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    This document summarizes a conference paper that proposes a study to develop a framework for Building Information Modeling (BIM) specifications in South Africa. It notes that while many countries have mandated BIM implementation on public projects through legislation and standards, South Africa has not taken such an approach. As a result, companies implement BIM in isolation without shared lessons or standards. The proposed study would survey international BIM strategies, policies, processes and standards to explore their applicability to South Africa and identify where adaptation may be needed. The goal would be to establish a conceptual framework that could form the basis for future research and potential validation with the local industry.

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    This document summarizes a conference paper that proposes a study to develop a framework for Building Information Modeling (BIM) specifications in South Africa. It notes that while many countries have mandated BIM implementation on public projects through legislation and standards, South Africa has not taken such an approach. As a result, companies implement BIM in isolation without shared lessons or standards. The proposed study would survey international BIM strategies, policies, processes and standards to explore their applicability to South Africa and identify where adaptation may be needed. The goal would be to establish a conceptual framework that could form the basis for future research and potential validation with the local industry.

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    Building Information Modelling (BIM)


    Standards and specifications around the world
    and its applicability to the South African AEC
    sector: A critical review

    Conference Paper · September 2016

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    Anine Eschberger Wortmann Senthilkumar Venkatachalam


    University of the Witwatersrand University of the Witwatersrand
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    Retrieved on: 13 August 2016
    BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING (BIM)
    STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS AROUND THE
    WORLD AND ITS APPLICABILITY TO THE SOUTH
    AFRICAN AEC SECTOR: A CRITICAL REVIEW

    Proceedings of the 1st International BIM Academic Forum (BAF) Conference,


    Glasgow. 13-15 September 2015. Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland
    A.E. Wortmann, anine.wortmann@wits.ac.za
    D.S. Root, david.root@wits.ac.za
    S. Venkatachalam, svenkat@sharjah.ac.ae
    Abstract
    Building Information Modelling (BIM) is currently being adopted around the world
    with numerous countries mandating its implementation on public projects through
    legislation. This process has driven the development of BIM standards and
    specifications to streamline design data prior to collaboration to meet regulatory
    requirements. Although BIM technologies globally are similar, many countries have
    developed context-specific BIM specifications to accommodate differences inter
    alia; design processes, procurement processes and government policies.
    The South African AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) sector differs
    markedly from this top-down regulatory model. The government has taken no
    position on driving BIM practices and consequently there are no government
    mandated BIM standards or specifications. Likewise, no trade or professional
    associations have stepped into this gap to standardise local BIM practice. Thus,
    individual companies grapple with implementation in isolation and there is little
    transfer of lessons learnt across projects or between organisations.
    This paper reports on a proposed study to develop a prescriptive framework for
    South African BIM specifications by surveying the current strategies, policies,
    processes and standards utilized internationally by AEC designers. It explores
    possible reasons as to why the South African government and other industry bodies
    have not yet started to address the challenges encountered while adopting BIM. A
    conceptual framework will serve as the basis for future research to test whether
    global practices are applicable to the South African context and where adaptation and
    modification will be required. This study proposes a theoretical construct through
    acquiring knowledge from the current literature, collating the literature, building onto
    the current knowledge and potentially validating the knowledge with the sector, prior
    to its implementation.
    Keywords
    Building Information Modelling (BIM), Collaboration, South Africa, Specifications,
    Standards

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