The use of the Morta technology platform to support the UK BIM Framework has been shortlisted in the Best Application of Technology category of the Digital Construction Awards 2025. The UK BIM Framework The initial framework was developed by the UK BIM Alliance (today nima), British Standards Institution (BSI) and the Centre for Digital Built Britain…
IM4Power, a newly-formed information management group for the electricity transmission and distribution sector has appointed its first chair: Scott Pritchard, lead digital information manager at SSEN Transmission. Established in late 2024 (see Utility Week news) IM4Power promotes information management best practice as new power infrastructure is created. The group includes practitioners from SSEN Transmission, National…
Following the 2017 Grenfell disaster and the subsequent public inquiry, digital product passports and a National Construction Library holding construction product information have been proposed in a recent UK Government Green Paper (see also 27 February 2025 BIMplus article), with consultation open until 21 May 2025. Nima is considering a response to the consultation, and also wants to encourage others…
Nima is hosting two stages at Digital Construction Week (DCW) at ExCEL in east London on 4-5 June 2025. This special 10th anniversary edition of the free-to attend expo event features numerous presentations, panel discussions and workshop sessions on a wide range of information management topics. Speaker highlights at DCW 2025 As an industry partner, nima…
The ‘buildingSMART International Professional Certification’ has been launched, allowing individuals to gain certification through globally recognised and trusted organisation. It enables learning organisations to educate people according to a recognised global learning framework. It is a proof of competence for professionals working with Information Management using BIM. Qualified and Certified professionals can demonstrate their knowledge is…
Chair of nima and co-chair of the UK BIM Framework Strategy Group Dr Anne Kemp OBE talks about change and where it matters. If nima is to fulfil its vision, it needs to provide the means for a coming together of people and organisations wanting help – with this being the larger proportion of our energy and…
Nima is delighted to announce a formal affiliation with ZERO Construct. ZERO Construct has become the latest membership organisation to join the nima Affiliates. Their mission is to create a new construction industry culture that continuously measures and manages carbon through all project stages. Nima fully supports the aims of ZERO Construct and we are…
With the intent of engaging a much wider audience, Casey Rutland and Fiona Moore explain the shift in focus and subtle language changes in how we describe ‘why’ people involved in delivering and managing assets in the built and natural environment should implement BIM. Click here to read the full paper.
The UK BIM Alliance, through its mission to improve BIM adoption, recognises that terminology often becomes one of the first barriers to BIM. With this in mind, the Alliance has been working with Dan Rossiter, the European and International Standards convenor for BIM terminology, to outline how the Alliance can lead by example in championing…
Manufacturers produce a significant part of the information required to bring about a safer construction industry; but this information is currently not structured or shared in a consistent way. If industry is to meet the challenges of a digital future, avoid a race to the bottom and respond to the requirements of a new building…
