TheCMAA Standards of PracticeandCMAA Best Practices Guide for Building Information Modeling (BIM)identify the CM’s use of BIM as a tool for:
“Planning, coordination, and control of design and construction activities, integrating project information, and improving communication among all participants.”
BIM provides visualization and data integration to support project coordination, sequencing, clash detection, logistics planning, and schedule validation. Although BIM can contain data about cost, energy, and maintenance, itsprimary value to the CMlies in improvingproject planning, coordination, and controlacross disciplines during design and construction.
Thus, the correct answer isB. planning, coordination, and control of the project.
[References:, CMAA Construction Management Standards of Practice, Chapter 2 – Project Management, Section: “Use of Technology and BIM.”, CMAA Best Practices Guide for Building Information Modeling, Sections 1.1–2.3., ]
