Lobbying Wars Over Data in Construction. History of BIM’s Hidden Past and Techno-Feudalism

´ 🛤️ A journey through the last three decades in the emergence and development of the major technology players in the construction data field: #Autodesk, #Graphisoft, #BIM, #openBIM, #IFC and #BuildingSMART and their marketing concepts. We’ll lift the veil on the hidden battles for data control in the construction world and show you what’s going on behind the scenes. 🏗️📉 Why is labour productivity so low in construction? 🤔🧶 How did #AutoCAD, #Revit and #ArchiCAD come about? 🏆💡 Who truly pioneered BIM technology, #Autodesk or #Graphisoft? 🤷‍♂️🏛️ How did the acronyms #BIM, #openBIM, #IFC and #buildingSMART come about? 🤝🌐 What do #Autodesk, #Graphisoft, and #buildingSMART have in common? 🚧🏚 Where do the insurmountable quality problems at #IFC come from? ⚖️💊 What is forcing professionals to move from #openBIM to #closedBIM? 🎩💼 How did #BlackRock and #Vanguard gain control of construction data technologies? 🗺️ Miro Board “History of BIM“: =/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🧾 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Overview and Introduction 01:11 - 🎞️ 𝗕𝗜𝗠’𝗦 𝗛𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗧 01:40 -- The Birth of AutoCAD and Autodesk’s Ascendancy 03:10 -- Revit: Autodesk’s Strategic Acquisition 03:39 -- PTC and the Pro/ENGINEER Evolution 05:09 -- BOM: Conceptual Development 06:26 -- Revit Software: A New Chapter 07:23 -- Birth of the marketing acronym BIM 08:04 - 🎞️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗥𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗦 08:06 -- Creation of Radar CH - ArchiCAD 10:01 -- RUCAPS - GDS: Establishment of Intergraph 11:05 -- CAD Market: Trends from 2004 to 2023 11:55 - 🎞️ 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗙𝗖 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗕𝗜𝗠 12:02 -- The Inception of IFC by Leonhard Obermeyer 13:07 -- Autodesk’s Role in IFC Development 14:55 -- The emergence of the marketing acronym openBIM 15:33 -- Birth of the buildingSMART organisation 15:47 -- openBIM vs. closedBIM: The Dichotomy 16:36 -- IFC format quality issues 18:03 -- The Drive Toward closedBIM: A Professional’s Dilemma 18:40 - 🎞️ 𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗨𝗗𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗠 𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 18:43 -- The Shift: CAD Firms under Investment Giants 19:43 -- The CAD Duopoly: A Lack of Market Competition 21:17 -- Architecture’s New Era: CAD-BIM-Driven Construction 22:09 -- The Strategic Importance of Closed Data Formats for CAD vendors 22:40 -- CAD-BIM data and Data Management System Dependency 23:23 -- Construction labour productivity and data openness 24:25 -- Construction’s New Paradigms: An Industry Shift 24:56 -- Data Monopoly: The Construction Industry’s Planned Economy 25:39 - 🎞️ 𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗨 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 25:46 -- Management’s Indifference to Productivity in Construction 26:19 -- The Role of Closed Data in Market Speculation 27:09 -- Construction’s Techno-Feudal Landscape 28:06 -- Editorial Series: Lobbyist Games in BIM Development ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🎢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗘𝗦 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ⏳ The patterns of data management and software evolution in construction often mirror historical trends, showing us that while technology advances, human drivers remain consistent. The journey continues, and as we adapt and innovate, we must remember the lessons of our past to navigate the future successfully. 📰 Original article: 🖥️ Telegram: 📋 Presentation “History of BIM“: 👋 Share this video with colleagues who are interested in learning about the history of the emergence of BIM concepts and technologies that are used in the creation and processing of data in the construction industry today ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🌠 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡.𝗶𝗼 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 📦 DataDrivenConstruction Marketplace: 📥Free IFC2x3-to-Excel/DAE converter. Community Edition: 📥 Free Revit®(2015-2022)-to-Excel/DAE converter. Community Edition 🔔 Subscribe and join us for more insights on working with data in the construction industry LinkedIn: Twitter: