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First steps in BIM competence - a guide for specialist contractors

Publication Year

2017

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Key principles of BIM within the context of construction engineering project delivery, covering the business case for BIM, challenges in its use, roles and responsibilities, project management, legal issues and a roadmap to BIM competence.

Document History

October 2017 edition. Published by the Specialist Engineering Contractors Group and the Building Engineering Services Association, in collaboration with the BIM Academy at the University of Northumbria.

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Building Engineering Services Association

A trade organisation meeting the needs of building engineering services contractors involved with design, installation, commissioning, maintenance, control and management of engineering systems and services in buildings. It was established in 1904 as the National Association of Master Heating and Domestic Engineers and has been through a few name changes since, including: Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA) and from 2012 it was the known as the Building and Engineering Services Association (BES).

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