Getting a grip on BIM

With the UK Government’s announcement in the summer of 2011, Building Information Modelling (BIM) is quickly becoming the buzz word in infrastructure for 2012.

Paul Morrell, the UK Government’s Chief Construction Officer, publicly told the construction sector to work more collaboratively and to use information technology such as BIM to support the design, construction and long-term operation and maintenance of its built assets. In the Government’s Construction Strategy, published in May 2011, it is stated that BIM is mandatory for all public sector construction projects over £5 million.

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