Implementing a BIM Collaborative Workflow In The UK Infrastructure Sector

The UK government has defined BIM level 2 as a set of processes and standards that validate and control collaborative practices for the production, sharing and exchange of information during all stages of construction. All public-sector projects in the UK are mandated to be BIM level 2 compliant as of April 2016, and with this being a mandate, companies in the UK must understand the knowledge exchange partnership framework which will enable the organizations to successfully achieve the requirements in terms of the collaborative practices. This paper is based on a case study which focuses on the implementation of BIM Level 2 collaborative practices for a major infrastructure construction company in the UK who are Tier 1 contractors. The main aim for this paper is to investigate how the organizations are implementing collaborative practices which follow level 2 requirement. The key findings of this research suggest that with the use of BIM, organizations can improve collaboration with the right workflow implemented correctly. Implementing a BIM collaborative workflow would be enhanced by having a lot of training and raising awareness within the organization. Benefits from this research paper include making people aware of processes that need to be changed within a business to implement BIM correctly and enable the knowledge management process to become useful and provide benefits towards an organization. Results from this research will be documented in this paper and key highlight such as what challenges are being faced and how they are being overcome, these obstacles will be explored which will provide potential improvements for the future.