The Government has launched a strategy to transform the UK into a global leader in building information modelling (BIM). BIM is a process for designing a building structure collaboratively by using one coherent system of computer models.
Published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) the 12 point action plan includes proposals to drive growth in the export of UK BIM expertise, the accelerated roll-out of BIM-compatible government tenders and a pilot programme to analyse BIM data from across the public sector.
Working with UK trade and investment BIS will capitalise on the limited window of opportunity available to export BIM expertise to countries that are less advanced in terms of adopting the technology. Although the UK is behind countries such as Sweden and the US in BIM expertise BIS insists that the UK has developed its capabilities considerably.
The government aims to develop international BIM standards to enable UK firms to work on BIM projects globally with minimum compatibility issues. The government will also incorporate BIM standards into the EU’s forthcoming sustainable construction strategy and procurement directive. BIS will soon launch its separate “Digital Built Britain” initiative to further encourage BIM adoption across the industry.
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