July 2019
We have discussed the use of BIM in publicly funded projects before. The United Kingdom government mandates the use of BIM in all projects.
While local authorities and bodies like the NHS and social housing providers have been less absolute about using BIM in their work it is becoming the norm where public money is being spent.
One of the aims of publicly funded bodies is to utilize local...
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May 2019
In a previous blog, we gave you an insight into the differing levels of BIM. Of Level 3 we said that it “uses a single, shared project view for data integration, which all parties can access and modify as allowed through process and security controls”.
BIM Level 3 is the goal for the construction industry. Its main point is the full integration of project information achievement in a...
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May 2019
In May 2018 the ICE (Institute of Civil Engineers) published an information sheet on BIM and its applications and benefits in the civil sector. A year later, the use of BIM by consulting civil engineers was still only on a minority of projects. BIM (US site) is the foundation for digital transformation in the civil engineering industry.
For civil engineers, The BIM process incorporates all...
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April 2019
The UK Government Construction Strategy sets out a plan to increase productivity in public sector construction. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an important part of the strategy and is helping to increase productivity and collaboration through technological innovation.
As one of a range of tools that will be used to digitise the built environment and operations management industries...
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