Course: An Introduction to Building Information Modelling

As this might be your first time studying with Coventry University, we’ve put together a few tips to help you get the most out of the experience. Comments FutureLearn is …

Congratulations on completing this short course. In the video, Danny McGough concludes by highlighting some of the main areas the course has covered and inviting you to consider continuing your …

In this video, Hadeel Saadoon, BIM manager for Coventry University Estates and Facility Management, explains how BIM consolidates data in estates and facilities management. BIM aims to address post-construction data …

In this video, Nohman Awan explains the difficulties and opportunities of using BIM in large multinational projects. As required by the UK government, the project Nohman discusses adopted BIM level …

In this section, discover what the future of BIM might look like and explore potential careers in BIM-related fields. In this video, Nada Milivojevic, a Coventry University PhD student, presents …

From this case study of an early adopter of BIM methodologies, we discover some of the advantages and difficulties experienced when adopting BIM. The PalaceXchange in Enfield, UK, is one …

In this section, we introduce you to two case studies of BIM adoption in Mexico and the UK. You will also consider how BIM implementation may not lead to desired …

Having watched the arguments for BIM adoption, now watch this video where Simon, Nada and Hadeel share some arguments for why people may be against BIM. In summary, some reasons …

In this section, you will hear arguments for and against BIM adoption. After watching the videos and discussing your views you will be asked to vote in a poll indicating …

This week you have: Explored what we mean by BIM; Discovered the major factors necessary for successful BIM adoption (the four pillars); Considered BIM adoption levels as illustrated in the …

Having looked at the situation in Europe and Africa, you now find out about BIM adoption and implementation in other global regions. Read two articles that provide a thorough review …

Find out our experts’ views about BIM adoption and implementation in Europe. Europe is one of the continents that has demonstrated fast developments in BIM adoption and implementation. One of …

How does the adoption of BIM methodologies improve the building process over traditional construction methods? BIM has been developed to address issues in the design, construction and implementation of building …

Explore different levels of BIM adoption illustrated by the BIM maturity wedge diagram. In this video, Danny McGough uses the BIM maturity diagram to summarise the changing levels of BIM …