On 7 May a workshop was held in Auckland to get industry input to a constructors’ guide to using Building Information Modelling (BIM). The Productivity Partnership is working through the National Technical Standards Committee (NTSC) to produce an online BIM handbook for New Zealand. The project is part of the Partnership’s strategy to accelerate the application of BIM in construction here.
After reviewing BIM handbooks around the world, NTSC has commissioned NATSPEC of Australia to write the New Zealand version. The workshop gave 40 industry representatives the opportunity to discuss the content, structure and scope of the handbook so that it is tailored to our specific industry needs.
The draft BIM handbook will be released for industry comment within the next couple of months.