Bim: an effective methodology for the reconstruction of buildings and structures

Abstract

The construction industry, especially in the public sector, faces some commonly recognized issues such as low levels of collaboration, under-investment in technology and research and development as well as poor information management.

It is widely understood that positive returns on investment can be achieved through Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation. However, most organisations are not familiar with BIM. There is a problem of a low level of implementation of BIM practices in Ukraine. In many countries of the Europe, the use of BIM technologies is mandatory when designing, in particular, high-responsibility and government procurement facilities. In Ukraine, BIM is still used by a few organizations. There is an urgent need to train qualified personnel involved in the construction and management of the urban environment.

Also, the experience of living in a pandemic period (to be prepared for the challenges of contactless transmission of relevant data) shows that the main value and the main tool of the construction industry is the information embedded in the project, which can be shared by all project partners at all stages remotely - from the design of the asset to its maintenance. It is intended to facilitate interoperability between software applications used in the construction process, to promote digital collaboration between actors in the construction process and to provide a basis for accurate, reliable, repeatable and high-quality information exchange.

Such digital transformation of the public estate and the construction industry is a large change programme requiring resources, a clear plan and a new generation of professionals that effectively interacts with policy makers and civil servants to drive forward. Specialists should keep up with changes in technology.