The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is the GovernmentÂ’s lead business-facing agency. MBIE plays a central role in shaping and delivering a strong New Zealand economy. These guidelines are produced by the MBIE. Their purpose is to provide government agencies with guidance on the governmentÂ’s standards of good practice for the development of their construction procurement practices, and to support those agencies to improve the quality and consistency of their construction procurement practices. The Guidelines consist of a suite of sections, each covering a subject matter area. They are considered to be live documents which be updated and added to ensure they remain current and relevant. The latest version of each section along with accompanying tools and templates are available to download from www.procurement.govt.nz

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The appendicies to the New Zealand BIM Handbook have been published by the BIM acceleration committee (BAC) and were created to promote the use of BIM and it’s benefits to create, maintain and operate quality built assest in New Zealand. These appendices explain and give examples of some of the different BIM elements which can be applied to projects. These appendices contain guidance as well as templates which can be used as a resource on projects, to facilitate early BIM adoption. The BIM evaluation response is prepared by supplier(s) to demonstrate their proposed approach, along with their capability, capacity, and competence to meet the clientÂ’s goals in the project BIM brief. The intent of the BIM evaluation and response document is to provide a consistent framework for the BIM component in an RFP. Following the engagement of the supplier(s) the project BIM brief and BIM evaluation and response document form the basis of the project BIM execution plan. This BIM evaluation and response document has been developed with reference to the New Zealand BIM handbook. This resource is the example, the Word format template file is also available on the Information collection.

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The appendicies to the New Zealand BIM Handbook have been published by the BIM acceleration committee (BAC) and were created to promote the use of BIM and it’s benefits to create, maintain and operate quality built assest in New Zealand. These appendices explain and give examples of some of the different BIM elements which can be applied to projects. These appendices contain guidance as well as templates which can be used as a resource on projects, to facilitate early BIM adoption. The BIM evaluation response is prepared by supplier(s) to demonstrate their proposed approach, along with their capability, capacity, and competence to meet the clientÂ’s goals in the project BIM brief. The intent of the BIM evaluation and response document is to provide a consistent framework for the BIM component in an RFP. Following the engagement of the supplier(s) the project BIM brief and BIM evaluation and response document form the basis of the project BIM execution plan. This BIM evaluation and response document has been developed with reference to the New Zealand BIM handbook. This resource is the template which is available in Word format, the example file is also available on the Information collection.

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The appendicies to the New Zealand BIM Handbook have been published by the BIM acceleration committee (BAC) and were created to promote the use of BIM and it’s benefits to create, maintain and operate quality built assest in New Zealand. These appendices explain and give examples of some of the different BIM elements which can be applied to projects. These appendices contain guidance as well as templates which can be used as a resource on projects, to facilitate early BIM adoption. This appendix sets out core BIM uses aligned to phases outlined in the New Zealand Construction Industry Council (NZCIC) Design and Documentation Guidelines. This schedule should be read in conjunction with the Guidelines, which overlay the BIM requirements and tasks for each phase.

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The appendicies to the New Zealand BIM Handbook have been published by the BIM acceleration committee (BAC) and were created to promote the use of BIM and it’s benefits to create, maintain and operate quality built assest in New Zealand. These appendices explain and give examples of some of the different BIM elements which can be applied to projects. These appendices contain guidance as well as templates which can be used as a resource on projects, to facilitate early BIM adoption. This handbooked has identified a number of processes or tasks such as design authoring and coordination. This hand booked lists these tasks as used. Twenty-one separate uses have been identified. Some uses are commonly used on projects; others are an indication of where BIM may be applied in the future. Over the past five years the BIM Acceleration Committee, in conjunction with EBOSS, has collected data on the levels of usage for each BIM. The report includes data that was drawn from an industry control group of small-to-large parties, covering all the cycle stages.

