Turner has implemented a strategy that enables the building team to build digitally first, significantly reducing the element of surprise. Using a combination of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and SMART solutions, teams can anticipate construction issues before they occur. During the project coordination process, Turner staff lead regular meetings in iRooms – interactive workspaces equipped with a computer and two SMART Board interactive whiteboards. The interactive whiteboards provide a large SMART story Turner Construction Company Innovation, technology and teamwork area to view BIM models, interact with the digital models and keep everyone focused on the issue at hand. Taking a visual, collaborative approach The SMART Board interactive whiteboards also foster the kind of teamwork approach Turner finds essential to their process. “A big part of Building Information Modeling is the collaboration that occurs within the team,” says Vice President, General Manager, Jack Beaudoin. “Collaboration is furthered because of SMART solutions and because of the software.” The BIM process provides teams with a dynamic, 3D digital model of a building, displaying information such as projected cost and time. Coordinating a project with BIM and SMART solutions allows everyone, from trades people to architects, to easily see and focus on problem areas where different elements of the building clash.
