ABSTRACT
With the UK Government mandating the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) on all its construction projects by 2016, BIM is currently the hot topic of the construction industry. Some say it will revolutionize building design and construction where many processes will become highly-integrated, efficient and effective. Others say they have ‘seen it all before’ and argue that BIM is not much more than a new set of design tools that construction must adapt to and work with. However the majority agree that BIM is introducing new ways of working for design and construction teams bringing considerable benefits for all involved in construction – and most of all for clients.
