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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

This document assesses a consultant or contractor’s BIM capabilities and alignment with Abu Dhabi’s requirements, including compliance with ISO 19650 and other international standards.

This paper critically reviews sustainability strategies and building certification systems in Saudi Arabia, with a focus on sustainable healthcare assessment. It examines the environmental impact of the AEC industry, highlighting its role in greenhouse gas emissions and the need for intervention. The study evaluates Saudi Arabia’s green building codes, standards, and certification systems, including the updated Saudi Building Code (SBC) and Saudi Green Building Code (SBC 1001-CR). It also explores Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) techniques, emphasizing the need for a certification system that aligns with emerging trends and the local context.