By the beginning of October 2026, the IMI Framework guidance will have registered 500,000 views since its June 2024 relaunch through Morta. Statistics indicate that the guidance is being visited more than 500 times every day. The most frequently visited guidance is Guidance 2 giving an insight into information management for the delivery phase of…
To help it shape its next one-day online conference – set to take place on Thursday 3 December 2026 – nima is surveying members of its community from across the built and managed environment sector. The short survey asks respondents to share where information management is working well, and where it consistently breaks down. Nima…
Responding to a UK Government consultation on future strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations, nima has called for more consistent information requirements and a more joined-up, data-driven approach across government and industry to support the whole-life of built and managed assets. Nima believes: Nima was responding to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and…
UAE-based ALEC Holdings is one of the first international contracting groups to complete the four-step process of the Information Management Initiative (IMI). The company’s experience has helped to validate materials produced to help organisations embrace the IMI, and which are available to businesses subscribing to become organisational members of nima. The IMI The IMI is a collective…
Water industry information management network BIM4Water has recruited two new members to its steering group. Roi Otero Roi’s career includes working in construction, gaining early experience in BIM and digital delivery, before spending 11 years with a water utility, and then joining Autodesk in 2023. Roi’s current role is a Senior Manager – Water Industry &…
The UK Government response to a consultation on the single construction regulator has accepted all the key points made by industry respondents, including nima, about the critical need for interoperability of information and clear data standards. In its July 2026 response to the consultation on the single construction regulator (SCR) prospectus, the UK Government (via…
The hunt for bold ideas and brilliant minds is on – Digital Construction North (DCN) has opened its call for speakers (deadline: 7 August 2026). Returning for its third edition, on 18 November 2026, the event will bring together thousands from the AECO community for a high-impact day of insight, innovation, and connection at Manchester Central. Created…
Two influential not-for-profit networks, Women in BIM (WIB) and BIM4Water, have announced a strategic partnership to strengthen collaboration, knowledge-sharing and digital transformation across the built environment and water sectors. The partnership unites WIB’s global collaborative network, supporting Members in their professional and personal development, with BIM4Water’s cross-industry forum, which is dedicated to driving digital transformation…
The IMI Framework, the UK’s source of guidance on information management in accordance with the ISO 19650 standards, has been expanded to include insights on health and safety information management as set out in ISO 19650-6. As well as helping to improve health and safety performance, BS-EN ISO 19650-6 also provides a key tool for…
Information management underpins safer, more efficient and more consistent outcomes across the built environment. Yet many organisations are still unclear on what the Information Management Initiative (IMI) is, how it works, and how the IMI Framework supports it. In a lunchtime webinar on Tuesday 30 June 2026, Dr Anne Kemp OBE, Chair of nima, Fellow…
