Statsbygg is the Norwegian state’s key advisor in construction and real estate matters, including property owners, managers and developers. It aims to be the state’s first choice in organising and planning, usually leading a number of the country’s largest and most complex construction projects.
At any given time Statsbygg will usually have over 100 live projects running. The use of BIM is an important part of its work on digitising building information. The organisation has set requirements for the use of BIM in all projects since 2011 and has developed its own requirement set for BIM deliveries.
This website contains information about Statsbygg and Norway’s current BIM deliverable requirements. All projects shall, unless otherwise agreed, submit in accordance with the requirements of Statsbygg’s BIM manual. Digital submissions, coupled with machine validation of model files, makes it possible to assess the progress of a model and the quality of deliverables related to a project phase. To facilitate this, there is a system called SIMBA, which compares reviews models against Statsbygg’s BIM requirements.
BIM requirements specify how BIM models are to be created, what information they need to contain and how it is structured. The quality of BIM models is important because the aim is to connect BIM models with information from other sources, so stakeholders must be able to trust that the information is correct and in the right place in all projects.
The Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (SecretarÃa de Hacienda y Crédito Público – SHCP) presents the Strategy for the implementation of BIM in Mexico, which seeks to promote measures aimed at improving public infrastructure development processes.
The main goal of the strategy (Estrategia para la implementación del Modelado de Información de la Construcción (MIC) en México) is to improve the development processes of public infrastructure, strengthen accountability and transparency, and improve the quality of the projects. The overall aim is to provide a resilient infrastructure and stimulate the global competitiveness of the Mexican construction industry. This strategy defines the specific objectives and actions planned to fulfil the digital transformation of the industry.
The strategy will be carried out progressively and divided into phases, this will allow sufficient time for the development of skills, capacities and processes so that the full potential of the methodology can be achieved.
The Plan BIM Mexico group is a non-profit organisation formed by people passionate about BIM methodology and Open BIM, who want to be able to design, build and operate in a more collaborative, sustainable, efficient and transparent way. Their mission is to promote BIM adoption, to create regulations and standards that allow interoperability in the models, to make public works more efficient, transparent and sustainable, with a vision to become a support for governments, academia and companies in the coming years.
The objective of this organisation is the modernisation and digitisation of the construction sector to help meet sustainable development goals. The website has a blog, a link to the BIM Alliance of Nuevo León, a live chat link and Observatory and Digital Transformation pages.
BIM Alliance Nuevo León (Alianza BIM Nuevo León) is an initiative by the Secretariat of Infrastructure of the Government of the State of Nuevo León, Mexico. It seeks to form a working group where public and private institutions participate in the implementation of BIM within public and private works.
This Alliance is a national and international benchmark as an advocate of the implementation of BIM methodology, harnessed to carry out quality public works, efficiently and within budget. Its mission is to gradually, progressively and strategically integrate the BIM methodology in the planning, bidding, execution and operation processes of public works carried out in this federal state.
The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat – PUPR) is a government entity responsible for public housing and associated infrastructure in Indonesia. It is responsible for national BIM implementation and has produced a BIM implementation roadmap. The roadmap consists of several main stages, namely Adoption, Digitalization, Collaboration and Integration, which is expected to be achieved within a maximum of five years. As a follow-up to this roadmap release, a PUPR BIM Team was formed, which was tasked with “controlling” the implementation of BIM.
The PUPR BIM team has prepared various initiatives for the national implementation of BIM. Activities that have been carried out include:
- BIM technical debriefing in the design, engineering and construction phases so that the Team is able to analyse the output of BIM data and information
- The preparation of the BIM Model “Application of R&D Technology in KSPN Morotai”
- Exploring collaboration with UII and ITB as BIM Center of Excellence (CoE) so that all UNOR can utilise this CoE for training and certification, both for PUPR ASN, and service providers (consultants and contractors)
- A collaboration with a BIM Authoring Software organisation, which will provide free software licenses to the Ministry of PUPR.
