Belfast, UK (PRWEB UK) 11 January 2016 -- In 2015, a book titled “Building Information Modelling for Dummies” was released to try and demystify the BIM concept. Although this is not a promotion for this book, it did help clear some of the main confusions related to BIM. With so many sources available on the internet, sometimes reading a book can be the perfect thing for some clarity.
Now, when it comes to BIM, it’s easy to be misled as to what it actually means. From what information is available, the best way to put it would be to think of BIM as a journey that all construction related companies will have to go on if they want to remain in business over the next 10 to 20 years, especially if you depend on government projects.
The construction sector is the last large Industry to go through a “Digital Revolution”. This requires them to embrace new technology and the processes involved. The first key thing about BIM is that 75% is Company Process and 25% Software Technology. What this makes clear, is that all companies looking at BIM must be committed to the process from the top down. For BIM to be successfully integrated into a company, every employee needs to understand and adopt it. Of course change carries risks which raises questions; will my staff be able to cope? Will my company lose control of current jobs? When is the right time to adopt BIM? Can we afford to make these changes and what happens if I don’t implement BIM? Etc.
This new digital revolution can be very daunting for many organisations, but it is like anything, once you begin to understand what it’s all about, it becomes a lot less intimidating.
Please understand that BIM is a process, a path, but it is NOT a light switch, it won’t happen overnight. The UK Government has Mandated BIM for all its Building / Capex projects which comes into force in April 2016, and it is fair to speculate that larger private sector contractors will follow as they begin to see the significant cost savings. The key document that you need to read is PAS 1192-2 2013 which you can find from the BSI Website; this is the standard for UK Public Build Projects.
Once you read and understand this document and what needs to be achieved, then the advice you should take is to firstly look at your company to see how you can change some of your processes in a staged and controlled fashion. Then look at Software technology that can help you.
Sherlayer have developed a simple BIM program that brings some of the tools to the table that will help you on this journey to becoming BIM level 2 compliant. There are other packages in the market that you will also need and can help. The best advice is look at them all and keep it simple, the job is still your primary focus.
For more information on BIM or to request a demo of our software, please contact us at http://www.sherlayer.com
Martin Ferron, Sherlayer, http://www.sherlayer.com, +44 90963384 Ext: 028, [email protected]
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