BIM is a driving force in the digital transformation of the construction industry. BIM use coupled with lean processes and collaborative methods are enabling the delivery of more economical, sustainable and resilient wood buildings. Projects that implement these innovative approaches are showing significant benefits throughout the project lifecycle, across the industry supply chain, and for all types and scales of building projects.
BIM has the potential to unlock the power of timber design and wood fabrication for the building sector. Wood is a widely used construction material that contributes significantly to carbon reduction goals in building construction. The adoption of advanced technologies like BIM can enable digital fabrication and off-site construction that will lead to significant improvements in productivity, reliability, and quality. These innovations rely on designers and builders being conversant with digital design, collaboration and delivery methods.
The Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Wood Buildings: An Introductory Guide by SCIUS Advisory and BIM One, is intended to provide those working on timber projects with an introduction to how BIM works.
The guide offers an easy-to-understand starting point for the adoption of BIM practices and illustrates the value that BIM can add in terms of improved efficiency, reliability and sustainability. Inside there are case studies, take-aways, resources and links.
1 Lonsdale Ave. Photo credit – KK Law, courtesy naturallywood.com
It also aids those championing the use of BIM in conveying the value proposition to owners. For owners, the benefit not only lies in a more reliably executed project but also in its future management and operation. BIM enables the delivery of integrated, high quality, and well-organized information at building handover, contributing to improved asset value over the life of a facility.
The guide was put together through interviews and insights from leading designers and builders and fabricators of timber in B.C.
Download the guide here.
Top Photo: KK Law, courtesy naturallywood.com
