ABSTRACT
Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become an agent for change. A central proposition of BIM is the concept of working collaboratively in order to improve productivity and reduce waste. BIM is a collaborative process, enabled by technology. BIM exploits the potential in computer-based modelling technologies to provide a new way of designing buildings and managing design and construction processes. A key theme of BIM is the sharing of information and data within a central online space, known as a Common Data Environment or CDE. BIM opens up a wide range of possibilities for improvement that includes better ways of generating, exchanging, storing and reusing project information that greatly improve communications between different design and construction disciplines through the life of the asset. BIM inevitably requires a substantial initial investment; new processes and plans of work typically require an upfront investment in order to realize the potential that they offer.
