Abstract
Every day, the BIM Methodology (Building Information Modeling) is getting closer to the companies and other members of the AEC sector (Architecture, Engineering and Construction), as well as to educational institutions that are starting to train new professionals on this matter. The roadmap set by the es.BIM Commission establishes the mandatory use of BIM for all public construction tenders as of December 17th, 2018 and for infrastructure tenders as of July 26th, 2019. The purpose of this paper is to make public and share the results of the research work concerning the state of implementation of BIM at different universities and Industrial Engineering Schools in Spain. However, are Spanish universities prepared for the challenge? Are teachers prepared for this? And what about the situation in Latin America? The study undertook a bibliographical review and analysis of publications addressing this topic, and talks given in specialized conferences. Different teaching experiences were analyzed and compared among several Spanish universities, and the problems encountered, the results obtained, future improvements and needs detected in relation to their implementation processes and procedures, have been taken into account
Highlights
The BIM methodology, widely spread in countries of Central Europe and others of the American continent, has started to awaken a real interest in Spain in the past five years
Based on data of this national map, which includes Undergraduate and Master Degrees university levels with BIM-related courses, the analysis is focused on the fields including training within Industrial Engineering Undergraduate or Postgraduate Degrees, expanding on their teaching guidelines, in order to analyze the subjects included, the goals pursued and the competencies addressed in the context of the BIM methodology
In light of the information provided above, it seems evident that the BIM methodology in the university field is at an incipient state
Summary
The BIM methodology, widely spread in countries of Central Europe and others of the American continent, has started to awaken a real interest in Spain in the past five years. There are many definitions for BIM methodology, which consists in putting into practice a method of collaborative work aimed at the creation, implementation and management of projects concerning a building or infrastructure throughout their entire life cycle. The benefits of the BIM methodology that are most named in the scientific literature, are related to cost reduction and the possibility of having a better control of the construction along the project’s entire life cycle; the time-saving documented records are quite significant. BIM has contributed to a very important transformation within the building industry and its benefits for different participants can be classified according to the phase or stage of the process: pre-construction, design, construction and postconstruction. The actual problem to date, and which deserves careful consideration, is whether the professionals are ready to fully adopt BIM (Mandhar et al 2013)
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