{"id":6023,"date":"2019-02-05T11:16:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T10:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/?p=6023"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:35:03","slug":"bim-around-the-world-the-canada-technical-community-is-ready-while-institutions-are-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/bim-around-the-world-the-canada-technical-community-is-ready-while-institutions-are-not\/","title":{"rendered":"BIM around the world: Canada technical community is ready while institutions are not"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sommario\">Canada has made remarkable progresses adopting BIM in the last few years thanks to its technical community, although o<strong>perative plans and national strategies are still missing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Canada is making remarkable efforts in the last few years, not only for the adoption of BIM technology in the AEC industry (Architecture Engineering Construction), but also for a special technical regulation and the introduction of digital tools.<\/p>\n<p>Statistics show how design, construction and the real estate industry are strategic for Canada. The constructions itself represents 7% of the country\u2019s GDP and 7% of employment, capable of moving over\u00a0 290+ Billion dollars per year.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian architects, engineers, construction companies, home owner\u2019s and operator\u2019s community (AECOO) are ready to make the switch towards digitalization in constructions, while institutions are not yet ready to follow.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-absence-of-governmental-policies\">The absence of governmental policies<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accasoftware.com\/en\/bim-building-information-modeling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Building Infomation Modelling<\/strong><\/a> is developing very fast in Canada. Recent studies demonstrate that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>31% of Canadian companies\/organizations are already using BIM<\/strong> in a constant way.<\/li>\n<li><strong>29% are working with integrated approaches<\/strong> (BIM and traditional systems)<\/li>\n<li><strong>21% still continue to work with traditional methods<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although these results are very encouraging, probably the most curious aspect to be underlined is that<strong> an institutional policy <\/strong>hasn\u2019t yet been put in place <strong>for BIM <\/strong>nor have any regulations for its adoption in public works been introduced.<\/p>\n<p>Today there are only a few public initiatives in the country:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Pilot Project for the <strong>Royal Alberta Museum<\/strong>, promoted by <em>Alberta&#8217;s infrastructure department<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Various small pilot projects, created by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqi.gouv.qc.ca\/Pages\/accueil.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise des infrastructures<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>An IPD (<strong>Integrated Project Delivery)<\/strong> project of a hospital on behalf of Five Hills Health Region, accomplished by Saskatchewan\u2019s Government<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_6527\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6527\" class=\"wp-image-6527 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/bim-canada-render-Royal-Alberta-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"bim-canada-render-Royal-Alberta-Museum\" width=\"700\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/bim-canada-render-Royal-Alberta-Museum.jpg 700w, https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/bim-canada-render-Royal-Alberta-Museum-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/bim-canada-render-Royal-Alberta-Museum-338x160.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Royal Alberta Museum \u2013 rendering<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Although many countries around the world have defined different public policies focused on the implementation of BIM collaborative processes, the <strong>Canadian government agencies are notably behind<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of ot having\u00a0 government strategy causes several negative consequences:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status Quo has a cost. There is a huge opportunity wasted because of inefficient papers (projects\/policies). This represents a <strong>loss of billions of dollars<\/strong> every year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Limitation of environmental policies<\/strong>, aimed to make the construction industry more sustainable and the wrong use of resources during the construction process, have a negative impact on our environment. This is very important for the effort Canada is putting towards GHG emissions lined up with the Paris agreement.<\/li>\n<li>Canada risks <strong>to lose its position in terms of innovations<\/strong> and competitivity on a national and international scale in one of the most important industrial sectors, meanwhile other countries are investing in research, development and innovations, Canada is showing a more limited support in this field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to industry operators, Canada needs to develop 3 key points to make significant changes in constructions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A national BIM strategy<\/li>\n<li>Specific \u201copen\u201d standards<\/li>\n<li>A BIM commission that introduces regulation duties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some private and public organizations, such as universities, ministries, representatives of construction companies and technical professions are starting to collaborate to reach these 3 targets.