With the
main focus on promoting new features and capabilities of Autodesk products for
architects, engineers and contractors (in particular in the realm of BIM), the
AU also included a series of seminars and innovation forums that dealt with BIM
culture, process and implementation strategies in practice.
I’ve
predominantly been attending these less technical and more management oriented sessions
in order to investigate BIM directions globally. I heard from other Design
Technology leaders about the progress they are making and the challenges they
are facing in the transition from CAD to BIM.
Overall my
impression was that the problems outside Australia are very much the same we
face here. Even further, I got the impression that Australia is actually on par
if not ahead of other countries when it comes to the BIM implementation effort
across our industry. The reasons for
this are as follows:
- The Australian building sector is relatively ‘uniform’ when compared to the US, Asia or Europe.
- The market share of Autodesk products is high, making it easier to collaborate across disciplines
- Architects and engineers in OZ have been adopting BIM at a high rate across the industry
- Although there are no formal requirements, (government) clients increasingly request BIM
Collaboration
between architects and engineers using BIM becomes ever more commonplace, with
most AU leadership forum attendants highlighting the benefits of solid Project
Execution Planning. IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) is still not really
happening on a large scale. Many clients, contractors and consultant teams
still shy away from the risks associated with this relatively new type of
project procurement that requires partners to share pain and gain from the
start based on non-litigation agreements. As a consequence, a lot of
discussions at the AU revolved around the topic of legal implications of BIM
such as model IP, liability and professional insurance.
With an
increased interest in BIM by contractors and clients, there were a number of
discussion forums dedicated to the value of BIM during construction and
operation. Facility and Space Management in all its facets being the ‘hottest topic’ at the moment with
clients, contractors and consultants coming to terms with their requirements
for communicating the kind of information relevant to them that can be hosted
by BIM. Not surprisingly, Autodesk is keen to be part of this discussion and
their product development for the coming years promises to focus on data
integration and management across teams (and possibly also across projects).
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