How Does Integrating BIM in Construction Strategy?

What is BIM?

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a technology that is rapidly reshaping the construction industry. While it’s getting accepted in India, UK & Germany are making it compulsory to implement BIM for public infrastructure projects. BIM reduces, even removes the challenges of conventional construction techniques. Educational institutions too have followed suit & consider BIM in civil engineering, architecture, project management, operations, and facilities management.

But, It Is Just A 3D Model

BIM is more than just a 3D modelling software. It is a digital model that documents each detail of every level at every stage. It has seven dimensions that focus on time, cost, as-built, & sustainability. It allows architects, engineers & contractors to team up on coordinated models, keeps a tab on costs, identifies & corrects clash detection, facilitates expert planning and better management of a facility. Thus ensuring a sustainable and competitive construction strategy along with improved construction processes.

Understanding the BIM processes to the core, UniquesCadd provides 3D, 4D, 5D BIM modelling services, BIM drafting services & BIM consulting services. In this blog post, we shall discuss how Implementing BIM into your construction strategy helps you achieve more.

Proper Communication & Team Work —

These factors are quite important for a project to succeed. Lack of proper communication among construction teams cause glitches that cause increased expenses and setbacks in a construction project. BIM unites the architects, engineers, contractors, architects and every involved stakeholder into a collaborative process, giving them a better insight into how their work fits into the overall project. Such teamwork helps to achieve a common goal and teams remain aligned from the beginning.

Accurate Assessment of Time & Cost —

An exact estimation of time and cost is crucial for project success. It is during the design and planning stage, BIM helps to figure out the time and expense that will be spent completing the project. The model-based cost and time estimation provide the most accurate numbers. Accurate assessment accelerates and improves financial planning.

Omitting On-site Rework —

Often, the first blueprint of the project and the final construction are considerably different. Naturally, many designs go through a lot of changes until it gives a satisfactory output. Incorporating the changes, a BIM model provides a live view of the facility. Various teams can review the project constructability, in the pre-construction phase, through the digital model. If BIM isn’t implemented and changes occur during the construction process, then a lot of money and time gets wasted on reworking. BIM implementation is necessary to prevent situations like these. It is better to have a digital, authentic and accurate model on hand than imagining what the project would look like eventually.

Building Handover & Operations Management —

BIM model makes the digitally centralized information available to the operations management team instead of that traditional method where one has to constantly manage a pile of files and shuffle through them all to access info during an emergency. The availability of accurate and digitised data helps a lot on issues like driving efficient energy usage, green practices, and safety management.

UniquesCadd offers a wide range of BIM services including 3D, 4D, 5D BIM modelling services, BIM drafting services, BIM consulting services, structural BIM services and architectural BIM services. We have a happy client base in Paris, Netherlands, Germany & the USA. With a competent team and high-end software, we can look after all your requirements. For a free trial, kindly write to us at info@uniquescadd.com