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.
Rail Baltica Project
Regional
The Build Digital Project aims to transform the Irish construction and built environment sectors by enabling all stakeholders, particularly SMEs, clients, and suppliers, to develop, maintain, and continuously improve their capabilities as digitally enabled, standards-based, agile, collaborative, and sustainable participants in the delivery of Project Ireland 2040.
Year 2 of Ireland’s BIM Mandate expands to include Contractors and Supply Chain for €100M+ projects and lowers the Design Team threshold to €20M, with resources available on the Build Digital Exchange Hub.
https://www.builddigitalproject.ie/exchange
Government of Ireland
Ireland
Written by an authorship team from the buildingSMART Germany community in 2023, the report explores digitalisation measures for the water industry to manage future tasks. An international working group of water utility players has reviewed the report and recognises its value as an introduction to the proposed program. The report is now being used to support the buildingSMART International ‘Call for Participation,’ aiming to attract more water utility players and establish a program of work focused on developing openBIM solutions for the sector.
https://www.buildingsmart.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bSD_Whitepaper_Wasserwirtschaft_E-Book-en-bm.pdf
buildingSMART Germany
Germany
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) was commissioned by Ofwat to assess the water industry’s progress on Open Data in response to H2Open. The process involved developing an assessment framework in collaboration with Ofwat, water companies, and stakeholders. Key steps included desktop research on Open Data maturity models, organising workshops with industry stakeholders to refine the framework, and creating a comprehensive questionnaire to gather company responses. The evaluation was based on these responses, with one-page summaries highlighting best practices and use cases.
https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PwC-Open-Data-Assessment-Report-Executive-Summary.pdf
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)
UK
The MMC definition framework is a new seven category definition framework that enables a full and future-proofed range of “Modern Methods of Construction” used in homebuilding to be better understood with regularised terminology.
The definition framework spans all types of pre-manufacturing, site based materials and process innovation.
This definition framework is an output of the MHCLG Joint Industry Working Group on MMC which is tasked with improving stakeholder education and understanding of MMC with particular reference to enabling better access to mortgage finance, insurance and assurance.
https://www.buildoffsite.com/content/uploads/2019/04/MMC-I-Pad-base_GOVUK-FINAL_SECURE-1.pdf
UK HM Government
UK
https://www.cast-consultancy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MMC-I-Pad-base_GOVUK-FINAL_SECURE.pdf
Cast Real Estate & Construction Consultancy
UK
The UK government is eager to transform the construction industry as part of the broader Digital Built Britain agenda, recognising the significant opportunities for national growth and global market advantages in a digitally enabled construction sector. However, the adoption of digital technologies and modern methods of construction (MMC), such as offsite manufacturing (OSM), remains low.
This report aims to explore the current state of OSM in the UK construction industry, identify barriers, and outline key research needed to overcome these challenges, ultimately accelerating the widespread adoption of OSM to transform the industry.
https://www.cchpr.landecon.cam.ac.uk/system/files/documents/state_of_the_nation_osm.pdf
Cambridge centre for housing and planning research
UK
The Centre for Digital Built Britain commissioned this study to explore the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the UK house building industry, and to consider the opportunities and barriers to its wider uptake. The study included a review of existing evidence and literature. Telephone interviews were conducted with practitioners from the industry about the use of BIM. A round-table discussion was held with key stakeholders in the house building industry.
https://www.cdbb.cam.ac.uk/system/files/documents/BIMandUKHouseBuildingFinalReportforCDBB.pdf
Cambridge centre for housing and planning research
UK
Off-site manufacturing has brought significant benefits to industries like automotive and food and beverage, but its adoption in construction, particularly in the UK, has been slower. Led by Dr. Mohamed Zaki, Deputy Director of the Cambridge Service Alliance, CDBB researchers focused on studying global business models and digital services used in construction.
https://www.cdbb.cam.ac.uk/research/digitally-enabled-living/facilitating-digitisation-site-manufacturing
CDBB
UK
Research on the quantification of value from Prefabricated, Design for Manufacture and Assembly (P-DFMA), and digital delivery methods in construction. Discusses the role of digital tools, such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), in improving efficiency, quality, and collaboration within the construction sector.
https://www.cdbb.cam.ac.uk/news/forge-quantifying-value-p-dfma-and-digital-delivery
CDBB
UK
