Technology
BIM ADOPTION IS CRUCIAL
TO ENSURE BUILT INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY
By Andrew Skudder , chief executive officer at RIB CCS
As a major source of global CO 2 emissions , the construction industry needs to take heed of digital solutions like 6D BIM to drive sustainability efforts and build a net-zero world for future generations .
According to the World Economic Forum , the infrastructure , construction and urban development industries need to embrace the possibilities that come with digitalisation should they want to be sustainable in the future .
As such , the adoption of building information modelling ( BIM ) is an important step towards achieving this , and a crucial element in keeping pace with innovation and being more productive in future endeavours .
At the recent BIMHarambee . Africa Conference , it was highlighted that several challenges are facing the construction industry today . This includes the lagging of productivity growth , so much so that the construction industry has recorded a mere 1 % annual productivity growth over the last two decades , in comparison to an average of 2.8 % across all other industries .
As an industry synonymous with high risk and often low profit margins , enhancing these margins is challenging as we are not protecting them , even when they are high . Furthermore , we are not managing change effectively , not managing the different resource types to get to a more efficient type of construction , and trying to manage unstructured data which ultimately provides poor insight into an overall project .
This results in low client satisfaction , with research indicating that as many as 75 % of major projects exceed predetermined deadlines by more than 10 %. Additionally , large construction projects typically go over budget by as much as 80 % and are often delayed by up to 20 months from the original construction schedule .
In building information modelling , 4D considers the impact of time , 5D focuses on cost and for the future 6D focuses on carbon .
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RACA Journal I March 2022 www . hvacronline . co . za