Module 5 - Points to Ponder

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Module 5 - Points to Ponder
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Please share your comments on 2 of the following Points to Ponder questions. (Choose 2 of the questions below.)

What are the principal advantages of using a single building information model of the existing conditions as the foundation for modeling several proposed design alternatives for a portion of the building?

  • Having a single building information model provides the client with a more general view of how the project is going to look like. It helps understand the general idea of the future project. It would be harder to see that if multiples separate models were created for each design alternatives. It helps understand what has to be demolished as well.

In your project, which features of the proposed design did you choose to model as design alternatives?

  • I chose to design a wall alternative. I changed a regular wall to a curtain wall in order to add more daylight in the open work space and personally I enjoy seeing nature when I study. Some people may not appreciate it as much as I do, so they have the option of having a regular wall or a curtain wall.