DEVELOPMENT OF BIM HANDBOOK FOR PAKISTAN

Abstract

Building Information Modeling has the potential for solving most if not all existing problems of the construction industry. Where most developed countries have a thriving BIM infrastructure and developing nations are working diligently towards it, Pakistan is woefully lagging behind. Many countries around the world such as United States of America, Canada, Australia, Finland, Norway, China, Singapore, Malaysia etc. have dedicated publications for the industry to understand the BIM process for subsequent implementation of BIM in their work processes. Whereas, in Pakistan, although the idea of adoption of BIM in construction has been slowly gaining momentum, no set of guidelines or standards of procedure exist to aid in the process. This has also been cited as one of the reasons for slow of BIM. To cater to this specific need, tailored guidelines were developed in the Pakistani perspective. For this purpose information requirements, as deemed necessary for BIM implementation in Pakistan at current stage were identified and validated through expert opinion. Through this foundation of identified aspects, tailored content for each aspect was developed through literature and prevalent industry practices. A document was formed which was again taken to industry professionals for validation and subsequent development of BIM Handbook for Pakistan.