BIM Roadmap
The AEC industry in Canada must digitally transform to improve its performance and contribution to societal, environmental, and economic development. To achieve this, more collaborative approaches to project delivery using BIM tools, technologies, and processes are necessary, aligned with similar global initiatives. That's why we've developed this BIM roadmap to prompt, guide, and sustain this transformation.
To foster engagement from government, industry and academia by promoting open standards for BIM in Canada.
Desired State:
- • Broad industry support and full engagement of government sectors, private sectors and academia
- • Constant reporting of success stories, lessons learned and best practices
Activities:
- • Create a movement to BIM
- • Engage public owners and push for strong leadership at federal, provincial and municipal levels
- • Inform the community through outreach programs and promotion
- • Form constituent organizations
- • Support constituent organizations through coaching and strong leadership
To develop guidelines, protocols, technical codes and standards to facilitate and standardize the use of BIM in the Canadian AEC community.
Desired State:
- • Complete and coherent toolkits
- • Unified software platforms
- • Rigorous certification standards, data exchange definitions and protocols
Activities:
- • Develop and communicate a national BIM strategy
- • Develop national BIM Standard
- • Develop BIM guidelines (practice manuals, toolkits, etc.)
- • Review BIM Standards and guidelines.
- • Develop specifications for Canadian BIM certifications.
- • Develop best practices and BIM body of knowledge.
To develop training and educational programs to develop the core BIM capabilities in the Canadian AEC community.
Desired State:
- • Defined and accepted educational standards
- • Integrated educational programs
- • Robust and recognized certification and accreditation process
Activities:
- • Build a community of parties offering BIM education and training in Canada
- • Develop reference curriculum for BIM education in Canada
- • Develop BIM training packages for AEC community stakeholders
- • Provide accreditation for institutions
- • Develop specifications for Canadian BIM certifications.
- • Develop best practices and BIM body of knowledge.
Engage
Develop
The Initiative Member is designed to engage with a specific buildingSMART Canada Workgroup or Industry Council Program. The Initiative membership is ideal for members with a vested interest in a specific initiative or not completely familiar OPEN BIM Stanadards and buildingSMART Canada. The Inititative Membership was designed to provide targeted return on investment and promote familiarization with buildingSMART and the Canadian Chapter.
Educate
The Initiative Member is designed to engage with a specific buildingSMART Canada Workgroup or Industry Council Program. The Initiative membership is ideal for members with a vested interest in a specific initiative or not completely familiar OPEN BIM Stanadards and buildingSMART Canada. The Inititative Membership was designed to provide targeted return on investment and promote familiarization with buildingSMART and the Canadian Chapter.
Deploy
The Initiative Member is designed to engage with a specific buildingSMART Canada Workgroup or Industry Council Program. The Initiative membership is ideal for members with a vested interest in a specific initiative or not completely familiar OPEN BIM Stanadards and buildingSMART Canada. The Inititative Membership was designed to provide targeted return on investment and promote familiarization with buildingSMART and the Canadian Chapter.
Evaluate
The Initiative Member is designed to engage with a specific buildingSMART Canada Workgroup or Industry Council Program. The Initiative membership is ideal for members with a vested interest in a specific initiative or not completely familiar OPEN BIM Stanadards and buildingSMART Canada. The Inititative Membership was designed to provide targeted return on investment and promote familiarization with buildingSMART and the Canadian Chapter.
Sustain
The Initiative Member is designed to engage with a specific buildingSMART Canada Workgroup or Industry Council Program. The Initiative membership is ideal for members with a vested interest in a specific initiative or not completely familiar OPEN BIM Stanadards and buildingSMART Canada. The Inititative Membership was designed to provide targeted return on investment and promote familiarization with buildingSMART and the Canadian Chapter.