From lonely BIM to Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA): a learning curve for one SME

This paper presents the Leadenhall Building in London, as a case study demonstrating the value of collaborative working around a shared digital model. The engineer’s digital model for the steelwork was fabricator led, ensuring that buildability considerations were fully integrated into the design. This design information was transferred seamlessly through the supply chain, creating efficiencies from tender stage onwards.

The Cookham Wood project was the first of four Ministry of Justice (MoJ) projects in its Level 2 Building Information Modelling (BIM) ‘Early Adopter Programme’ - part of MoJ’s strategy for meeting the Government’s plan to roll out BIM Level 2 across all public sector projects by 2016. This article describes URS’ experience, from high-level thinking about BIM on this pilot scheme, to the realities of delivering full BIM models in a tight (6 week) programme.

Will Arnold explains how Arup are harnessing the power of BIM during construction, and considers how this information might be shared with clients in the future.