David Philp: BIM Level 2-3 Update (June 2015) | The B1M

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“We’ve been on a real journey as an industry these last four years” says David Philp, Head of BIM at the UK Government’s BIM Task Group and BIM Director EMEA for AECOM. Filmed at BIMnet in June 2015, his compelling progress update comes in the year running-up to the much-publicised Level 2 mandate. “Completing the BIM Level 2 documentation this summer gets us to the starting line” he explains. “Everyone talks about 2016 as if it’s an end, but for me it’s just the beginning”. Starting with a look back, David recognises the significant impact that BIM has had since first appearing in the UK Government Construction Strategy back in 2011. An industry-wide conversation has started and it’s held a mirror-up to poor procurement practices and an adversarial culture. “We’ve tried to re-brand quite a bit as well” adds David. “For young people construction is now looking a lot more innovative and technologically advanced”. Several other task groups are now appearing around the world and international standards are becoming a real focus. Perhaps most notable is the new EU BIM Task Group, uniting 28 member states in a European-wide drive for BIM adoption. The role of the Client has changed significantly too, with new emphasis on responsibilities to enable digitised working by laying firm foundations from the outset. However, David is quick to point out that a digital approach cannot be enabled by Clients alone. Ensuring that we as an industry are ‘intelligent data users’ is of equal i

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