“With AutoCAD, you need to go floor by floor and calculate each area to know how many square meters of lumber is needed for flooring. “For me, the main benefit of BIM is the accuracy in accounting for the enormous amounts of materials required on a construction site,” she says and adds: For that, let’s hand over the mic to Marta Gutiérrez: In that case, you need to understand what purpose it serves and what benefits it brings to architects, engineers, and construction professionals. Suppose you’re interested in hopping aboard the BIM train. In other words: Marta knows a thing or two about BIM, so let’s jump in: Why do architects and engineers use BIM?įirst things first. Her broad BIM experience brought her to BIMobject, where she assists manufacturers such as Electrolux, AEG, Zanussi, and Luznor in developing their digital libraries. Before becoming a BIM Consultant, she worked for many years at MVN Arquitectos in Madrid, where she carried out projects such as the Palacio de los Condes de Villagonzalo (the Palace of the Counts of Villagonzalo). Marta Gutiérrez considers herself an atypical architect who prefers to get her shoes dirty at the construction site rather than design in an office.
