Safeguarding Investment And Efficiencies

BIM has proven to help owners have better oversight over the entire lifecycle of construction projects

- Ravi Koka

A topic gaining much traction among infrastructure project owners and construction players all around the world, is Building Information Modelling solutions or better known as BIM. A popular standard accepted by many project managers, BIM continues to revolutionise the way projects are planned, managed and maintained in the industry that has been long touted to be slow to adapt to change

With increased spending globally on infrastructure projects and the need for modernisation and standardisation in infrastructure project management, BIM has been seen as an indispensable process for better project planning, overview, control, improved project delivery and efficiency. And speaking of efficiencies BIM implementation could potentially result in not only improved safety statistics but also, up to 25% increase in productivity improvement and up to 12-20% decrease in the overall project cost for projects sized 100 million and above.

For the uninitiated, BIM involves the creation, collation and exchange of information throughout the asset lifecycle. It focuses on Visualisation - enables users to see the drawings in 3D to ensure their feasibility early on, Management – zooms into working out how the designs will be applied once the construction starts, and Collaboration – which brings together architects, project managers and contractors and ensures they work with consistent information. An effective use of BIM is underpinned by an effective collaborative information exchange.