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"Change is the only constant in life" (Heraclitus of Ephesus)
The entire planning process for buildings is currently undergoing a structural change. BIM (Building Information Modelling) is currently the construction industry's most important push towards digitalisation. The change is receiving support from the initiative of the German Federal Government in autumn 2015, which stipulates that, from 2020, all public sector infrastructure projects must be planned using BIM in a standardised manner.
However, private building owners such as Deutsche Bahn now also require the BIM planning method to be applied. There is therefore no way around BIM. But what is BIM, what can BIM do and how do you as a customer benefit from BIM?
We have tried to summarise this for you briefly.
Added value through integration
BIM value chain
Level 1: Digital drawing board, plan-based
Level 2: Working on the basis of a floor plan with 3D components and 2D views
Level 3: 3D component-oriented work with extended BIM usage
Level 4 3D component-oriented incl. cost management
Level 5: Building Process Management (4D)
Level 6: Life cycle management
What is BIM?
BIM is a method for optimising the design, implementation and operation of buildings. The basis of BIM is a 3D computer model, which can be extended with additional information such as material, time, costs and usage.
What can BIM do?
BIM is able to provide all parties involved in the construction process with exactly the information they need for the implementation and operation of the building. Therefore, BIM is not software but, rather, a working technique that facilitates collaboration in the planning, construction and operation phases.
The advantages of BIM for you as a customer
- Increased planning reliability and process transparency thanks to greater planning depth
- Complex projects with growing requirements can be managed with BIM
- Interdisciplinary planning leads to improved project communication and avoidance of collisions
- Immediate and continuous availability of all current and relevant data
- Consistent high quality thanks to the standardisation of working methods
- Reduction of execution times
- Minimisation of risks in the construction process and reduction of construction costs
- Increase in the degree of prefabrication
- Re-use of information for building operation, the entire building life cycle and marketing
BIM is a very complex planning service that requires expertise and experience in using the software. The desired high quality of the planning work can only be achieved with the appropriate qualification of the project partners in question.
HF has been working with BIM from an early stage and can implement your projects with its new BIM Manager, Marius Dudaicevs.