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"buildingsmart-canada-the-institute-for-bim-in-canada-ibc\">buildingSMART- Canada &amp; the Institute for BIM in Canada (IBC)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>buildingSMART<\/strong> began its activities in Canada in 2004, when, for the first time, a collaboration started in the creation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildingsmart.org\/users\/services\/buildingsmart-data-dictionary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Data Dictionary at buildingSMART<\/strong><\/a>, developed also with the help of buildingSMART international, and still works promptly to promote BIM technology throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6528 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/bim-canada-buildingsmart-canada.jpg\" alt=\"bim buildingsmart canada\" width=\"531\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/bim-canada-buildingsmart-canada.jpg 531w, https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/bim-canada-buildingsmart-canada-300x54.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/bim-canada-buildingsmart-canada-420x75.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When Canada joined <a href=\"https:\/\/buildingsmartcanada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>buildingSMART<\/strong><\/a>, people began to be part of a growing community, that promote the excellence in the industry, through the use of collaborative practices typical of BIM technology, in Canada like the rest of the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Members can participate in the development of standards, protocols, and programs throughout <strong>work groups<\/strong> aimed to specific aspects, necessary to achieve the national goals. On their website there is also a forum that allows members to monitor and share \u201c<strong>best practice<\/strong>\u201d (buildingSMART &#8211; Canada forum&#8217;s page).<\/p>\n<p>buildingSMART-Canada began to be part of the <strong>IBC (Institute for BIM in Canada)<\/strong>, together with other industry associations, that in 2010 had set its mission to guide and coordinate the use of <strong>Building Information Modeling<\/strong> in design, building and management of the Canadian building industry.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6529 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/bim-canada-institute-for-bim-in-canada.jpg\" alt=\"bim canada institute for bim in canada\" width=\"337\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/bim-canada-institute-for-bim-in-canada.jpg 337w, https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/bim-canada-institute-for-bim-in-canada-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>IBC<\/strong> is a committee that gathers, for the first time, all professional associations, major companies and institutions of the country, such as::<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Architecture Canada<\/strong> (RAIC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Association of Consulting Engineers \u2013 Canada<\/strong> (ACEC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Canadian Construction Association<\/strong> (CCA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Construction Specifications Canada<\/strong> (CSC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Owner representatives from DND and DCC<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39873 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/bim-canada.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"53\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to Susan Keenliside, the president of buildingSMART- Canada, to efficiently promote the use of BIM technologies, 6 predefined points need to be followed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) ENGAGE<\/strong><br \/>\nObjectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The involvement and the effort from government institutions and the academic world is fundamental to promote BIM technology standards in Canada.<\/li>\n<li>Having wide support from the industry, private sectors and public opinion, by promoting pilot projects and the \u201cbest practice\u201d learned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2) DEVELOP<\/strong><br \/>\nObjectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating and promoting a BIM national strategy<\/li>\n<li>Creating national BIM standards<\/li>\n<li>Developing BIM guide lines (practice manuals, toolkit, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Developing unified software platforms<\/li>\n<li>Creating definitions, protocols, pilot projects and \u201c<strong>best pratices<\/strong>\u201c<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3) EDUCATE<\/strong><br \/>\nObjectives :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating academic\/professional training classes to improve technician\u2019s skills<\/li>\n<li>Having defined educational standards<\/li>\n<li>Creating multi-disciplinary and integrated training courses<\/li>\n<li>Giving credits and certifications which are acknowledged on an international scale to users<\/li>\n<li>Giving the necessary acknowledge and support to institutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4) DEPLOY<\/strong><br \/>\nObiettivi :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expanding the demand of BIM use in the industry for public\/private customers<\/li>\n<li>Constantly increasing and improving communications and promoting strategies<\/li>\n<li>Developing a mass-production contractual language with specific legal support<\/li>\n<li>Developing and adopting mass-production contracts<\/li>\n<li>Mass-production data and files, to facilitate file transmission and sharing within users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5) MONITOR &amp; 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