BIM is most definitely a threat to business

[Posted in LinkedIn on November 27, 2014]

Rant over. Lets go back to the basics of BIM from my perspective. I was BIM Manager for Hyder Consulting on London Bridge Station Redevelopment in 2011 / 2012. Costain had just been awarded the project by Network Rail and the team was based in James Forbes House. Over the Christmas period I developed my thoughts on BIM and created the above whiteboard scrawlings. The photo was taken in the first week back in Jan 2012. The whiteboard was developed a little more after this photo. This was me trying to pull together my understanding of BIM and putting it 'out there' for others to see, comment, and understand. It did have some success in that department, not least of all because I noticed that there was the odd visitor, generally after work, when the office was quieter.

Signalling the benefits of collaborative BIM

 [Posted in LinkedIn in 2015]

Signalling the benefits of collaborative BIM at Manchester Victoria. Another good article about the successful implementation of BIM at Manchester Victoria Station Redevelopment https://lnkd.in/e6h-V-K or skip the LinkedIn link and go directly to the CES article CES article November 2015 - page 27 and CES article November 2015 - page 28

 A Google Maps image from 15 October 2023 with the finished Manchester Victoria Station.

Some links to photos from inside Manchester Victoria Station.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/oPuTkZB4fAU5JGpq7

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZhZfef62gmj8PCBRA

Also part of the historic restored elements.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6N2WR35c4dd2oAMs7

https://maps.app.goo.gl/8KmJrM134DLQn6uR8

At the time of this work I was working for Hyder Consulting and had an involvement in instigating the successful use of BIM. Morgan Sindall should also be acknowledged as leading proponents of BIM at the time. I had worked with Steve Brunning on the Crossrail Project.

BIM – Time to get real !

[Originally posted on LinkedIn on 20 November 2014]

This article is intentionally written with passion and aggression, a bit of a rant, so as the engender discussion, hoping to improve the overall outcome.

Why are any of us at all interested in BIM. Is it just because the UK Government has stated that all publicly procured construction will be Level 2 BIM after 1 April 2016? That is not very far away. How many of us really understand what Level 2 really means? Is it all too hard?

Apparently so! I recently heard of a significant and well known design house that is not keeping up with its BIM deliverables on a large project. The BIM is only available after the particular work is constructed. What is this about? Are we still thinking in 3D, using a special skill to translate to 2D and then printing out to paper? Then someone else uses another special skill t0 interpret that 2D information into 3D to construct the item. Where is the efficiency in that process? Of course BIM costs extra, and takes longer if we do it as an adjunct to design. We should be designing directly in 3D. Designing directly using 3D intelligent objects with all of the parameters and attributes attached. Designing directly in BIM!

BIM4 H&S Group publishes Strategy

 October 2015

BIM4 Health and Safety Steering Group – Strategy

Strategy Paper for BIM4 H&S Group

Vision / Primary Objective

The primary objective of the steering group is to improve Health and Safety in the Construction industry and subsequently within the Built Environment by the appropriate use and adoption of BIM and associated digital innovations and initiatives.

Strap line

Creating a healthier and safer Britain within the Built Environment, and leading by example, the World