Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Water Sector
The prevalence of waste and rework in the Design & Construction industry are symptoms of ineffective practices and fragmented data. Thus, the industry suffers from poor productivity, high risk, and low profitability.
Building Information Modelling (BIM) has started to expand the opportunities for project contributors to collaborate and use technology to improve efficiencies. More and more benefits are gained with each BIM Level of Maturity (Level 0 to 3). The most advanced state, BIM Level 3, is achieved when building data is fully “transactable” across project contributors, not locked in proprietary systems.
BIM Level 3 is being implemented for Extended Collaboration, an end-to-end cooperative process designed to improve efficiency and reduce waste for designers, contractors, and owners.
As a significant portion of most nations’ gross domestic product (GDP), the Construction industry has much to gain by applying lessons from more efficient manufacturing practices. In Manufacturing industries, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems have been refined for decades, enabling Extended Collaboration principles to systematically improve productivity, reduce cost, improve sustainability, and maximize value. Various technology platforms are being widely adopted in Aerospace & defence, Industrial Equipment, Automotive, and many other Manufacturing industries offering world-class PLM applications designed to unlock the value of BIM.
In construction industry, BIM data combined with PLM capabilities and processes create “Building Lifecycle Management” (BLM), which can increase construction predictability, long-term value for project owners, and profitability for project contributors. BLM solutions help enhance collaboration and outcomes for the Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) industry.
Intelligent-Model-Centric application of BIM has proved its benefits for vertical (high-rise) building projects and now its adoption for horizontal infrastructure projects is gaining momentum. This group is created to understand the basic concepts of BIM, maturity model of BIM, its short-term and long-term benefits, return on investment, and BIM applications on various types of water infrastructure projects. The discussion is focused on understanding global scenario with the help of research statistics and application of BIM on various infrastructure projects. The intention is to learn how Engineering & Construction organizations and owners are benefited from BIM applications, and why we should timely adopt BIM and reap the competitive benefits.