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BC-4114: Building Information Modeling in Design and Construction

Description: Introduction to means and methods to enrich the geometric information of a building model with semantic data such as, material, structural and performance values. Concept of interoperability in architecture, engineering and construction industry. Overview of approaches to information modeling such as Standard for the Exchange of Product model data (STEP), Industry Foundation Classes (ifc), Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie) and Green Building XML (gbXML). Key concepts of object-oriented modeling and programming.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: BC-2114 or (ENGE-1216 and ENGE-1215)

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: CS-1014

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 5

Average GPA: 3.54 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 68.50%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.86%

Bulbul Tanyel Turkaslan202377.2%4.9%9.4%1.4%4.1%2.9%3.545

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Term050% W