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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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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.

This guidance note outlines best practices for specific professional tasks, representing recommendations that meet a high standard of professional competence, according to RICS. While following these recommendations is not mandatory, members should consider that in cases of professional negligence, a court or tribunal may reference relevant RICS guidance notes to assess whether a surveyor acted […]

An overview and recommendations on the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the reuse of steel structural components and envelopes from the single storey steel buildings (SSBs). PROGRESS – (provisions for greater reuse of steel structures) Regional

This report by buildingSMART is an official IFC Rail Project (Phase I) deliverable, referenced by the Requirement Analysis Report and Conceptual Model Report. It outlines the effort to extend the IFC schema to include the requirements of rail infrastructure. The document provides a detailed framework for incorporating these requirements into the IFC model, ensuring alignment […]

IFC Rail is buildingSMART’s largest project to date. This project was assembled by a group of stakeholders keen to address industry challenges, develop better ways of working, deliver open standards and extend the current buildingSMART shema to fit their needs. IFC Rail Project Phase 1 buildingSMART International Regional

This document is the first official deliverable of the IFC Rail project, outlining railway requirements for extending IFC. It defines the IFC Rail Reference Process Map, key use cases and priorities, and general modelling requirements (alignment, spatial structure, etc.). It also includes Model View Definitions (MVDs) to guide implementation. buildingSMART International Regional