview

Prepare for your journey into the world of Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Prof. Hubo Cai of Purdue University's Engineering department. With a focus on the architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, Prof. Cai delves into the current issues plaguing traditional facility delivery processes, explaining how BIM provides a much-needed solution. This video lecture allows students to spot the inefficiencies in the old methods, and understand BIM from varied viewpoints. They will also come to see the benefits of BIM for the AEC industry. This is the first week’s overview for Prof. Cai's course titled "Fundamentals of Building Information Modeling" – expect to dedicate about 5 hours per week on lectures, exercises, quizzes, homework assignments, and lab work. Boost your learning by subscribing to the Purdue University Online's channel. Learn how you can take courses like this one from Purdue University Online by visiting online.purdue.edu.