National BIM has been recognised for its dedication of leveraging the expertise and experience of its masterful team of AEC professionals. Ours is an end-to-end BIM solutions agency that is dedicated to helping the professionals in the world of construction to augment their building projects. Our goal is to give our clients more efficient control over the planning, designing, building, collaboration, and operation of their project.
Moving to BIM can seem daunting, but by breaking it down to the scale of a single project, you can familiarise your team with the elements of a successful BIM practice without disrupting current workflows. National BIM is designed to support the planning and deployment of an integrated BIM pilot, while identifying the critical components for a more fully realised BIM practice.
What is BIM?
BIM (Building Information Modelling) is a holistic process for creating and managing information for a built asset. BIM integrates structured, multi-disciplinary data to produce an intelligent 3D digital model of a project across its life cycle.
It can also span into the operation and management of buildings using data that building or structure owners have access to. This data allows governments, municipalities, and property managers to make informed decisions based on information derived from the model even after the building is constructed. Speak to the expert team at National BIM today to learn more about building information modelling.
The Importance of BIM In Building Design
BIM is so much more than a technology; it’s a complex design and construction process that helps architects create innovative buildings of the future. There are five significant benefits of BIM in the design and construction process:
- Cost and resource savings
- Greater efficiency and shorter project lifecycles
- Improved communications and coordination
- More opportunities for prefabrication and modular construction
When you work with an architecture firm that uses BIM during the construction process, your resources may go further. If you want to build a dynamic structure as efficiently as possible, take a closer look at what BIM construction can do.
Cost And Resource Savings
One significant benefit of BIM is that it provides reliable construction estimates cost long before the construction phase begins. Architects can use tools like BIM 360 Docs to estimate costs related to:
- Materials
- Material shipping
- Shipping prefabricated or modular pieces
- Labour, including payrolls based construction timelines
Not only does this give BIM companies like National BIM a better idea of how much the project will cost, but it also helps them discover ways to reduce costs. For example, they can:
- Choose more cost-effective materials
- Find the ideal time to buy materials at their lowest market price
- Decide whether it’s cheaper to prefabricate or build on-site
- Streamline the construction workflow so the client pays for fewer total billable hours
- Reduce human errors that lead to project delays or costly repairs
Greater Efficiency and Shorter Project Lifecycles
Normally, the faster you can complete a structure’s construction, the less money you will spend on the project overall. Also, finishing a project on time or early speeds up your eventual return on investment, as occupants can start using the space as soon as possible. With building information modelling, National BIM can design buildings faster and allow construction to start earlier. Improved workflow and other efficiencies also speed up the project. For example, the architect may decide to have certain pieces prefabricated in bulk using robotics. This could save time during construction, as contractors simply have to secure the pieces in place when they arrive on-site.
Improved Communications
BIM improves communication among architects, clients, contractors, and other relevant parties involved in the project. That’s because BIM relies on a “single source of truth” system; this means that all of the relevant information, including models, estimates, and design notes, are shared and stored from one place. Everyone involved in the project can see the information and even offer suggestions of their own. It’s a true collaboration that eliminates information silos and helps architects find the best solutions based on data analytics.
Another benefit of BIM is its use on-site. At National BIM, we have access to BIM software that allows the building to be constructed based on the most up-to-date plans and workflow. This also reduces clashes. It’s easier to visualise problems before construction begins, so contractors don’t have to waste time finding solutions on-site.
Finally, BIM uses communication systems to make construction safer. BIM allows architects to predict potential construction hazards and prevent them by adjusting the design. At National BIM, we lead our teams safely through every step in the workflow and document the process to meet safety regulations and pass on-site evaluations.
More Opportunities for Prefabrication and Modular Construction
BIM software is ideal for making detailed production models that can later be prefabricated off-site. Architects also have more opportunities to design modular pieces of architecture that fit perfectly together and include complex tolerance calculations. This, in turn, can save time and money, as contractors spend less time constructing pieces on-site from scratch.
Why Make The Move To BIM?
Here at National BIM, we believe that BIM is used for creating and managing data during the design, construction, and operations process. BIM integrates multi-disciplinary data to create detailed digital representations that are managed in an open cloud platform for real-time collaboration. Using BIM gives you greater visibility, better decision-making, more sustainable options, and cost savings on AEC projects. The power of BIM is how it allows architects, engineers, and contractors to collaborate on coordinated models, giving everyone better insight into how their work fits into the overall project and ultimately helping them to work more efficiently.
Why Choose to Work With National BIM?
National BIM’s goal as a multidisciplinary team of seasoned architects, designers, engineers, developers, and AEC experts is to use our combined skills, expertise, and technology to help our partners revolutionise their construction projects. To this effect, we offer a wide range of BIM solutions that include: Industrial Design BIM, Architectural BIM, Structural BIM, Facade BIM, Clash Detection and Coordination, Steel Detailing, Revit Family Creation, Scan to BIM, AS Built Modelling, and Revit Modelling services. For any questions and enquiries, fill out the National BIM contact form or give us a call today!