Background Founded in 1831 and located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Xavier University’s three colleges offer 85 undergraduate and 11 graduate majors to more than 7,000 students. Project Summary In less than five years, the university has added four buildings, expanding its total building portfolio by 25 percent. Xavier University chose local firm Messer Construction Co. to build the new facilities. Determined to stay on schedule and on budget for each of the buildings, Messer used Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions from AutodeskTM to help keep the project on track. BIM allows project teams to use intelligent, 3D models to explore every aspect of a design— before construction. Impressed by the 3D models, Xavier University decided to leverage them in its facilities manag

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