The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), responsible for delivering the government’s BIM programme, has published a summary report following the public consultation on the CDBB’s BIM Interoperability Expert Group (BIEG) report launched in April
This latest publication presents the summary of public responses to the BIEG’s report which was launched for consultation on 17 April.
The report was the result of an extensive review, led by BIEG’s committee, in which they met with 21 representative organisations to gather evidence and make considered recommendations, to the government from industry, on how best to support and develop the existing ‘BIM Mandate’ in such a way as to make it accessible and beneficial to all.
These recommendations, referred to as ‘recommended enablers’ were then opened to public consultation, by the CDBB, and the responses compiled into a summary report.
A positive response
The majority of responses showed positive support for the recommended enablers set out within the BIEG’s Report, with 100% of respondents agreeing with the recommended approach to support the further development of Industry Foundation Classes (IFC), and also agreeing the importance of Asset Information Model (AIM) Common Data Environment (CDE) to achieving the beneficial outcomes of Interoperability.
100% of respondents also agreed with the BIEG that there is a need for a greater understanding by owners/operators, in order to drive procurement of interoperable data as a strategic asset.
Support ranging from 74%-94% was expressed for the BIEG’s further recommended enablers.
Including:
- Classification Schema Alignment
- IFC and COBie – Practical Application & Development
- Education & Skills
- Standards (review of standards landscape).
An encouraging report
Keith Waller, programme director of the Construction Innovation Hub said: “We were very pleased by the level of response, and obvious interest and support in the topic of BIM Interoperability and its potential for positive impact on the future of the built environment.
“Our aim is to deliver an interoperability programme that addresses the issues and challenges raised as a result of the public consultation and we remain committed to broad collaboration and industry engagement as a means of delivering a solution that benefits all.”
Fiona Moore, BIEG chair said: “The support for the recommended enablers set out in the BIM Interoperability Expert Group Report has been extremely encouraging – not only that there was an overwhelming agreement with our proposed approach, but that there is such interest in the programme and willingness to collaborate on it.
“We would like to thank those who responded to the call for public consultation for their input and look forward to further collaboration in the future.”
Professor Andy Neely OBE, director of CDBB and pro-vice-chancellor for enterprise and business relations at the University of Cambridge said: “As the recognised benefits of Interoperability within the built environment are becoming more widely acknowledged across the industry, there is an increasing interest in collaboration on the programme and that is something we welcome with great fervour.
Read the full report here.
