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BIM Data Ownership and Legal Risk: Who Pays When BIM Data Goes Wrong? — BIM Reality Check Series Part 5

When a BIM model contains errors that lead to construction mistakes, the legal question of who owns the data — and who bears the liability — remains dangerously unresolved in most contracts. Part 5 of the BIM Reality Check Series.

May 1, 2026

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