The buildingSMART research paper explores the use of classification systems in rail infrastructure projects across the Nordic regions. The findings aim to support the creation of a ‘Smart Infrastructure’ world, helping to align the rail industry with evolving digital and BIM standards.

buildingSMART International

Regional

The report documents the work of a group analysing national and international standards for Level of Development (LOD) in digital models, aiming to establish a common Nordic baseline for public infrastructure owners. Formed in November 2019, the group addresses the uncertainty about what data should be included at each project phase. The Nordic Road and Rail BIM Collaboration (NBC), established in 2015, has worked towards a unified LOD standard to improve efficiency across borders, with ongoing virtual workshops and collaboration on international standards. The group paused in 2020 to await developments in Denmark.

Nordic Road and Rail BIM Collaboration

Regional

This white paper explores how integrating virtual twins and smart management within a digital standard framework can enhance rail operations and maintenance. The paper is a collaborative effort by Dassault Systèmes, DB International Operations, and WSP.

DB International Operations, WSP and Dassault Systemes

Regional

The general objective of the document is to define and prioritize the ISO standards that should be adopted for the development of standards and/or guidelines associated with the implementation of BIM.

This document aims to achieve the purposes listed below, in order to establish a common basis at the regional level:

Encourage collaborative processes with international standardization entities.

Promote collaboration between normalization/standardization entities in the Latin American field.

Promote the adoption of international standards in local and Latin American frameworks.

Articulate the development of Latin American standards that support the strategies, policies and requirements of the local market.

One of the main activities of the EU BIM Task Group (EUBTG) is the organization of knowledge transfer workshops. The goal of the workshops is to have active round table discussions with on-site participants using the following format:

Discussion moderated workshop without long boring presentations.

20-30 participants maximum to be able to keep discussions interesting and let any participant take an active part in the debate.

Topics and agenda of the workshop can be in advance shape by registered participants.

Outcome: Knowledge and suggestion document that will be published on the EUBTG website after the workshop

The workshops are intended for public clients and policy makers. Information about upcoming workshops is communicated through the General Assembly members of EUBTG.

This report presents the results of a first regional survey of companies in the construction sector in Latin America and the Caribbean to better understand the slow adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM), a new collaborative work methodology based on data models that contributes enormously to improving the productivity of the sector.  

This document compiles the experience of promoting BIM, and the design and implementation of national plans, related to the methodology by the member countries of the BIM Network of Latin American Governments. The strategies and actions that public institutions in the region applied according to the BIM Initiatives of each country are identified. The intention is that this document is a point of reference for the implementation and promotion of BIM by the State, from a Latin American perspective built on the basis of the local realities of each of the countries that make up the Network. With this document , we hope to encourage the creation of support networks for the transfer of knowledge, experiences and lessons learned.  

State institutions in different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have begun to implement BIM, in order to more accurately calculate the costs and times of the projects, as well as generate more fluid communication between the different actors involved. increasing the efficiency and transparency of processes. Internationally, a series of cases demonstrate the benefits of implementing BIM. Among them, one in the United States where, after its implementation in 32 projects, it identified: i) a 7% reduction in time, ii) a 10% reduction in costs through early detection of interference, iii) ) the elimination of 40% of the changes not considered, and iv) and the reduction of 80% of the time for cost estimation. The Physical Infrastructure and Digital Transformation Management generated this guide with the objective of promoting knowledge about the implementation of the BIM methodology in the public sphere. It explains what BIM is, identifies the minimum steps for its implementation in a public institution, and provides simple tools for public officials to integrate it into their institutions. 

With the aim of understanding the degree of progress in the implementation of BIM in Latin America and the main actions that have been carried out, CAF—development bank of Latin America—promoted the development of a survey of information on this methodology. in the region. This survey includes a diagnosis of the progress of BIM implementation at the national level in different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is important to highlight that this diagnosis presents the specific state of progress of the period of its development, between January and May 2022, so, at the time of reading, it may not coincide in some aspects with the current situation of the countries. 

This document consolidates the methodologies and learnings of Planbim of Chile and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in the incorporation of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) methodology in pilot projects. In the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region