Member Article

BIM - Change is inevitable, Progress is optional

Nathan Goldthorpe, BIM Product Manager, Quadra Solutions

This phrase has never been truer than when related to Building Information Modelling (BIM). BIM has dramatically changed the way organisations operate within the built environment and its impact is a permanent and long-lasting one.

So what is BIM?

BIM is a process used by architects, contractors, engineers and builders, to design a wide array of buildings and structures. This process creates and manages all of the information related to a building project before, during and after construction. The end result is the Building Information Model, a digital description of every aspect of the built asset, bringing together planning, design, construction and management, while reducing costs and creating efficiencies.

The challenge

The UK Government has embarked upon a four year programme of modernisation with the key objective of reducing the capital cost and carbon burden of the construction industry. Central to these ambitions is the adoption of BIM on all public funded projects by March 2016.

But it’s not just the public sector that is affected. BIM’s inter-connected approach has been adopted by a wide range of stakeholders to inform effective decision making, while ensuring the construction model is consistent and coordinated. Ultimately – it allows architects, structural engineers, contractors, product manufacturers and project managers to collaborate, coordinate and communicate more effectively.

The solution

Autodesk ‘s Building Design Suite allows users to quantitatively measure a project’s KPIs based on selected parameters, allowing multiple options to be compared and evaluated. Designers can create, visualise and modify digital models, while viewing as little or as much detail as required.

Progress

We at Quadra are specialists in CAD Software solutions. Through our consultative approach, we have helped numerous customers not only implement procedures that has led to winning new business, but also improved efficiencies through training and technical support.

Upcoming events

Project BIM for Contractors

Quadra are hosting a Project BIM day, specifically organisations working as contractors. The day will focus on:

•2D modelling during the tendering process

•Information sharing and inter-connected working

•Remove risk from the model and sharing data

•Overlaying design documents

•Construction sequencing

•Walk throughs and visualisation.

The event costs £95 and includes lunch. Click here to request more information and we will phone you back or alternatively to book immediately over the phone with a credit card call 01254 301 888.

Thursday 27th November 2014 Quadra Solutions Training Centre Dalton Court Commerical Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 0DG

Call us: 01254 301 888

Email us: bim@quadrasol.co.uk

The event includes: - An opportunity to test-drive the software - Guest speaker sessions delivered by industry experts - Lunch - An opportunity to meet and network with other contractors and share experiences with the BIM process

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