{"id":31925,"date":"2025-08-20T20:02:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T03:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/usace-buffalo-district-commits-to-bim-across-construction-projects\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T20:02:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T03:02:50","slug":"usace-buffalo-district-commits-to-bim-across-construction-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/usace-buffalo-district-commits-to-bim-across-construction-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"USACE Buffalo district commits to BIM across construction projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1755704026\/news\/text_to_speech\/usace-buffalo-district-commits-to-bim-across-construction-projects_plfgsi.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Brief:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>As the federal government pushes for greater technology adoption in the permitting process, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/287784\/usace_buffalo_district_embraces_building_information_modeling_to_modernize_facilities_across_their_life_cycle\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Buffalo District has implemented building information modeling<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> across its design and construction projects, according to an Aug. 13 news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The decision to adopt BIM district-wide builds on lessons USACE learned from a pilot program the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and the USACE New York District conducted at the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nab.usace.army.mil\/Media\/News-Stories\/Article\/492917\/corps-and-fort-meade-officials-break-ground-for-asymmetric-warfare-group-complex\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Asymmetric Warfare Group complex<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> at Fort Meade, Maryland, per the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>On the project, which started in 2013, BIM was successfully used to track and manage real-time data from design through construction and into operations, which demonstrated just how quickly design solutions could be drawn up, according to the news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Insight:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Major benefits of BIM, according to ERDC, which documented the Fort Meade project, include:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Reduced design and construction costs by preventing errors and coordination issues.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Faster construction planning through linked scheduling and visual modeling.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Improved maintenance and facility operations through integration with systems like the General Fund Enterprise Business System.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Enhanced lifecycle management by digitizing and tracking equipment warranties, room layouts, utilities and emergency systems.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Going forward, the Buffalo District is using BIM to model projects such as miter gates for the Black Rock Lock in downtown Buffalo and remediation work at the Niagara Falls Store Site.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Despite challenges that include ensuring file compatibility and enforcing data standards, the Buffalo District views BIM as an investment in future technology, according to the news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThe entire scope of data that is collected helps to plan projects, design repairs or upgrades, track construction progress, monitor changes over time, and maintain and manage infrastructure,\u201d said Kevin Lesika, a geodesist with the Buffalo district\u2019s survey team, in the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The move comes amid a push by the Trump administration to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/trump-permitting-tech-reform-construction-environment\/745871\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>make federal permitting agencies embrace technology<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. For construction, this means using it in <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/white-house-permitting-reform-nepa-tech\/749783\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>federal environmental reviews and other endeavors<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. Dustin Tellinghuisen, civil engineer at USACE Buffalo District, told Construction Dive in an email that the USACE\u2019s adoption of BIM was a direct result of the government\u2019s push for modernization, digital transformation and improved data management in infrastructure delivery.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In the private sector, contractors have long used BIM, and funding exists through the federal government to encourage state departments of transportation to use technology. Last November, the Federal Highway Administration disbursed a wave of grants worth $16.6 million to eight states under the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/fhwa-states-adcms-funding-bim-data\/732151\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems program<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/usace-buffalo-district-bim-construction\/758158\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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