BIM in Europe is ever expanding and ever-growing at different rates depending on many factors including, country, language and socio-economic status. It is the reason why we see such varying rates of BIM adoption across the continent, however it is important that we all learn from each other to ensure we are constantly improving the efficiency of our BIM models and BIM Implementation. This week we highlight the work of BuildingSMART Spain with an introduction to Spanish BIM initiatives, the past, present and future.
2018 is the year that marks two key dates for BIM implementation in Spain and symbolizes a shift in perception and a start to many changes to the BIM stage in Spain for the foreseeable future.
We start with March 9, 2018 which was when changes to Public Procurement came into force and now allows Public Administrations to demand the use of BIM methodologies and a BIM model as a deliverable within project and works contracts. Something that previously was not…