Episode 30: Building Information Modeling

In this episode we discuss BIM-Building Information Modeling systems, legal issues implicated by BIM and best practices for lawyers in contracting and in working with professionals who use BIM every day. Construction lawyers Kristine Kubes, owner of the Kubes Law Office in Minneapolis, and Jimmy Germano, Senior Manager and Counsel-Contract Documents at AIA discuss this topic, including potential contractual and negligence issues associated with BIM, how AIA has dealt with BIM in its form contract documents, other legal issues involving ownership of the BIM model and whether BIM is a contract document, and practical tips for construction lawyers on dealing with BIM on construction projects.