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BSI, BIM, compliance and capability

With the government mandate for all government projects in the UK to be level 2 BIM compliant by 2016, Andrew Butterfield, Global Head of...

2016 is the year for the construction industry to invest

Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s Head of Infrastructure, Building and Construction, forecasts a positive outlook for the construction industry in 2016 and calls on all businesses...

BIM 4 FM – May the force be with you

Mike Packham, Partner of Bernard Williams Associates and BIFM member provides the highlights from May Winfield’s recent presentation examining the dark side of the...

2025 vision – a construction industry for the future

Nick Nisbet, Technical Coordinator for buildingSMART UKI details how the UK can meet the vision set out in the Construction 2025 strategy… Our industry’s vision...

Specification for 2016 – an analysis

After a successful inaugural year, ASSA ABLOY UK Specification looks ahead to 2016 and how it believes the construction industry will respond following a...
digital blueprint

Study reveals the benefits of BIM

A new study has shown BIM offers substantial benefits to the construction sector, allowing information mobility and pushing down costs… US firm Dodge Data &...

The Future of Construction Plant Hire

Kevin Minton, Director of The Construction Plant Hire Association provides the highlights of their 2015 conference… The Construction Plant-hire Association’s 2015 conference was a huge...

The specialist contractor – BIM ready?

Joe Cilia, Technical Manager at FIS considers whether specialist contractors are ready for the government’s mandating of level 2 BIM on centrally procured projects...
contract

The contractual implications of BIM

Shona Frame, Partner at international law firm CMS considers the legal implications of BIM in contractual documentation… Much has been done in relation to the...
certification

BSI launches BIM verification scheme

BSI has launched a new verification scheme to help contractors discern which firms are capable of delivering projects using BIM technology… Building information modelling (BIM)...
bim

BIM – a tale of two SME futures

Paul Reeve, Director of Business Services at the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), looks at what needs to be done to boost supply chain readiness...

BIM – is infrastructure an exception?

Nick Nisbet examines how we ensure that infrastructure doesn’t get left behind in the BIM journey… The lorries took the ‘B of the Bang’ sculpture...

How to make your data work in BIM

Karen Alford, BIM Project Executive at the Environment Agency explains how to gather shareable and verifiable data and its key to asset delivery in...

Knowledge transformation for BIM implementation

At The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) 5th BIM conference, Nathan Baker, Director of Engineering Knowledge for ICE set out how we can transform...

BIM and the necessity to participate

Raj Chawla, Vice Chair at BIM4SME analyses the challenges, issues, and benefits that the SME community face in the BIM process, arguing that to...
large-infrastructure

Archaeology, BIM and large-infrastructure

The incorporation of data from archaeological works into BIM process will reduce capital cost over the project life cycle for large-infrastructure projects

Getting a structured BIM Strategy

In 2011 the UK Government Construction Strategy mandated the use of Level 2 BIM on all public sector projects by 2016 Recently the promotors of...

The 3 key pillars of BIM adoption in the UK

As Peter Hansford nears the end of his Government Chief Construction Adviser role, he provides a retrospective look at the adoption of BIM highlighting...
collaboration

BIM – re-thinking conventional practice

Richard Shennan, Chair of ACE BIM Engagement and Support Group muses on re-thinking the boundaries between consulting engineers and contractors – a key step...
transform

Knowledge transformation for BIM implementation

At The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) 5th BIM conference, Nathan Baker, Director of Engineering Knowledge for ICE set out how we can transform...
construction worker

October saw a growing demand for construction workers

According to the latest employment report, there was an increasing demand for construction staff last month… A new report from KPMG and REC (Recruitment and...

BIM Object

Organisations involved in the design, construction and operation of a public building are being impacted by the information requirements inherent in meeting BIM Level...
OKI Systems

A Good Time to Re-Consider Print

Despite the fast approaching deadline, the industry is still debating whether the government’s mandate that all centrally-funded work should use building information modelling (BIM)...

Offsite delivery in a digital world

Shaun McCarthy OBE, Chair of the Supply Chain School explains how building for the future is being delivered… The launch of the Offsite Management School...
fuel poverty

The importance of energy efficiency to reduce fuel poverty

Jenny Saunders, Chief Executive of National Energy Action discusses the importance of energy efficiency to reduce fuel poverty
3 key pillars

The 3 key pillars of BIM adoption in the UK

As Peter Hansford nears the end of his Government Chief Construction Adviser role, he provides a retrospective look at the adoption of BIM highlighting...