Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Launches Full-Scale Promotion of 'Construction Information Modeling'

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will announce the Basic Guidelines for Construction Industry BIM, which presents the basic principles of applying Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the construction industry, application procedures, collaboration systems, and common standards, as well as the 2030 Architecture BIM Activation Roadmap on the 29th.

BIM is a core technology of smart construction rapidly growing in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, combining 3D design and big data.

By utilizing and sharing information generated from planning to design, construction, and maintenance stages, it is possible to maximize productivity and safety in construction projects by preemptively reviewing errors and waste factors in design, construction, and maintenance.

Accordingly, major countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore are establishing and implementing national-level guidelines and roadmaps to actively introduce and promote BIM.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is also actively promoting BIM design across the entire construction industry, including civil engineering and architecture, targeting the year 2025.

First, the newly released Basic Guidelines for Construction Industry BIM clarify the definition of BIM. BIM refers to a digital transformation system that integrates all information generated throughout the lifecycle of a facility based on a 3D model, standardizes construction information and procedures in an interconnected manner, and enables digital collaboration.

The scope of BIM application covers all construction industries under the Construction Industry Promotion Act, including civil engineering, architecture, industrial facilities, landscaping, and environmental facilities, recommending priority application to integrated design and construction projects.

The level of BIM application is not limited to the design phase of construction projects but is introduced throughout the entire lifecycle, including investigation, design, ordering, procurement, construction, supervision, and maintenance, with full BIM design as the principle for the design phase.

Regarding the 2030 Architecture BIM Activation Roadmap, LH (Korea Land & Housing Corporation) will expand mandatory BIM application for multi-family housing annually starting from 2021, and private buildings will establish a BIM permit system through the reconstruction project of the cloud-based architectural administration system (Seumteo). From 2024, BIM design support will be provided step-by-step according to the size of buildings.

To support building permits using BIM models, revisions and establishment of standards and guidelines such as BIM documentation preparation guidelines, BIM document delivery lists, and BIM document review manuals will be promoted.

To encourage voluntary BIM use in the private sector, various incentive plans such as additional bidding points and shortened legal processing periods for permits will be developed.

In terms of technology development, alongside developing BIM design automation technology that provides optimal design solutions at the planning stage, BIM construction automation technology development will also be pursued, including construction management support technology through virtual construction at the construction stage.

At the maintenance stage, intelligent maintenance technology development will be promoted as a national R&D project, proposing optimal solutions for building safety and energy use management based on data secured through BIM technology.

A Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport official stated, “Through these Basic Guidelines for BIM, the foundation for BIM application that allows active sharing and utilization of various construction data among construction stakeholders such as clients, designers, constructors, and maintenance managers will be strengthened,” and added, “It is expected that BIM use will gradually become more active not only in the public sector but also in the private sector through the ‘Architecture BIM Activation Roadmap.’”

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