BIM 2010 is a conference and workshop for those who want to work out how building information can help them. Well known industry speakers will introduce five key questions about BIM.

Delegates will discuss these amongst themselves and vote on what they see as the best way forward. The questions will cover:

• Who owns the Building Information Model?
• How can we make money from BIM?
• How can we persuade clients that BIM is worthwhile?
• What do we need to do to make BIM happen?

The delegate’s answers will then be presented to Paul Morrell, Chief Construction Adviser. The conference will be chaired by John Lorimer, Manchester City Council.

The organisation behind BIM 2010 – UKCG, Constructing Excellence, BSRIA, RIBA, CPN, CPIC,including RICS, CIBSE, CIAT and ICE, as well as BIFM, buildingSMART and the MBE KTN are working together to provide a stimulating day for all delegates. They will each take the messages that delegates give forward into their activities.

There are many opportunities to learn more about BIM this autumn, and BIM 2010 is an opportunity to bring that learning together. It will complement a number of other conferences from institutions and supplier organisations to make a step change to the speed of implementation of BIM.

We all know that the business benefits from BIM grow exponentially as more people get involved and are delighted to be part of a real campaign for BIM this autumn.

Speakers

• John Lorimer, Manchester City Council
• Bill Price, Costain
• David Sibbitt, ASDA
• Richard Ward, Eversheds
• Paul Morrell, Chief Construction Advisor
• Faulkner Brown, Balfour Beatty, Skanska (invited)

A new guide setting the BS 1192 code of practice in the context of a standard framework for building information management is now available.
Published by the British Standards Institution (BSI) and Construction Project Information (CPI), ‘Building Information Management – A standard framework and guide to BS 1192’ explains in more detail the reasons for adhering to the processes and explains how taking a fully collaborative approach can achieve cost savings of up to 30% within the individual project team and overall project delivery.
The book sets out the framework for a process for building information management that enables greater productivity, risk management, improved margins and sustainability. In addition the process offers the potential for greater saving in the delivery of the lifecycle information and the asset management data to be used and updated throughout the life of the facility or utility. ‘
BSI published a code of practice – BS 1192 – in 2007 setting out to establish a standard methodology for managing the production, distribution and quality of architectural, engineering and construction information, including that generated by CAD systems, which was based on previous work by Avanti and CPI, and measured benefits to a more collaborative way of working.
Construction Project Information Committee (CPIC) Chairman, Douglas Smith, comments: ‘The evidence shows that adopting the procedure set out in Building Information Management helps you improve the quality of your service and gives savings of between 25% and 30% of the construction cost; a reduction in drawing costs in the order of 18% and an overall cost benefit of 10% on the contract sum. On this evidence the industry should be embracing it.’

The cabinet office has published the Government Construction Strategy. TheBuilding Information Modelling (BIM) Working Party Strategy has also been published. The Institutions responses to these documents can be found on their websites.

On 27 April 2010 CPIC chaired a workshop for an invited audience to discuss the current situation in the industry with regard to building information modelling.

Mervyn Richards opened the workshop, presenting a paper asking What do you think BIM is?. A keynote paper was presented by Mark Bew, followed my presentations by David Throssel, Phil Jackson and Steve Jolley.

The papers and notes of the discussion that followed can be found here.