{"id":2835,"date":"2020-11-03T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-06-07T14:21:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T14:21:19","slug":"eu-bim-handbook-nbc-roadmap-to-digital-4075","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ukessays.com\/essays\/construction\/eu-bim-handbook-nbc-roadmap-to-digital-4075.php","title":{"rendered":"Review of the EU BIM Handbook and NBC Roadmap to Digital Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Introduction<\/a><\/h2>\n

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This report aims to review the following Building Information Modelling (BIM) documents produced by the National BIM Council (NBC) and the European Council (EU) BIM Task Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Figure 1 EU BIM Handbook<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Figure 2 NBC Roadmap to Digital Transition<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This report sets out to assess the NBC Roadmap to Digital Transition when considering the necessity to link and build on the EU BIM Handbook.<\/p>\n

The EU BIM Handbook was published in July 2017, while the NBC Roadmap to Digital Transition was published later that year in December. The Irish Representative noted in the production of the EU BIM Handbook was the Office of Public Works (OPW).<\/p>\n

The convergence of the EU BIM Task Group handbook release, the Government mandate and the NBC roadmap present Ireland with an opportunity to become leaders in industry adoption of BIM \u2013implementing common standards and guidelines into common practice <\/em>[1]<\/sup><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Structure of the EU BIM Handbook<\/a><\/h2>\n

2.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Purpose<\/a><\/h3>\n

The purpose of the EU BIM Handbook is to provide a central point of reference for the public sector, by providing stakeholders with the knowledge required to deliver the necessary leadership from the top down.<\/p>\n

The handbook aims to address the problem of misunderstanding, inconsistent requirements and national divergence <\/em>[2]<\/sup><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

2.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scope and Use:<\/a><\/h3>\n

The handbook aims to provide stakeholders with policy, strategic, and implementation level recommendations for the introduction of BIM. The document states that this can be achieved by:<\/p>\n

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  1. Building a common understanding of BIM.<\/li>\n
  2. Sharing and promoting the consistent introduction of BIM.<\/li>\n
  3. Encouraging a wide use of developed standards and common principals.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The users of the handbook, as discussed in Table 1, are envisaged to be public policy users, public clients, and operator users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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    Policy Users<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Persons responsible for the development of policy i.e. public procurement policies, public works contracts etc.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Public Clients<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Persons who tender for public projects and subsequently carry out the works.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Operator Users<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Asset management of public roads and public buildings, such as hospitals and schools.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Table 1 EU BIM Handbook Users<\/p>\n

    2.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opportunity, Value, and Why BIM?<\/a><\/h3>\n

    Government policy and public procurement methods are recommended powerful tools to support positive change in the sector.<\/p>\n

    The value of BIM is summarized in the handbook by:<\/p>\n