Interoperability and the planned National Data Library were prominent topics in a half-day conference, Cyber Physical Infrastructure: Future Forum, held at Digital Catapult in London on 31 March 2025. The event concluded a series of 2024 workshops and resulting reports published by the National Cyber-Physical Infrastructure (NCPI) ecosystem programme (see nima news, 7 February 2025)….
The January 2025 BIM4Rail webinar on 30 January will feature two presentations. In collaboration with UCL’s Construction Blockchain Consortium, the first session will examine how BIM (Building Information Modelling) and blockchain technology can address some of the key challenges in rail asset management, such as data transparency, interoperability, and lifecycle cost management. Attendees will hear…
nima has welcomed the Construction Industry Council‘s push for a wider data-driven approach across the sector. The representative forum for UK professional bodies, research organisations and specialist business associations has highlighted the opportunity to improve sectoral outcomes through data in its response to a UK government consultation (see also CIC news release). Responding to a Department…
Less than six months after its June 2024 upgrade, the improved UK BIM Framework has received over 100,000 views. The Framework’s latest major update was launched to coincide with Digital Construction Week in London on 5-6 June 2024, and incorporated several improvements, including enhanced presentation, navigation and search facilities – including an artificial intelligence (AI)…
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC), with nima, has launched the ‘Information Management Initiative‘ (IMI). It aims to progressively transform information management practices across the built and natural environment sector. Led by the CLC and supported by nima (formerly the UK BIM Alliance), the IMI: IMI: Why now? The CLC is building upon some 15 years…
The third nima Virtual Conference on 7 November 2024 will be focused on discussion of a refreshed UK approach to information management for the built and managed environment: the ‘Information Management Initiative’ (IMI). This latest virtual event will again be held in nima’s immersive conference environment, where the audience, speakers and exhibitors interact through a…
Nima welcomes the August 2024 publication by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) of its guidance for dutyholders and accountable persons on delivering the ‘golden thread’. Meanwhile the ongoing CLC work led by nima to refresh the ‘Information Management Mandate’ complements the guidance’s objective, by addressing the need for strong data and information foundations. The importance…
(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…
