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Building information modelling and its effect on computer aided manufacture in the UK construction industry

Building information modelling and its effect on computer aided manufacture in the UK construction industry.

By --Stephen Trench

Dissertation for MSc Construction Project Management, London South Bank University, Faculty of Engineering, Science and the Built Environment, Department of Built Environment, 23rd May 2014.

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To predict outcomes of current Government strategy in regard to the UK Construction industry. Building information Modelling (BIM) has the potential to radically change the way the industry works by forcing integration and collaborative practices in an industry that is fragmented and founded on Victorian concepts, in terms of separation of professions and trades set out in traditional construction contracts.

The main issues addressed in this dissertation are what effects this will have on the private sector and whether the perceived advantages will materialise in the public sector. It also considers whether the supply industries will respond by investing time and finance into adapting their tooling in such a way that it is synchronised with the BIM modelling produced by designers.

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