THE CHANGING FACE OF BIM
ASSA ABLOY
BIM (Building Information Modelling) has been prevalent for
a number of years now, but how is it being used in practice?
And what advancements are being made to ensure it is making
tangible benefits to all stakeholders in the supply chain? Here Eric
Spooner, BIM Manager for ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Project
Specification Group, explores.
BIM is changing the building landscape, bringing with it
improvements in design, specification, delivery and asset
management. According to NBS’ National BIM Report 2019, BIM
adoption has grown from little more than 10% in 2011 to around
70% in 2019.
However, we must be careful that BIM is not undertaken as
a ‘tick box’ exercise, but rather seen as an important tool for
collaboration, delivering tangible benefits for all stakeholders.
In many ways, BIM is old news, and as is often the case with any
building practice that has been legislated for, it becomes less
about the benefits of meeting it and more about the missed
opportunities of not implementing it properly.