A problem with BIM modeling that can occur in the future would be our reliance on it. If almost everyone in the industry relies solely on BIM to model and understand everything it could lead to a dependence on it. In some cases it might be applicable to do calculations yourself or model something quickly in 2D instead of trying to take the time to develop a full 3D BIM model. Another problem can occur since BIM is getting more and more user friendly. This is typically a good thing as long as it is still used by people who understand BIM but problems can arise when novices try to create models they don't fully understand. If inexperienced people don't understand BIM but trying complicated projects they can run into pitfalls very easily without even noticing.
Another problem with BIM comes from The actual storing of the data itself. Developing on and relying on solely computer models mean file sizes will be pretty large. This will cause companies to have to purchase more storage and will need means of backing up large amounts of data on a regular basis. This problem seems like its a smaller one since firms typically do this already and since hard drive storage is becoming cheaper and cheaper for larger sizes. It is worth noting however that as the BIM models become more complex the file sizes will also increase. This mass storage of data does lead to problems with the increase in cyber attacks. Cyber security might not be top of priority for many companies but it becomes essential when you store all of your information through a network. If a hacker or virus got into the system it could potentially wipe out all the data or at the very least halt all productivity of the workers for an extended period of time.
Though BIM modeling has become easier people will still need to learn how to use it and that will take time and money. Teaching new workers the variety of programs now necessary to work in the industry delays how long they can start until and will end up costing the company some money. They will most likely make this money up in the future when the employee uses the program to decrease the time of a project but still it is something to consider.
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I initially overlooked cyber security as a future problem with BIM, however having brought it up, it is apparent. I think its particularly relevant Ton SCIF (sensitive compartmented information facility) projects. I think that when designers share a central model somewhere in the cloud, it can be intercepted and therefore security measure needs to be taken.
ReplyDeleteI too did not consider the issues of cyber security, but I agree completely. I think that the storage space of computers will continue to increase at significant rates, but not as quickly as we will need in order to hold all of the storage required from more and more complex models with greater capabilities. With companies needing more space, there will be a continued push to work on servers. One day when I was on co-op, we had a problem with our servers and were unable to access it for the beginning of the day, and no work was able to be done throughout the entire office because we couldn't access our work. I can only imagine the affects of a hacker shutting it down or removing information forever.
ReplyDeleteAs with the others, cyber security was not something that sprung to mind at all when discussing BIM. I would even think of taking it a step further and consider the stealing of the data. This could either be used by terrorists planning an attack, or even just corporate espionage.
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