{"id":1429,"date":"2017-03-24T16:08:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T20:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2026-02-16T05:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:29:44","slug":"5d-bim-next-big-thing-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/5d-bim-next-big-thing-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"5D BIM: The next big thing for construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/technology-innovation\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Technology &amp; Innovation<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5D BIM: The next big thing for construction\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-03-24T16:08:35-04:00\">March 24, 2017<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"5D BIM: The next big thing for construction\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/5d-bim-next-big-thing-construction\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/debcarpenterbeck\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/CRE-Deb-Carpenter-Beck.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"CRE Deb Carpenter-Beck\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Deb Carpenter-Beck<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The McKinsey Institute, a global management consulting firm, lists 5D BIM as one of the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/capital-projects-and-infrastructure\/our-insights\/imagining-constructions-digital-future\">five big ideas<\/a>\u201d that can help the construction industry transform itself over the next five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One can easily see how the fifth dimension of BIM\u2014which adds cost to the building information modeling (BIM) process\u2014can make a big impact. With 5D BIM, estimators are better positioned to offer real-time feedback and cost-saving strategies as designs and project plans progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5D BIM is not without its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/time-to-take-bim-and-estimating-to-the-next-level\/\">challenges<\/a>. Today\u2019s models, for example, typically don\u2019t have all the information needed for estimating. But new technology advances are addressing those concerns and making it more realistic for estimators to take advantage of the visualization, faster takeoff, and collaboration benefits models can provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strides are also being made to create industry standards that will further push 5D BIM into mainstream use. The BIMForum, for example, is helping to specify and communicate the content and reliability of building information models at various stages in the design and construction process. The specification allows model authors to define models for specific information exchange, milestones in a design work plan, and deliverables for specific functions. Quantity takeoff is one of those functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about 5D BIM and how Sage can help with your model estimating needs, visit the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/products\/sage-estimating\/bim\/\">Sage Estimating BIM web page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Subscribe to our Sage Advice Newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get our latest business advice delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-ab515c6e-7e90-4c2f-a67e-113872516e8b\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"Working from home with tea in hand\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The McKinsey Institute, a global management consulting firm, lists 5D BIM as one of the \u201cfive big ideas\u201d that can help the construction industry transform itself over the next five years. One can easily see how the fifth dimension of BIM\u2014which adds cost to the building information modeling (BIM) process\u2014can make a big impact. 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