Making the UK BIM Framework work for clients and asset owners
From a client or owner-operator perspective, how does the UK BIM Framework support their information management needs? A nima workshop report sheds some light.
At Digital Construction Week in June 2024, a workshop facilitated by David Churcher and Sarah Davidson explored the priority tasks set out in the UK BIM Framework that involve project clients and asset owners. The workshop objectives were to:
- Encourage open discussion about information management from the client and asset owner/operator perspective
- Produce a list of tasks that are perceived as a necessary part of information management alongside a rationale for them
- Set out the extent to which the UK BIM Framework captures/supports/underpins these tasks
- Generate a list of priority tasks that are needed for successful information management.
“The primary insight is that there is a lack of understanding among some clients about the power of the information management process to enable them to get what they need. There may also be a lack of understanding from some members of the supply chain about the implications of not implementing the information management process from their side.”
The DCW workshop report [PDF downloads in a separate tab] summarises the discussions at DCW. Its content predates the Framework’s June 2024 update.