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The appendicies to the New Zealand BIM Handbook have been published by the BIM acceleration committee (BAC) and were created to promote the use of BIM and it’s benefits to create, maintain and operate quality built assest in New Zealand. These appendices explain and give examples of some of the different BIM elements which can be applied to projects. These appendices contain guidance as well as templates which can be used as a resource on projects, to facilitate early BIM adoption. The appendix give an overview of Level of Developemnt (LOD) elements within a model – not the overal model. It covers Level of development (LOD) verses level of detail, LOD notation, definitions and discontinuous progression.

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The BIM Acceleration Committee (BAC) is the driving force behind BIMinNZ. They are a nationwide alliance of industry and government, established in Feb 2014 to coordinate efforts to increase the use of BIM in New Zealand. The BAC say that there is no better way to understand the benefits of BIM then to see how it has impacted real projects in the country. This site includes a series of case studies demonstrating the costs, benefits and risk management benefits of using BIM. There are 13 case studies currently outlined on the website covering a wide range of projects, including a wastewater treatment plant, a gym, residential flats, bespoke university buildings, etc.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is the GovernmentÂ’s lead business-facing agency. MBIE plays a central role in shaping and delivering a strong New Zealand economy. Everything the MBIE deliver is about growing New Zealand for all. They have a recognition that a strong economy is one in which they can use the skills, knowledge and time of the people in conjunction with their natural resources, and financial and physical capital to improve the wellbeing of current and future generations. The MBIE have created a BIM website to deliver information about the local adoption and development of BIM. The MBIE in New Zealand supports the development of BIM, and through the work of the BIM Acceleration Committee is learning how BIM can have a positive impact on the NZ building and construction sector. Information about the BIM Acceleration Committee can also be found on this information collection. This page regarding BIM on the MBIE website is in the same section as planning and consents for building work in the country, indicating itÂ’s importance at the planning level.

Transport for New South Wales (NSW) leads the development of safe, integrated and efficient transport systems for the people of NSW. The citizens are the focus of everything that it does, including transport planning, strategy, policy, procurement and other non-service delivery functions across all modes of transport – roads, rail, ferries, light rail and point to point. Transport for NSW is committed to implementing best practice data and information management. BIM and Digital Engineering have been recognised by Transport for NSW as a key enabler to achieving this policy. By structuring data consistently, it can be readily used by all NSW stakeholders to make informed management decisions throughout a project’s lifecycle.

Transport for NSW is using its Digital Engineering Framework to connect emerging technologies with reliable structured data, while recognising that people and culture are key to success. The Framework is being developed to provide a consistent, holistic approach to Digital Engineering across the Transport’s cluster. This will enable a step change in productivity and provide long-term benefits to the industry.

The Framework focuses on five key areas to ensure a consistent approach to Digital Engineering, allowing projects to adopt this way of working simply and rapidly. These key areas are:

• Digital Twin – the set of deliverables (models, documents and data) that represent the ‘digital asset’.
• Procurement – a standard way of defining digital requirements for procurement.
• Ways of Working – how Digital Engineering is implemented and used.
• Technologies – the applications and tools that support new ways of working.
• Skills and Resourcing – the resources and training to enhance skills so that Digital Engineering can be used effectively. 

The Framework provides the capability for Transport for NSW’s projects to enhance existing skills, process, technology and data standards.

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The Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBEnrc) is committed to leading the Australian property, design, construction and asset management industry in collaborative research and innovation. It is dedicated to disseminating practical research outcomes to industry, to improve business practice and enhance competitiveness. The purpose of these BIM Guidelines is to promote the application of BIM in infrastructure projects and to ensure data fidelity and continuity across the lifecycle of a project, thereby improving quality and productivity. Infrastructure in this guideline refers to main roads, highways, bridges and tunnels, which have their own construction methods and characteristics.

These guidelines identify and redefine 41 BIM uses in infrastructure, which include 18 BIM uses in the design stage, 11 in the construction stage and 12 in the operational stage.  Two types of collaboration workflows have been developed, for individual discipline modelling and cross”disciplinary model design respectively. In addition, BIM relevant issues are discussed such as ownership, contractual implications and risk profile.

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