In May 2011, the UK Government issued a mandate 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.
Some wonder if the US will follow a similar pattern by introducing nationwide regulations that mandate the use of BIM technology. Construction Dive writer Jenn Goodman tackled this in a recent article looking at the already large adoption of BIM solutions across the US.
Goodman cites remarks from Steve Jones, Senior Director of Industry Insights Research at Dodge Data & 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’d see a big gain from a federal mandate."
Goodman also covers the initiatives put forth by buildingSMART alliance with the National BIM Standard-United States (NBIMS-US), which aims to provide consistency for BIM use across the US.
We can't even get a common office-wide BIM (or CAD) standard and we're only 20ish people. Our federal government (canada) has a terribly put together BIM doc and it really cuts down on our ability to run projects.
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absolutely. because nothing makes life better than bureaucracy
What? This is a dumb comment.
you'll need a bureau to manage the bim for all the projects. they'll review the data generated and make decisions that will effect future projects, taking responsibilty away from architects and local stakeholders. they'll make recommendations that make sense at a large scale that will drive more 'economical' architecture in the end across all building types. architects will need to flex their creativity to achieve work of importance in this face of ever growing constraints. so, its going to be a fun ride
Ever heard of the GSA? Army? Target, GM, Ford? All have some kind of delivery standards.
The supplied link does not support the "favorable results" cited in the article.
Thank you Miles. It was the incorrect link. That passage has been updated for the time being.
We can't even get a common office-wide BIM (or CAD) standard and we're only 20ish people. Our federal government (canada) has a terribly put together BIM doc and it really cuts down on our ability to run projects.
why bother...are they gonna keep updating the files to keep them "readable" in the future? paper is nice too...
I'm sure Autodesk is working behind the scenes in the USA on this already.
nature (and BIM) will always find its way
can’t wait for the inevitable BIM-AIA merger. Cookie cutter mchousing for all! Somehow they will be more expensive though.
You would think the UK would revise their aluminum siding regulations first. Just an observation.
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