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In the construction industry, getting Trades and Sub-contractors to embrace BIM remains a challenge. Numerous obstacles impede the widespread adoption of BIM, they include:
To conquer these challenges, the construction industry needs to make a collective effort in establishing processes that help Trades and Sub-contractors smoothly incorporate BIM into their projects. As a general contractor, we strongly believe in value of BIM and aim to be part of this transformative shift in mindset. Consequently, we’ve made it a requirement for subcontractors to contribute their specific BIM models to promote a seamless construction process.
Following the standard BIM coordination process among consultants during the design and pre-construction phases, we encountered significant unresolved issues. Partial coordination among consultants can result in problems like structural elements conflicting with mechanical systems, electrical conduits obstructing architectural features, or plumbing layouts interfering with interior design concepts. These issues or the need for redesigning elements can lead to costly rework, construction delays, budget overruns, and a compromised project quality.
The solution is to efficiently organize, manage and monitor every deliverable from each trade and all in-house BIM models of complex areas. This involves implementing a digitalization strategy that incorporates a BIM delivery dashboard, BIM coordination reports and in-house complex areas models.
After successfully completing our Bay Adelaide Centre - North Tower project and exclusively utilizing trade BIM models, we can confidently say that it worked exceptionally well. The adoption of BIM for BAN by the trades facilitated effective communication for data sharing. We held weekly meetings to address and follow up on platform notifications, and our robust data management system helped mitigate issues and track progress on this complex commercial project.
