Building Information Modeling BIM in action
“BIM helps eliminate waste... Waste of time, waste of materials and waste of man power.” Peter Wise, National Engineering Manager AE Smith are long-term facilitators of Building Information Modelling (BIM) within the Australian construction industry. The use of BIM is still in its infancy in Australia, with the numerous time, money and productivity advantages only recently becoming more broadly recognised within the construction industry. Across the globe European and American markets tell a different story, where the adoption of BIM has allowed practitioners to survive in tightening economic conditions.
BIM will improve productivity in the construction industry BIM is much more than a 3D model. It provides the integral junction between technology, process and knowledge, enabling cohesive and integrated design, construction and management of a building project across all contractors. AE Smith has been a long-term facilitator of BIM on significant construction projects.
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“BIM provides the central digital interface to visualise, track and record the impact of our collective processes during the construction phase and for the whole lifetime of the building,” says Peter Wise, AE Smith National Engineering Manager. “But, the digital model itself has limited value until we have consistent, effective and standard working practices to interface with it.”
BIM as a construction strategy, not just a technology One of the key challenges is educating project contributors on BIM as a construction strategy.
To improve productivity, you first have to look at process. The software interface that enables BIM is therefore only part of the solution.
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To this end, reviewing the processes between internal departments, builders, contractors and facility managers to understand where the greatest opportunities lie to accelerate the acceptance and standardisation of BIM within the industry becomes important.
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“BIM definitely relies on technology to store and share project information across the stages of design, construction and management of building services. But where it really starts to pay dividends is when we use that information to inform the builder’s critical path and provide our engineers offsite and onsite with current and accessible information allowing them to respond to changes quickly.”
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