Institut BIM Indonesia (iBIMi) is a non-profit organisation that started as an initiative of activists, practitioners and academics in the field of Design Modelling and BIM in Indonesia. iBIMi is presented as a platform to encourage the adaptation of BIM use in Indonesia through advocacy of BIM guidelines, protocols and technical instructions for all organisations and stakeholders.
iBIMi has also a mission to support the academic field to develop human resources that are ready to adapt BIM methods in the Indonesian Engineering and Construction Architecture industry.
The website contains details about the organisation as well as information and news articles related to recent work that iBIMi has undertaken. There is also a member registration page to request updates.
The drastic impact of COVID-19 and the deepening of related crises inspired the World Economic Forum’s global real estate community to rethink real estate and align on a vision of buildings and cities that are liveable, sustainable, affordable and resilient. With leadership from CEOs and input from their senior executives, this vision, along with a set of enablers and case studies, comprises this report.
The Framework described in this Insight Report provides a set of enablers, including accelerating digitalisation and innovation to address everything from construction costs to the occupant’s experience, including:
- upskilling and attracting workers with specific talent and knowledge of digitalisation and sustainability
- demonstrating clear, value-proof business cases for investment in technology, sustainability and affordable housing
- engaging stakeholders, both across the industry value chain and with the local community.
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This report is the second publication of the multi-year Future of Construction project, guiding and supporting the Engineering and Construction industry in its current (digital) transformation. The first report, Shaping the Future of Construction: A Breakthrough in Mindset and Technology, was launched in May 2016. It described the state of the industry, assessed relevant global trends and their impact on the industry, called for action at corporate, industry and government levels and outlined a comprehensive industry-transformation framework with over 30 measures and best practices. A key finding is that many innovations have emerged but have not yet been broadly adopted.
The second report looks at possible remedies, drawing key lessons and policy recommendations from leading innovators and disruptors, with a focus on fostering wider adoption of innovation. By describing how flagship projects have implemented innovations, it showcases the transformative potential of innovations. This report showcases and analyses 10 Lighthouse innovation cases – prominent flagship projects as well as start-ups and pilot projects – that demonstrate the potential of innovation in construction and give a glimpse of the industry’s future. Their stories not only serve as an inspiration but also describe vividly the typical challenges that innovators face, and show how to engage and overcome those challenges.
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Many industry players have yet to fully adopt BIM, despite its advantages. Design and engineering firms lead the way, followed by construction firms. Even though BIM could significantly transform operations and management (O&M), asset operators lag behind other industry players, mainly because BIM is still inaccurately perceived as being a purely 3D design application, and because commercial BIM applications to support O&M remain scarce.
O&M applications account for just 10 of 206 commercial applications listed in an industry database of open-source BIM applications. The Future of Construction initiative created three scenarios depicting how the IU (infrastructure and urban development) industry could look in the future. To develop the scenarios, the World Economic Forum and The Boston Consulting Group hosted a workshop on 27 July 2017 in Berlin.
This report explains the three scenarios and the strategic implications for each. It also identifies the transformation imperatives companies should address regardless of which scenarios materialise. The Future of Construction initiative provides this analysis to encourage IU decision-makers to think strategically about the future and take appropriate actions to adopt digital technologies and change business models sooner rather than later.
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This plan was created by the World Economic Forum’s Future of Construction Initiative in collaboration with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) based on discussions at a roundtable held on 26 July 2017, in BCG’s Berlin office.
At the roundtable, 32 representatives from leading global design, engineering and construction firms, industry associations, government and academic institutions discussed key issues and developed measures to be implemented at company-, industry- and government-level. These are detailed in the action plan outlined in this report.
To improve productivity and address global challenges, the IU (infrastructure and urban development) industry must overcome talent obstacles to attract, qualify and retain a sufficient number of people with relevant skills. This report provides an action plan with steps that companies, industry organisations and government can take to reduce the talent gap.
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