A Main Contractor's View of BIM: How We Are Using BIM on an Iconic Building

BIM is a disrupter much more than AutoCAD was many years ago. BIM has the ability to very quickly make something in the virtual world which exactly replicates the real world. The speaker will present a main contractor's struggle to understand what BIM is, what it means for their work, how it can be implemented, and what they can deliver for a customer at handover. The UAE (and the wider MENA region) has particular challenges around tight programmes, constant change throughout the construction phase, multiple multi-cultural stakeholders, complex design, and projects ranging from 20 million AED to 3 billion AED. The speaker will explore BIM through the Navisworks Manager toolkit which brings in many disciplines from the construction field. The company are currently working on a range of projects but 1 British-designed iconic building currently stands out along with another 1+ billion AED project which demonstrates the issues faced including the absence of BIM standards.