{"id":112889,"date":"2022-08-17T14:44:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T13:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=112889"},"modified":"2022-08-17T14:44:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T13:44:27","slug":"bim-compliance-aims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/bim-news\/bim-compliance-aims\/112889\/","title":{"rendered":"BIM compliance: Let\u2019s \u201cdo BIM\u201d differently"},"content":{"rendered":"

BIM is a standard, a way of working, not a task, says Matt Samways of AIMIS. Here he explores the future of BIM compliance<\/h2>\n

\u201cOh, BIM? Yeah, we do BIM.\u201d<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t tell you how many times I\u2019ve heard this. As soon as I hear the term \u201cdo BIM\u201d I know the respondent misunderstands what BIM is<\/a>. They\u2019re thinking models. When they say \u201cwe do BIM\u201d what they mean is, we have someone in our office who creates models or that they have an outsourced expert who creates models for them.<\/p>\n

What is BIM?<\/h3>\n

BIM is about communication, information management and collaboration. It\u2019s about working with a culture of sharing digital information across your businesses and every other business you\u2019re working with on a project.<\/p>\n

BIM is about data. The collection of data and the ability to store and share that data easily. Some construction project data comes in the form of models but also in many other forms. A planning application contains data. A building product spec sheet contains data. A labourer\u2019s timesheet is data.<\/p>\n

BIM enables a collaborative way of working, where anyone involved in the project has access to data from any stage in the project to assist them in their stage.<\/p>\n

This approach to information sharing ensures the delivery, operation and renewal of the built environment, making the process more efficient, more sustainable and safer.<\/p>\n

The most important element of a BIM-enabled project is the quality of the data which is held for that project. That data should cover the project\u2019s whole lifecycle, from brief to planning application through to a digital O&M manual and into building use.<\/p>\n

Imagine if the Grenfell Tower had been constructed as a BIM-enabled project. The inquiry would have been very different. Much of the answers would have been held in the construction data. More so, the errors and oversights made in construction would not have been able to happen if the project had followed the ISO19650 standards<\/a> and maintained the golden thread (albeit this standard was not out at the time), and no one would have been able to turn a blind eye.<\/p>\n

This is why the new Building Safety Act came about and this is why the Grenfell tragedy will hopefully never be repeated.<\/p>\n

Last year, the Building Regulations Advisory Committee produced a paper setting out the principles of the golden thread<\/a> to encourage centralised digital recordkeeping to reduce the risk of fire and improve compliance data to ensure the right people have access to information when needed, and consequently make buildings safer for residents.<\/p>\n

The best reason for working to the ISO 19650 standard<\/a> are the users\u2019 safety, but also to save time, minimise risk and increase your profitability.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s world, digital management of data allows repetitive tasks to be automated, increasing efficiency and ensuring accuracy. Introducing structure and search functionality allows for reliable data at handover, but it also ensures ease of access to data which can be used and re-used for multiple purposes throughout the project lifecycle.<\/p>\n

BIM compliance will:<\/h3>\n