by Brianna Crandall — January 15, 2016—From 2016, all government building and infrastructure projects in the U.K. will require Level 2 BIM compliance. BSI, the business standards company, recently launched a verification program for PAS 1192-2 Information Management for the Capital/Delivery Phase of Construction Projects. BAM Construct U.K. Ltd and Skanska U.K. are the first two companies to be independently assessed by BSI and achieve verification.
The program was developed in order to provide contractors and their supply chain with evidence that they have the capability to deliver projects using building information modeling (BIM). BIM technology is considered invaluable to the delivery of a construction project since it provides a common, single and coordinated source of structured information throughout the lifecycle of a project and can deliver significant cost savings and efficiencies both during the design / construction and handover stages.
PAS 1192-2 was designed with input from influential industry experts. The consensus-based standard sets out how to share information on BIM projects and lists the requirements for BIM Level 2. It makes recommendations for the adoption of industry conventions, challenges project complacency, and promotes consistency and transparency of work processes between parties. PAS 1192-2 is one of the series of standards designed to drive cost savings and efficiencies through waste reduction and improved collaboration.
In order to achieve verification from BSI of their BIM capability, contractors will have to demonstrate that they adhere to the requirements of the PAS 1192-2 standard. This will be determined through an onsite audit that will assess the documented procedures for all processes in PAS 1192-2, the competency of staff, and a documented complaints procedure. Different requirements are specified for Tier 1 contractors and their supply chains.
A BSI Kitemark for BIM Design and Construction will also be developed in 2016 that will incorporate verification to PAS 1192-2.
Andy Butterfield, global head of Construction, Product Certification at BSI, comments:
BAM and Skanska should be proud that they are the first companies to be verified by BSI to PAS 1192-2. This verification scheme will be of huge benefit to construction companies involved in public sector projects as well as those companies within the construction supply chain including private sector building, civil, infrastructure, refurbishment and new-build projects both in the UK and abroad.
The new schemes have been developed in collaboration with industry stakeholders to ensure that they add value and address the key issues which will help the construction industry with BIM implementation.
BSI says its training offering will support the program to ensure the requirements of PAS 1192-2 are fully understood and effectively implemented throughout the organization.
For more details and to purchase a hard copy or download the standard at no cost, visit BSI’s Building Information Modelling Web page.
