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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 […]

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. RBDG-MAN-033-0103_BIMManual Rail Baltica Project […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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