Stephen Holmes, a volunteer who has contributed extensively to nima since it was originally founded as the UK BIM Alliance in 2016, was announced as the inaugural winner of the nima Outstanding Contribution Award. The virtual presentation to Stephen was made by nima chairman Anne Kemp during her concluding remarks at the end of the…
The nima podcast – That Information Management Podcast – has recorded interviews with two of the keynote speakers at this week’s Virtual Spring Conference 2024. The first podcast features Rene Morkos, CEO of US-based ALICE Technologies, a software business that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to optimise the scheduling of construction projects. He talks about the…
A new international standard is set to create greater consistency of understanding around digital twins. The term ‘digital twin’ has been widely used (and misused) in recent years. The phrase was first applied in the US in relation to product lifecycle management in 2002, and was subsequently adopted across many different industry sectors (aerospace, automotive,…
(via Construction Leadership Council) A review of the Information Management “Mandate” has now commenced through the mobilisation of a Task Group to integrate the success of the BIM Mandate with the current IM Mandate. The aim is to ensure this new development is relevant and achievable across the whole of the built and managed environment…
The speaker line-up for nima’s Virtual Spring Conference on 18 April 2024 is now confirmed. The day will open with a welcome from nima chair Anne Kemp, and then the conference is structured around a series of four main keynote talks, each followed by a panel discussion: 1. Whole Life Value of Data (9.30am BST): Siva…
On 6 March 2024, the second day of the three-day Futurebuild event at London’s ExCEL exhibition centre, a nima panel talked about the potential for a data-driven future for the built environment. The panel – facilitated by nima vice-chair Paul Wilkinson – comprised nima ambassadors Vicki Reynolds and Emma Hooper, plus John Adams from nima…
Too often misconceived as being just about project delivery, BIM – better information management – is a catalyst for achieving better whole-life outcomes, says Paul Wilkinson, vice-chair of nima in the March 2024 issue of BIM Today. BIM stimulated a significant digital transformation for many players in the industry – particularly those engaged in designing and constructing…
Automated compliance-checking for buildings is being rolled out in several countries, including Dubai and Singapore this year, with Finland and Estonia next. There hasn’t been the same level of adoption for infrastructure, but with the release of IFC 4.3, this could change. The ‘regulatory domain’ of buildingSMART UK & Ireland will be hosting a lunchime…
nima vice-chair (and regular nima podcaster) Paul Wilkinson was invited to talk to UK construction marketing consultant Peter Sumpton (of Build Different) about building information modelling (BIM) in late 2023 – and the Construction Disrupted podcast has just been released. In the podcast, Paul talks about: Listen to the podcast (No. 24) via Apple Podcasts,…
Nima community, IM4Legal, is holding the first of a three-part series of free one-hour online webinars about legal issues relating to BIM and information management on 11 March 2024. Despite BIM and IM becoming embedded in the construction industry, the contract documentation often does not reflect parties’ intentions on arrangements. A requirement or agreement to…
