BIM news
Public sector clients shun Construction Strategy
Building survey reveals fewer than one in three public clients have changed procurement since 2011 launch
Clients impeding BIM take-up
RICS says lack of demand from clients is standing in the way of the industry-wide adoption of BIM
BIM is the ‘keystone’ for construction reform
Cabinet Office minister Chloe Smith says SMEs will not be excluded from BIM push
Government BIM push reaches turning point
Focus now shifting to implementation government’s head of BIM says
Contractual standards for BIM projects launched
CIC’s protocol sets out rights and liabilities of firms working on BIM projects
BIM in practice
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What can BIM offer facilities managment and will it have a transformative impact on building operation?
Leeds Arena: Big noise in the city
How Bam kept the noise down in the 12,500-seat arena in Leeds city centre
BIM: The inside story one year on
Building caught up with the team on the Manchester library refurb project to see if BIM was everything they hoped it would be
BIM in the workplace
Review of the year: Disputes, BIM and nuclear
How did 2012 pan out for industry disputes, the nuclear sector and BIM?
BIM special report: The clouds roll in
Autodesk reckons that cloud-based products are ‘the biggest thing to happen in computing since the PC’ and could transform the use of BIM. Ike Ijeh went to the software company’s recent conference in Las Vegas to find out more
BIM: Nine experts on what they've learnt
To mark this week’s BIM Live event, nine experts tell Emily Wright what they have learnt over the past 12 months
Adopting BIM
The route to BIM in 10 steps
The industry will have to put its foot down to meet the government’s BIM deadline. Here, five experts break the route in 10 key stages
BIM comment
BIM: Cultural shift
A survey by RICS shows that nearly half of the sector is still not using BIM. We must work to overcome the barrriers to engagement, says Alan Muse
BIM: A long way to go?
There’s lots of optimism about what BIM can offer – but it is far from being fully integrated in the industry yet
BIM: Method in modelling
The new BIM protocol and standard should finally put an end to the industry’s ad-hoc approach to managing information, says Simon Rawlinson
BIM: Legal issues
What to do about BIM
The Construction Industry Council has published a new standard protocol for BIM level 2. Will it promote adoption?
Who's best for BIM?
Appointing a BIM manager early on a project is important to gain maximum benefit and avoid disputes. Is there already someone on the team who could take the job on though?
BIM: Taking the leap
BIM has the potential to change the face of the construction industry, but will it?
