The idea of virtual design and construction (VDC) is a very powerful one. Being able to build while you design can inform you of problems with that design, whether the problem is related cost, structure, light quality, etc. Bedrick and Rinella summarize the benefits of VDC. What firm would become interested in BIM if it promised to turn around in two days what typically takes two weeks? What I don't know, but am becoming aware, of is how difficult it is to learn how to use the software, even after acknowledging that it's 'the future' of architectural design and construction.
The authors write about process and technology where one does not necessarily drive the other. As a student, I'm still trying to nail down a process let alone figuring out where new technology fits into that process. BIM is 'disruptive' in its demand for information and assumed knowledge when I'm still trying collect and decipher raw data (the points, lines, volumes, etc).