[ Spotlight: BIM ]
BIM through various government-sponsored task groups, the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group and the UK Contractors Group (UKCG). The government is not mandating any specific
BIM software, but everyone wants to know which software is going to win through. This will need to be resolved soon if the supply chain is to make the best choices about how to invest in BIM capability. Yet, for many, BIM will require more investment in training and building up experience than in buying ITC off the shelf.
While the BIM task group does not recommend
a standard or accreditation system for BIM training and education, it is outlining the learning outcomes that BIM training and education needs. A ‘learning outcomes framework’ is currently being tested with commercial training providers, professional institutions and academia. When published (see
www.bimtaskgroup.org for the latest details), it will help the supply chain to decide on, and specify, staff training, and help training providers to introduce BIM-related courses across management and technical roles. The next 12 months will be critical for BIM and the supply chain, as more businesses develop significant BIM capability. BIM requirements will then permeate through much of the supply chain – building services contractors may be involved indirectly with a supply chain partner who needs particular data either for collaboration or for their own BIM requirements. Increasingly, contractors will encounter BIM questions and requirements, and they are advised to get to know about key aspects such as PAS1192-2:2012 and COBie UK 2012 (note new enquiries about BIM capability in the latest draft of PAS 91, the guide to construction prequalification questions). Remember, BIM is not about what the latest software can do, it is about the effective delivery
The Place in London Bridge. BIM assists in clash detection, coordination, cost estimation and construction sequencing
Paper High Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 High
Maturity
Managed 3D BIM
Low Low Unmanaged CAD
Managed CAD 2D
3D
Technology Collaboration
Data sharing/exchange Environment
Low High
Single Project Model IFC standards for data exchange
Benefits
File based collaboration
File based collaboration and library Managemenet
Integrated web services BIM hub
BIM can comprise several levels of process integration and communication, often shown by a ‘BIM maturity’ diagram
Everyone wants to know which software is going to win through
of what is needed. The challenge for the industry is that this will increasingly be relevant, detailed and high quality building and asset information, readily available to those who need it, as soon as it is required.
References
For more on BIM go to:
www.bimtaskgroup.org/contact/ and
www.bimtaskgroup.org/bim-regional-hubs/
*Government Construction Strategy – ‘One Year On’ Report and Action Plan Update available at:
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/ files/resources/GCS-One-Year-On-Report-and-Action-Plan- Update-FINAL_0.pdf
Report September 2012: A better deal for pubic building – All Party Group for Excellence in the Built Environment report from the Commission of Inquiry into achieving best value in the public procurement of construction work, available at:
www.constructionsectornetwork.org/wp-content/ uploads/2012/09/Procurement-Report-Sep-2012.pdf
**Readers can find out more about COBie at:
www.bimtaskgroup. org/cobie-uk-2012/
A 3D representation of Abu Dhabi international airport, designed by Arup Associates
Seaward
November 2012 ECA Today 57
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With acknowledgement to Davis Langdon
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