Laticrete Makes Information Available in BIM Form

Bethany, CT, June 2, 2008: Laticrete said it is the first setting materials manufacturer in the tile and stone industry to provide BIM format compatible details and information for architects and designers online at BIMWorld.com.

Architects, engineers and designers can now access Laticrete specifications and product details in a digital representation of the building process.

Building Information Modeling provides the potential for a virtual information model to be handed from the architect, designer or engineer, to the contractor and subcontractor, with each party adding their own discipline specific knowledge to the single model.

BIM can achieve such improvements by modeling representations of the actual parts and pieces being used to build the building, a substantial shift from traditional computer aided drafting.

The benefits for Laticrete include the increased opportunity to be found and specified earlier in the design process. Architects and designers can feature specific products in prototype designs and “what if” scenarios during the specification process.