National BIM Report 2017 National BIM Report 2017
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National BIM Report 2017 National BIM Report 2017 Introduction 03 We would like to thank Introduction Richard Waterhouse the following organisations CEO, NBS for supporting this report: Digital Built Britain – building the future 04 Mark Bew MBE Chair of the HM Government – Digital Built Britain This fits with the benefits of BIM This is not just existing designers to those routinely using it; better adopting new, better, ways of working. Standards supporting UK innovation 06 collaboration and information Those who have grown up online Kieran Parkinson co-ordination that bring cost will expect to design within a Market Development Manager, BSI efficiencies. These cost efficiencies collaborative digital working are already apparent to the design environment. The young digital BIM survey: summary of findings 10 team; the next challenge is to educate natives will mould the working Adrian Malleson more clients about them. The report practices of the digital visitors. Head of Research, Analysis and Forecasting, NBS shows there is still work to do here, but the work is well underway. The move to BIM Level 2 is just a Richard Waterhouse step on the way, though. As the UK Working toward a unified approach 28 CEO, NBS Part of this work is demonstrating to BIM in Europe BIM mandate becomes embedded, that BIM is (of course!) not just for thoughts are naturally turning to what Dr Ilka May the public sector. Each year the UK CEO, LocLab Consulting GmbH next. The report hints at some future Government publishes details of the technologies that will be significant: Adam Matthews MBA This is the first NBS National BIM construction cost reductions it has robotics, 3D printing, future cities International Director for the UK Government’s Report since the introduction of made. Seeing these savings makes BIM Task Group and Chair of the EU BIM Task Group and machine learning, for example. the UK Government’s BIM mandate. it clear why the UK Government has Richard Lane It is significant, therefore, that BIM backed BIM, and why other countries These form a part of a general trend. CLO, KnowledgePoint and Programme Manager, EU BIM Task Group adoption has reached a high point are looking to the UK to inform their Information is getting physical, and this year. The UK BIM mandate has BIM journey. As the UK public sector the physical is getting information. We Scotland’s journey to the digitisation 32 added an impetus to BIM adoption shows the real benefits BIM brings, are moving from gathering information of construction in the UK. BIM Level 2 looks to be the private sector is also showing to improve the design stages, to Paul Dodd well established; the normal way for itself quick to implement, as are information being continuously added Associate Director, Scottish Futures Trust most practices to carry out design other countries. to and evaluated by buildings, as they work. Over 60% now use BIM, and are used. It is not all good news and the report BIM on a live project 36 95% expect to within three years. To change a relatively static industry shows there is still work to do. Whilst The easier design iterations that BIM Dr Stephen Hamil confidence in BIM skills is improving Level 2 has brought us will lead to Director of Research and Innovation, NBS like construction in such a short period is nothing short of astonishing and among the design team, it could be iterative building production, as in use is best in class at a global level. better. Many still need information, data refines buildings design. Value CPD and training. Fortunately, there will be held less in the built asset itself, The design community is broadly are many resources to help here. and increasingly in the information supportive of the UK Government Whilst some clients lead the way about that asset. mandate. Most feel the Government on BIM, many others need further is on the right track with BIM, and support and careful explanation of Through social media and web use, we that it supports at least two of the the process and its benefits. The UK are starting to get used to ‘collaborative four core strategic aims of the has a comprehensive suite of BIM consumerism’. As we come to give Government for construction, standards and protocols, yet they more and more information about namely; remain underused and are sometimes ourselves in the future through our seen as too complex. Additionally, use of tomorrow’s buildings and cities, • BIM will help bring a reduction in BIM adoption is lower among smaller will we see ‘collaborative living’? the initial and whole life costs of practices, although even here, it is That’s for the future, a future that is built assets. getting close to a majority. This work now assured to come through BIM. is underway and year on year, on all • BIM will help bring time efficiencies, We’ve come a long way since our first these issues, the picture is improving. RIBA Enterprises Ltd © 2017 All rights reserved. No part of this report may be reducing time from inception BIM report and our journey continues. reproduced or shared in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, to completion. We can look forward to future including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval What next for BIM in the UK? We can system, without permission in writing from the copyright holder. expect adoption and use to increase developments, with the UK at the forefront of design innovation. The content of articles contributed by external authors and published in this steadily over the coming years. report are the views of those authors and do not represent the position of RIBA Enterprises Ltd, NBS or its affiliated companies. 2 3 National BIM Report 2017 Digital Built Britain – building the future The volume of information generated Level 2 BIM journey UKAS BIM certification scheme The Digital Built Britain programme The UK has made in today’s digital world will not have Announced in September 2016, the comprises the following work areas: escaped anyone. It is safe to say that The Level 2 BIM journey began in 2011 a significant step United Kingdom Accreditation Service • Level 2 legacy activity, to continue we have now firmly entered the and continued until the Government’s (UKAS) is considering extending its to drive Level 2 uptake and realise in creating a world- ‘big data’ age, where large pools of mandate was reached in April 2016. accreditation activity into a new area: further savings. data and information are captured, All central government departments class position in are fundamentally procuring Level 2 that of accredited Building Information communicated, aggregated, stored • Level 2 (Convergence) is the BIM data. I am often asked ‘How are Modelling (BIM) certification, and delivering capability, and analysed as part of sectors such programme of activity that will the departments getting on?’ and in doing so will help support the as retailing, publishing, travel and provide the first end-to-end asset standards and this survey begs a similar response. Construction Strategy published financial services. life cycle data management process. Mark Bew MBE My response must be that they are all by the UK Government in May 2011. capacity in the sector The fusing of BIM, Sensors and City Chair of the on a journey like the rest of the sector. It is evident that there are a number With the construction industry Services in a single set of Level 2 to reduce cost and Some have travelled further than others, of certification schemes (e.g. ‘process’ HM Government – being one of the last major sectors standards will provide a key first step but all are significantly better than they certification, ‘person’ certification) for increase value. Digital Built Britain to commence its digital journey, for both construction and city services were four years ago. Construction is BIM Level 2 available to the market the successful delivery of the UK providers to work much closer in the largest industrial sector in the UK: now; however, UKAS wishes to Government Construction Strategy the delivery of assets and services. (GCS) Level 2 BIM programme now we employ over two and a half million promote a common approach to sees the UK take on a global leadership people and they all move at different accredited BIM Level 2 certification • Level 3 is a programme which is a fully role and represents an internationally speeds. However, one thing is for sure: and service levels. developed version of Level 2 (c) and unparalleled achievement on the they have all moved, and so has the rest will provide the basis for a fully journey towards the digitisation of of the world, with nearly half of the Digital Built Britain functioning secure digital economy our built environment. world’s rail and metros now being for the built environment. The continuing success of the Level 2 delivered using Level 2-based standards, • The final orkw stream is a research Building on the success of the Level 2 programme, underlined by the results including those in Kuala Lumpur and stream investigating trends and BIM programme, Digital Built Britain was of this survey, has provided the platform New York. developments just over the horizon launched last year and will enable the to move to the next stage. The move which will have significant impacts interconnected digital design of different Now we have passed the 2016 to Level 3 and the commencement on the sector. elements in a built environment, and milestone, the work starts. We need of the Digital Built Britain programme will extend BIM into the operation of to move Level 2 BIM to ‘business as heralds a new generation of SMART The results of the NBS survey once assets over their lifetimes – where the usual’.