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BIM in an European perspective

BIM in a European perspective

BIM is about collaborating and sharing knowledge, also on an international level. Thus, in October, the key players in the European BIM world came together during the Revit Technology Conference and Building Content Summit in Porto.

European BIM content
During the discussions it became clear that there are significant differences in BIM adoption between the European countries. A major challenge for international parties here is the creation of uniform BIM content. Throughout Europe there is both a need for good generic content as well as specific content, but too often BIM content is not correct or up to date. Even though the development of BIM objects does provide an opportunity for manufacturers to play a part in early stages of the BIM workflow. It is clear that there is a demand for a European standard on the market. A standard that matches the needs that exist in reality.

Uniform standard
There were many positive responses to the EMCS 3.0, the European MEPcontent Standard. The EMCS corresponds to the demand for uniform and up to date content, with a vision on developing content, with which both manufacturers and engineers are able to work. Content that is maintainable, which contains the right information and with which can be quickly modeled. This is why leading international manufacturers, such as Mitsubishi Electric and Caleffi, already choose to develop their content in accordance with this standard and to make it available on MEPcontent.

New developments
The latest developments in BIM software were obviously also discussed. There were in-depth technology sessions on new Revit functionality, while topics such as Cloud collaboration and 3D printing were also discussed. Autodesk also published the first Revit Roadmap, which reflects the future plans that Autodesk has for the software.

More than just Revit
RTC has long been much more than just a Revit event. Hence, the organization announced that they will change the name to BILT: Buildings, Infrastructure, Lifecycle, and Technology, to indicate that it is an industry-wide event and that it is about more than specific software.

Meeting early adopters
RTC also provides leading software vendors with space to present themselves. Stabiplan was also present and there was much interest in the Stabicad productivity tools. Edwin Schalk, Business Development Director at Stabiplan: “It is important to exchange experiences with the early adopters of new technology during such events. Thanks to the leading position of Stabiplan in the field of design software and content for MEP, we are a discussion partner for everyone (both manufacturer and engineer) from the MEP industry”.