The Manual for Railway Engineering (MRE) is an annual publication released every April. The Manual consists of more than 6,100 pages of railway engineering reference material, the recommended practices for the industry. It contains principles, data, specifications, plans and economics pertaining to the engineering, design and construction of the fixed plant of railways (except signals and communications), and allied services and facilities. The material is developed by AREMA technical committees and is published as a guide to railways in establishing their individual policies and practices relative to the subjects, activities and facilities covered in the Manual, with the aim of assisting them to engineer and construct a railway plant which will have inherent qualities of a safe and economical operation as well as low maintenance cost.
https://publications.arema.org/Publication/MRE_2024
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA).
USA
The BIM Manual and supporting documents outline strategic processes and workflows for Rail Baltica and its supply chain, evolving over the project lifecycle to integrate technological and methodological advancements. The manual applies to all project phases, as defined in the Employer Information Requirements (EIR/TS), ensuring a consistent framework for BIM delivery.
Rail Baltica Project
Regional
Integrating 5D BIM into large rail projects improves cost management but faces challenges related to technology, functionality, and governance. This paper presents a framework to support financial decision-making, project management, and efficient delivery.
Key elements include project governance, BIM policies, digital platforms, BIM LOD, cost-estimation classification, and continuous improvement. Governance ensures structured implementation, policies maintain quality, and digital platforms enable collaboration. Cost-estimation aligns with project scope, and continuous improvement enhances efficiency and innovation.
The study, based on Victorian rail projects, highlights challenges such as inconsistent data exchange standards, compatibility issues with cost management, and unclear governance strategies. Further validation in real-world projects is recommended.
https://events.development.asia/materials/20190521/building-information-modelling-bim-railway-design-construction-operation-and
ADB-UIC Rail Innovation Forum
Regional
Integrating 5D BIM in large rail projects enhances cost management but faces technical, functional, and governance challenges. This paper proposes a framework addressing governance, BIM standards, digital platforms, LOD, cost estimation, and continuous improvement. Applied to Victorian rail projects, challenges include data exchange limitations and governance gaps. Further real-world validation is recommended.
https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14020478
Monash University
Australia
This report discusses integrating geospatial and statistical data systems with BIM and infrastructure development in Africa. It also covers a roadmap for transforming and modernizing official statistics in Africa, developed by the Economic Commission for Africa. The roadmap guides national statistical systems to meet user needs and supports sustainable development goals. Developed with African and global partners, it integrates existing strategies and will be implemented through national strategies and collaborative efforts across the continent.
https://repository.uneca.org/bitstream/handle/10855/49338/b12023206.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Regional
BIM Africa Initiative is a civil society organization formed to enable and regulate the adoption and implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry across Africa.
https://bimafrica.org/
BIM Africa community
Regional
African BIM Report (ABR) 2022 features projects from five African countries and outlines their approaches to BIM and innovation, challenges faced, and strategies for mitigating and achieving success. Experts also shared insights on processes for advancing construction. The survey outcomes identified major and minor shifts in industry awareness, adoption, implementation, and how the African construction industry has fared regarding BIM since the ABR 2020.
https://bimafrica.org/abr2022/
BIM Africa community
Regional
Adoption of BIM remains a challenge for developing countries such as Morocco, where no record about BIM awareness or implementation has been published. This paper aims to fill this gap by using embedded methodological design including literature review, web-based and interview-based surveys, interviews, documents’ scan and archival data.
https://innove.org/ijist/index.php/ijist/article/view/242/180
International Journal of Information Science and Technology
Morocco
These documents outline CAD/BIM submission requirements for planning data, including naming conventions, coordinate systems, and file formats. You can find these standards under the Abu Dhabi Municipality (ADM) guidelines, which detail specifications for AutoCAD and BIM submissions, as well as compliance requirements with ISO 19650 and related standards
https://dmt.gov.ae/en/adm/Search-Results#searchresult_e=0&searchresult_q=bim
Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT)
UAE
This document ensures model compliance with the ADM naming standards, model coordination, and clash detection protocols. It is designed to standardise the quality and health of submitted BIM models
https://www.dmt.gov.ae/adm/-/media/Project/DMT/ADM/E-Library/0001-Jan-2022-Doc/ADM-BIM-006QAQC-Checklist-for-Infrastructure-Projects.pdf
Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT)
UAE
