Neff: BIM's killer app is HVAC and plumbing clash detection
Gina Neff · a16z Podcast | Construction Under Tech -- Info Flows · Jan 2, 2019 · at 6:04
Gina Neff, technology scholar, discusses how advanced 3D digital modeling tools are practically used on construction sites, arguing that spatial collision detection provides the primary value rather than modeling minor details.
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“What I think is really interesting in the construction industry is, you know, we bring up every bolt can be modeled in three-day modeling, but, you know, the killer app for building information modeling really has been coordinating your plumbing work and your heating and air conditioning work so they don't collide within the building system.”
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