BIM must become standard for construction in Germany says minister
Himani Shah
Senior BIM Manager | Digital Delivery I B.Arch I MSc BIM (UK) I MBA I LEED Green Associate
Digital design and construction must become standard for construction projects in Germany, said Alexander Dobrindt, the country's federal minister of transport and digital infrastructure. He was speaking during a panel discussion on building information modelling (BIM) and the construction site at bauma 2016.
Germany has a strong reputation for innovation and know-how, but there is no guarantee that today's market leaders will still be ahead tomorrow, said Dobrindt. The country needs a new construction culture – one that is based on digitisation and interconnectedness between all stakeholders. This includes small- and medium-sized enterprises and not just the major players, he added.
The German government has been attempting to lead the way: in April 2013, the former federal ministry of transport, building and urban development launched a construction of major projects reform commission. This body came up with a three-phase action plan for projects. Phase one - up to 2017 - covers preparatory steps, including the setting of standards and resolution of legal issues. Phase two will see the launch of BIM-based pilot projects with investment of over 10 million euros. Phase three will mandate that all German public transport projects use BIM.
Germany is two to three years behind The Netherlands and the UK in aspects of implementing BIM, said Joaquin Diaz from the University of Applied Sciences at Griesen. By reducing mistakes in the planning stage of projects, BIM can have a significant impact on costs, he concluded.
Country -VP (Indian Subcontinent) at Nemetschek Group
7 年To John & Lee - There is myth that BIM based work flow increase the cost , be it in design office or production house, the fact is, its a work flow we call it BIM , if we look at long term perspective this will make better ROI by simple way of reduction of your wastage if you are in production and overlap time if you are in design. Irrespective of what technology any one use if that can collaborate and share data with other stake holders in a given project it serve the need, the question really will be how soon we get right mind set to adopt such work flow process , sooner the better.
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7 年Well said! It′s good to have the backing of politicians but the need from the customer perspective is there and so Nemetschek is actively driving and supporting BIM processes based on the openBIM philosophy since decades now. The time has come....
Rebar and rebar cage sales and consulting at Factory Direct Supply
7 年All of the wonderful things about BIM have been said. What about those firms, to who it is is nothing but added cost and overhead? We are rebar fabricators without a standalone IT Dept. Our end users consider us a commidity and our margins are slim. Add the software / harware / training / expenses and you are out of the narrow profit range. Seems those folks who are on a large corporations payroll are the biggest proponents of this added overhead . BIM bah Humbug
Cyber-physical system builder.
7 年Chris Pennington