BIM
Digitising British Construction
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THE NEXT PHASE OF THE UK ’ S Internationally-recognised Building Information Modelling ( BIM ) Task Group programme was announced in October last year at the Institution of Civil Engineers BIM 2016 conference by Mark Bew MBE , chair of the BIM Task Group and the newly formed Digital Built Britain programme .
Innovate UK and the Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy have formed a partnership to deliver through Digital Built Britain , the next phase of digitisation in the construction sector .
Digital Built Britain , first announced in the 2016 budget , will deliver reductions in whole-life costs and carbon emissions , whilst improving productivity and capacity by using intelligent building information models , sensing technology and secure data and information infrastructure . Digital Built Britain will also continue the work of the globally recognised BIMTask Group programme , set up in 2011 to deliver up to 20 % savings on costs of major projects .
In reducing the cost of projects , the BIMTask Group has been working with the product manufacturing industry . The BIM task Group authored the Product Data Definition , providing a consistent approach to describing product information in plain language terms , and easing data and information exchange and translation through the lifecycle of an asset . The Construction Products Association is now leading its implementation as LEXiCON , and already have the support of over 70 % of construction product trade associations to ensure those with the expertise identify what information should be shared .
The BIM Level 2 Guidance : UK edition was published at the end of November last year . Central to the creation of this guide is the need to help construction industry professionals , clients and asset owner / operators clearly understand the main concepts underpinning Level 2 BIM . The guide is designed to assist the UK industry understand how BIM Level 2 can drive greater performance from its asset delivery and operations teams and so derive greater value from across the lifecycle of assets .
Simon Hart , BIM Task Group , Innovate UK said : “ The use of the UK developed BIM standards is transforming the $ 10 trillion global construction sector towards improved productivity , competitiveness and efficiency and providing growth for UK small businesses at the forefront of this technology .”
Source : Innovate UK
JOINING THE NATIONAL BIM LIBRARY
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AS ONE OF THE TOP THREE PVCU extrusion systems ’ companies in the world , Deceuninck is a market leader in the design and manufacture of innovative , high performance PVCu windows and doors . Over 2,000,000 products are made from Deceuninck profile every year and many of these go into public sector , commercial new build and refurbishment projects . That ’ s why the company has been working hard to ensure its entire product portfolio is now available for download from the National BIM library , enabling specifiers and architects instant access to the technical data of 81 Deceuninck products .
Trafford House Development , Basildon
Deceuninck ’ s Rob McGlennon comments : “ BIM is changing the way that buildings , infrastructure and utilities are planned , designed , built and managed during their lifetime . Implemented in 2016 , primarily to save 20 % on public sector construction costs , BIM should also eliminate inaccurate or ambiguous information that can ‘ lost in translation ’ during the procurement process . The collaborative approach is one where architects , contractors , sub-contractors , suppliers and clients are required to work from one model that integrates multiple data sources into one place .
“ From April 2016 , all centrally procured government contracts must use BIM level 2 for specification . By joining the UK ’ s fastest growing technical library , our products are placed directly in front of specifiers working on Level 2 BIM projects . The NBS National BIM Library is free to use and is the only BIM object library which links directly to NBS specification software and to the NBS BIM Toolkit - an essential requirement for Level 2 BIM . All our objects are authored to meet the
Imperial College , London
requirements of the internationally recognised NBS BIM Object Standard . Our library of BIM objects will be regularly updated as we continue to develop innovative new products .
“ With a heritage spanning eight decades , Deceuninck has been at the forefront of many flagship products in the commercial sector . This most recent investment into our presence on the national BIM library will ensure the brand remains top of mind for architects and specifiers , and ultimately continue to help our commercial fabricator and installer partners succeed in this demanding sector .”
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