More stories about BIM

• Getting Started With SketchUp

  This 3-D modeling program can be tough to master. Here’s how three builders learned what they needed to know.

• Innovative Products 2011

  A sampling of the tools and materials on exhibit at JLC Live in Providence, R.I.

• Can You Swap Lithium Ion for Nicad Batteries?

  Q: I recently purchased a DeWalt 18-volt cordless tool with lithium-ion batteries and noticed that the new batteries also fit my old DeWalt tools. Is it okay to use lithium-ion batteries in tools that came with nickel-cadmium (nicad) batteries?

• Waiting to Pounce

  CASH IS KING, BUT THE KING has left the building.

• Getting Into Gutters

  This specialty trade can provide profits in slow times.

• Cosmic Lights

  Ross Lovegrove combines impressionism with advanced computer modeling to create his latest collection for Artemide

• Letters

  Fire-sprinkler costs reconsidered; epoxy for wood rot; credit-card commiseration; a vote for country of origin

• Building Information Modeling

  Building Information Modeling software (BIM) enables communication across the disciplines involved in the design and construction of building applications.

• From the Editor: Beyond Code

  Beyond Code

• Backfill: The View From Above

  The view from above, via Google Earth