Laboratory Design took an in-depth look at what Building information modeling (BIM) brings to the table in terms of design and sustainability modeling. Lindsay Hock’s article examines the benefits of BIM well beyond efficiency and coordination. She spoke with three of our BIM power-users, Chris Blomquist, AIA; Rishi Nandi, AIA and Cara Pomeranz about the ways they use the tool to collaborate, model energy performance and make informed design decisions.
Sustainable BIM
Computational fluid dynamics analysis of a nine-story lab in an urban environment.
“Building information modeling (BIM), now a standard tool throughout most architecture sectors, is critical for complex building types like healthcare and lab projects. Clients are finding great use for these models in facilities maintenance and long-term campus facilities planning. Owners also see great benefit with BIM, as many are interested in the long-term maintenance and scheduling abilities it offers. Others are more interested in increased accuracy in documentation, resulting in fewer unforeseen conflicts during the construction process.
The benefits of efficiency and coordination are just the tip of the iceberg for BIM.”
We are honored to share PAYETTE has received two 2026 Green Good Design Awards from The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies—Land’s Sake Farm and The Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard.
“Green GOOD DESIGN identifies and emphasizes the world’s most important examples of sustainable design and works to develop a public awareness program that informs the general public about which global companies are doing the best job in ecological and sustainable design for our world. Architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning projects, as well as product, packaging, and graphic design projects from over 30 nations were honored with the 2026 Green GOOD DESIGN Award.”
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