2024-05-05T07:09:57-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150174331/does-the-us-need-a-government-issued-bim-mandate Sean Joyner 2019-12-12T15:01:00-05:00 >2020-01-03T10:54:01-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e8/e81fba5c36594d08ba2a89df887156fa.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In May 2011, the UK Government <a href="https://bim-level2.org/en/about/" target="_blank">issued a mandate</a> stating that all centrally-procured government projects must utilize "fully collaborative 3D BIM," which produced a ripple effect in industry adoption of the technology across the region.</p> <p>Some wonder if the US will follow a similar pattern by introducing nationwide regulations that mandate the use of BIM technology.&nbsp;<em>Construction Dive</em> writer Jenn Goodman tackled this in a <a href="https://www.constructiondive.com/news/the-us-has-no-bim-mandate-does-it-matter/568362/" target="_blank">recent article</a> looking at the already large adoption of BIM solutions across the US.&nbsp;</p> <p>Goodman cites remarks from Steve Jones, Senior Director of Industry Insights Research at Dodge Data &amp; Analytics. He says, "Theoretically, Congress could pass a law requiring BIM on all federally funded projects, but our research suggests that in the U.S., we are past the point in BIM maturity where we&rsquo;d see a big gain from a federal mandate."</p> <p>Goodman also covers the initiatives put forth by <em>buildingSMART alliance </em>with the National BIM Standard-United States (NBIMS-US), which aims to p...</p>