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BIM adoption varies greatly by country and level of economic development. In more advanced economies, most firms use BIM, though not on all projects and not at the highest levels. A mandate to use BIM on government-sponsored projects has made the UK a frontrunner. Even so, only 46% of the country’s infrastructure companies describe themselves as using BIM Level 2. In Germany, where BIM use is not yet fully mandated, just 25% of infrastructure companies use BIM Level 2. In emerging and developing countries, adoption rates are even lower.
To improve productivity, the IU (infrastructure and urban development) industry must accelerate BIM adoption. Towards that end, governors of the World Economic Forum’s Future of Construction Initiative have prioritised BIM adoption as a critical step toward transforming this industry. This report summarises the key insights and recommended actions that were made at the October 2017 roundtable in London. It highlights the recommended actions that companies, industry organisations and governments are advised to implement to accelerate BIM adoption and to better capitalise on what the technology can offer.
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In this report, the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) and the McKinsey Capital Projects & Infrastructure Practice examine the root causes of poor productivity growth in the construction industry. They explore practical ways to improve the situation and discuss the beginnings of a shift in parts of the sector toward a system of mass production, standardisation, prefabrication, and modularisation – a production system that has the potential to boost productivity by five to ten times, depending on the sector.
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Visit Red BIM de Gobiernos Latinoamericanos’ website
Red BIM de Gobiernos Latinoamericanos (Red BIM Gob Latam) is a network of representatives from the public sector in Latin American countries. Its members currently include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay.
Red BIM Gob Latam aims to increase the productivity of the Latin America’s construction industry through digital transformation, accelerating BIM implementation programmes through collaboration and knowledge sharing. The network diffuses and promotes common guidelines, commercial exchange and knowledge transfer across all countries with the support and financial backing of the Inter-American Development Bank.
You can view a Seminar on the progress of the implementation of BIM in the region on its YouTube channel, which was streamed in November 2020. Representatives of the Gob Latam BIM network introduced their national objectives and presented their BIM implementation strategies.
