The Estonian Building Registry (EHR) has implemented a software solution for BIM-based building permit processes, simplifying and shortening the processing time for building permits.
Additional infrastructure objects will be introduced into the project to test the infrastructure model, in areas such as traffic management, lighting, water drainage and utility structures.
To increase the Estonian construction sector’s productivity by 2030, the platform aims to be the centre of information exchange between participants in the lifecycle of a building and the public sector. The platform does not store the information itself but consolidates the information from different databases and displays it as a 3D model.
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The ABV project began in July 2016, using BIM to reverse-engineer the construction of 30 social housing units in La Rochelle and compare the process (from programming to production phase) to the original process, done without BIM.
Launched in 2017, KROQI is a platform associated with an ecosystem of applications for construction professionals to work together within BIM at all stages of a building’s lifecycle, thus improving the management of planning and resources.
The BIM 2022 plan, a pioneer within continental Europe, was implemented in 2019 to integrate mass digital use, focussing on two key goals:
- Generalise the use of BIM in buildings throughout all sectors by 2022.Â
- Provide professionals with the tools to work within the framework.Â
The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) is a partnership between the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the University of Cambridge. Established in 2017, it brings together industry, academia and policymakers to further the digital agenda in the UK’s construction sector and investigate its long-term effects on society and the economy.
CDBB’s aim to support and develop a smart digital strategy within the built environment echoes the government’s commitment to transform the construction industry through the adoption of digital ways of working. These will deeply transform the way the industry plans, constructs, operates and maintains built assets.
CDBB is a member of the Construction Innovation Hub, alongside the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), and we collaborate with other partners in the Transforming Construction Sector Deal. It is also home to a number of UK government programmes including the UK BIM Programme, National Digital Twin Programme and parts of the Global Infrastructure Programme.
The Centre funds research and supports multiple initiatives, collaborating with a variety of partners and several working groups at national and regional level.
Alongside BSI and the UK BIM Alliance, CDBB is also a partner of the UK BIM Framework, which offers the construction industry and public clients resources and guidance to implement BIM in the UK.
Founded in 1901, the British Standards Institution is the UK’s National Standards Body. The Group operates in 193 countries at over 128,000 sites, working with businesses of all sizes, from international companies to local small firms.
BSI produces standards, it audits, provides certification, runs training courses and champions innovation and best practices. Its role reaches across the international standards community, improving corporate governance, helping organisations with their performance and boosting their competitiveness worldwide.
BSI collaborates in innovative fields like smart cities, nanotechnologies, cell therapy and Building Information Modelling (BIM). Alongside CDBB and UKBIMA, it is a partner of the UK BIM Framework, which offers resources and guidance to implement BIM in the UK’s built environment.
A pan-European collaboration of public sector organisations across 21 countries, this handbook was funded by the European Commission Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG-GROW) and the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which was the lead coordinator of the programme.
The handbook addresses the increasing challenges faced by governments and public clients to stimulate economic growth. It advocates the wider introduction of BIM to deliver better value for public money, encourage competitiveness in international markets and meet sustainability goals. Hurdles to be overcome include climate change, resource efficiency, increased demands on social care, urbanisation and immigration, and an ageing infrastructure.
The wider adoption of BIM is set to deliver cost savings, productivity and operations efficiencies, improved infrastructure quality and better environmental performance. Governments and public procurers in Europe and around the world are recognising its benefits and potential to enhance decision making for buildings and public infrastructure across their whole lifecycle, from new projects to refurbishment of existing assets.
A European-wide strategic approach led by governments and public sector organisations will offer leadership and create with the private sector an open digital construction market that supports the European goals and is competitive in international markets.
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This guidance was issued in July 2019 by the UK BIM Alliance, BSI and CDDB as a complement to Information Management according to BS EN ISO 19650 – Guidance Part 1: Concepts, published in April 2019.
It aims to help UK businesses and public clients understand the processes indicated in ISO 19650, with a focus on the different parties and their team activities referred in the standard: the Appointing Party, Lead Appointed Party and Appointed Party; the Project Team, Delivery Team and Task Team.
The guidance explains the role of each party by summarising their activities and outputs at each stage of the construction project, for instance how to coordinate information requirements, delivery milestones and information standards. It covers how to establish the information protocol, the management of the common data environment, how the information should be shared, reviewed and eventually archived alongside the lessons learned to help with future projects.
It details how each party fits into a team and across teams, which documents need compiling, which resources need sourcing and/or mobilising, how information models are assessed for compliance and which party is in charge of, say, establishing the delivery team’s capability and capacity.
A summary provides an overview of the Information Management Process, divided in stages, from Assessment and Need through Tender, Appointment, Mobilization, Collaborative Production of information and Information Model Delivery to Project Close-out.
This guidance was compiled in April 2019 by the UK BIM Alliance, BSI and CDDB to help UK businesses and public clients understand the principles of building information modelling (BIM) according to BS EN ISO 19650 Parts 1 and 2.
The ISO 19650 standard is part of an ecosystem of national and international standards supporting information management processes, innovative technical solutions and good practice.
The guidance highlights how BIM can ensure significant improvements in delivery and performance efficiencies, while introducing digital ways of working in the built environment. It shows how benefits go beyond the construction stage into operations and maintenance, key to the vision of smarter cities. The adoption of BIM can improve whole-life economic, social and environmental value and promote human-centric design.
Information requirements and delivery are explained in practical terms, alongside technical, legal and contractual requirements.
Recommendations relevant to the UK are in the National Annex section, which describes the naming standard for information containers within a common data environment (CDE).
