Global BIM Adoption & Mandate

Let’s take a look at how the BIM process is being implemented and adopted around the world, as BIM is being adopted by many countries in different ways and at different levels.

The ways governments worldwide are promoting the use of BIM

Globally, the adoption of BIM has increased over the last few years.

Here are a few examples of how governments are encouraging the use of BIM in the AEC industry.

Governments in a few countries are defining BIM as "Better Information Management." To make the use of BIM easier, a few government agencies are using Open BIM standards on infrastructure projects. For example, in Europe, Norway has been a partner in the development of Open BIM standards.

In the Netherlands, 80% of architects are known to use BIM for AEC projects, showcasing one of the highest adoption rates worldwide.

The United Kingdom is a world leader in BIM. In fact, the UK government has mandated BIM for every government AEC project. This means that only companies that are BIM Level 2 compliant are able to take on government development projects. Any project that is funded by the central government is required to use BIM.

The French government started a research and development program in the AEC industry to help develop BIM standards for infrastructure development. This aided in the development of a standardized French BIM roadmap, as well as the country mandating BIM.?

BIM is a key technology used in Singapore. Singapore discovers the benefits of using BIM in construction in order to focus on developing a smart nation. As a key focus on promoting the use of BIM, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) made it mandatory to submit BIM to get regulatory approval.

In India, according to a 2019 report by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, at least approximately 355 projects saw a cost overrun, and about 552 projects faced time escalation. NITI Aayog (a government think tank) estimates that BIM could save up to 20% of the project's cost by saving time in construction projects. The government think tank wants all the infrastructure ministries to consider BIM technology. For example, Nagpur Metro was the first project in India to adopt the 5D BIM technology and one of the very few in the world to have integrated 3D, 4D, and 5D by integrating ERP with BIM and other world-class software for project management.

United States, it was the first country to adopt BIM in the 1990s, and as per reports, BIM implementation in the US is simply based on the relationship between contractor and client, as there are no government mandates for its use. Although the US General Services Administration (GSA) has had a program since 2003 for the use of BIM in public building service projects, as per the reports of Market Research, the United States is expected to achieve an annual growth rate of 21.6 percent from 2016 to 2022 in the adoption of BIM services.

China has found the value and potential of BIM; now it just needs to increase its adoption nationwide. For example, Hong Kong has an incredible BIM adoption rate and is comparable to the UK in terms of its BIM standards.

The Italian Ministry of Infrastructure has proposed making BIM mandatory beginning in 2019, with projects valued at more than $100 million.?

In Australia, there is no standard consistency in BIM practices. This results in different levels of BIM adoption in different areas of the country. Australia takes a technology-based approach to construction and development.

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