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.
Website for annual national BIM conferences in Greece. The 2023 event saw the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport announce that “”in the immediate future, the National Strategic Plan and the Road Map for the Implementation of Building Information Modeling in Greece are expected to be put up for consultation”
The industrial strategy highlights the need for a green, digital and sustainable construction ecosystem. Several other European initiatives emphasize the role of construction in achieving goals such as renewal, circularity, climate adaptation and mitigation or employment. EC legislative initiatives, directly or indirectly related to construction, introduce changes in the industrial ecosystem.
BIM Deutschland is the national center for the digitalization of the construction industry. It is the federal government’s central public contact point for information and activities relating to Building Information Modeling (BIM) and is operated jointly by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) and the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Construction (BMWSB).
Includes BIM progress and requirements.
In 2015, the BIM Laboratory of Santa Catarina was created, known as LaBIM-SC, which was part of the BIM GOV SUL Network together with the states of Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul. LaBIM-SC was in charge of preparing case studies, with the aim of maximizing the potential gains with the use of the BIM methodology applied to projects, execution and inspection of works, as well as management and operation of assets.
There are numerous initiatives within the scope of the Federal Government for the adoption of BIM in Brazil, one of them is the publication of Decree nº 9.983, in 2019, which established the National Strategy for the Dissemination of BIM. This action, in addition to structuring the adoption of BIM at the federal level, also fostered and encouraged the use of BIM in state projects and works.
In order to coordinate and structure BIM actions in Catarina, Decree No. 1,370 of 2021 was published, which establishes the State Strategy for the Implementation and Dissemination of BIM in Santa Catarina (BIM SC Strategy) and the Technical Committee of the BIM SC Strategy (CT-BIM SC), currently formed by eleven public entities. This document shares the BIM Roadmap as well as the 10 objectives of the strategy which include:
- Disseminate the BIM concept and its benefits
- Coordinate the structuring of the public sector for the adoption of BIM
- Promote organizational, cultural and process changes for the adoption of BIM
- Create conditions for the adoption of the BIM methodology throughout the construction life cycle
- Stimulate and promote training in BIM
- Propose regulatory acts that establish parameters for purchases and public contracts with the use of BIM
- Develop technical standards, guides and specific protocols for the adoption of BIM
- Develop the portal and BIM SC library
- Stimulate the development and application of new technologies related to BIM
- Encourage competition in the market through neutral standards of BIM interoperability
https://www.bim.sc.gov.br/c%C3%B3pia-cadernos-t%C3%A9cnico-bim-sc
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This is the Dubai e-submission BIM Roadmap, published by the RTA
https://bim.geodubai.ae/Documents/Dubai_BIM_Roadmap.pdf
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Amendments to the laws will allow for the clients to establish requirements and (or) criteria in the procurement documents for the application of BIM methods in cases and in accordance with the procedures established by the Government or its authorized institution.
Amendments are designed to enable the application of Building Information Modelling methods in the design, construction and installation of public sector buildings and objects.
The link to the Amendment of legal act (law) in the Register of Legal Acts (the Register is state-level register for legal acts where all legal acts must be announced):
https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/9056d2d0a69111ebbcbbc2971cdac3cb
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The Goverment of the Republic of Lithuania approved the mandatory application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) methods. Resolution defines the cases (the value of the project, type of construction, type of structure) in which public contracting authorities will have to specify in the procurement documents the requirements and (or) criteria for the application of mandatory BIM methods.Â
The link to the legal act (resolution) in the Register of Legl Acts:
https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/cfcdf1b05cb111eca9ac839120d251c4
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