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Week 1 (9/9): Lecture 1: Course Introduction & Lecture 2: Introduction to BIM
Week 2 (9/16): Lecture 3: Project setup & Lab 0: Hands-on 3D modeling (Required reading: Chapter 1 – BIM Handbook & Chapters 1-2 – BIM PxP Guide, LoD)
Week 3 (9/23): No class
Week 4 (9/30): Lecture 4: Model-based Cost Estimating & Lab 1: Hands-on Model-based Cost Estimating
Week 5 (10/7): Lecture 5: Project Scheduling and 4D Simulation & Lab 2: Hands-on 4D Simulation
Week 6 (10/14): No class (Thanksgiving Day)
Week 7 (10/21): Mid-term Exam & Group Presentations: HW1 (Groups 1-5)
Week 8 (10/28): Lecture 6: Design Coordination & Lab 3: Hands-on Design Coordination
Week 9 (11/4): Group Presentations: HW2 (Groups 6-10)
Week 10 (11/11): Lecture 7: Construction Progress Monitoring Technologies & Lab 4: Hands-on As-built Modeling and Documentation
Week 11 (11/18): Group Presentations: HW3 (Groups 11-15)
Week 12 (11/25): Lecture 8: Last Lecture & Guest Lecture – Federico Pensa, Fayolle Canada
Week 13 (12/2): Group Presentations: HW4 (Groups 16-21) & Final Exam
Week 14 (12/9): No class

Planning: Process of determining how a project will be undertaken (What? How? Who? Why? Where? When? How much?)
Scheduling: Deals with "WHEN" on a detailed level

Better organization of processes (scope & responsibilities)
Basis for communication & coordination (e.g., project managers, superintendents, and subcontractors)
Increased efficiency (by optimizing time and resources)
Better alignment with project goals (e.g., semi-automation: computer-based progress monitoring & control tracking)

Activity Types:
- Production involving labor, materials, and equipment (e.g., erecting steel studs, placing concrete)
- Procurement: Order, purchase, and deliver materials
- Administrative and support activities: "secondary" to the construction process (e.g., submit shop drawings, approve shop drawings)
Use Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Systematic way to break down project components
- By Area or Trade
- By Material (MasterFormat) or System (UniFormat)
Coding System
- Example: A1-CN-B1010-33000 (Trade, Company Name, System, Area)

4 Types:
- Finish-to-Start (FS)
- Finish-to-Finish (FF)
- Start-to-Start (SS)
- Start-to-Finish (SF)
Lead & Lag
- Lead: Time an activity precedes a successor
- Lag: Time an activity must be delayed from a predecessor's start/finish

Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Identifying critical activities that control project duration
- Determining the shortest possible project completion time
- Types of network diagrams: Activity-on-Node (AON) and Activity-on-Arrow (AOA)
Bar chart (a Gantt chart) - paired with CPM: visualize schedule, show task progress
Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT): helps account for uncertainty
Line of Balance (LOB)
Multi-Activity Chart (MAC)
Software tools are needed for larger projects

Developing accurate project plans with time and schedule information linked to the BIM model
Creating virtual simulations of construction
Visualizing and monitoring construction development sequentially, spatially and temporally.

Site logistics: Spatial planning, constructible analysis, logistics management, safety management, crane management.
Progress monitoring: Track physical progress.
Waste management
Forensic analysis: analyzing delays or issues.