Bim for Estates: A Guide to Managing Bim Projects and Developing a Digital Estate

BIM for Estates is directly written for those who have responsibilities for delivering new building projects for organisations with an estate. The information provided here will also be useful to a wider audience.
This book has been arranged so that each chapter introduces new concepts and new ideas. The final chapters provide the most detail and the most complex ideas.

• BIM, the container for your building data, introduces a different way of looking at digital building models, thinking of them as containers for holding data, nested containers holding increasingly detailed information, including examples of how the data can be used.
• Establishing your organisational data requirements sets out uses for data and specific reasons for collecting data.
• Digital design brief, brings in the idea that your design brief can be developed in a data format.
• Model checking, including the reason for model checking and the different types of model checks.
• BIM competency provides an overview of BIM competency within your supply chain and the key requirements.
• Classifications explains why a fully classified model is essential to obtain the data benefits of BIM.
• Risk details how your model can be used for managing risks, including project risks, and health and safety risks.
• Data maintenance explains why this is required and who should maintain your data.
• Employer's information requirements (EIR) provides the detail of what should be contained within an Employer's Information Requirement (EIR) and why it is a key requirement for any BIM project.
• BIM data template explains how a data requirements template can provide clear and objective details of the data that you want.

This book takes a look at the importance of data for an organisation, how BIM can be used for your data, how to establish your data requirements, validating and managing your models, and the tools and methods for establishing your data requirements.
Review'There are some encouraging signs, with innovative companies in the industry leading the charge. BIM for Estates is timely and addresses the issues from the viewpoint of someone who has dealt with them. The text explains not only the importance of BIM for estates but also provides useful practical guidance.'
'As the co-founder of BIMsense, an innovative and award-winning constructech company specialising in the development of BIM infrastructure, Ian Yeo has significant experience in this emerging field and is contributing towards the shaping of BIM. The book will be particularly useful for the managers of the estates of educational institutions, but as the author points out, the concepts and principles are applicable to construction projects and estates management across the board. BIM for Estates is highly recommended.'
Professor Calie Pistorius (CEO DeltaHedron Ltd, and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Pretoria and the University of Hull.)
About the authorIan Yeo, a chartered civil engineer (CEng) and business person of the year (Hull and East Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce), has more than 20 years' experience within the construction industry. For the majority of this time, Ian has been involved in design management of education and health projects, working for national and local contractors. Ian fuses a passion for BIM innovation and continuous improvement with a background in design management, civil engineering, and project development and delivery. In 2016, after a period of five years of learning and implementing BIM at Sewell Construction, Ian started BIMsense. BIMsense focuses on bringing the benefits of BIM to large estate clients.