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Report

Teaser, summary, work performed and final results

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - BIMcert (BIMcert â€“ 1. Construction skills, 2. Energy efficiency, 3. Regulating supply chains, 4. Tackling climate change)

Teaser

Summary

BIMCert project advocates that BIM is the core construction method that must be adopted to meet EU carbon emission targets, and drive the industry forward towards a greener, more efficient standard. However, in some EU member states, the use of BIM tools and associated improvement in worker skill levels is currently falling behind other regions of the world. Standards are also at different levels throughout European countries and regions. BIMCert will link with the latest international and EU standards.
BIMCert identified the implementation of a model of integrated, appropriate certification and accreditation that standardises and combines qualifications and skills around BIM, associated technologies and Green construction as the method by which Europeâ€™s construction skills shortage can be rapidly filled. BIM training, developed through the BIMCert model, will drive sustainable construction and overall energy efficiency. Delivery of BIMCert training will develop construction workforce skills, reducing energy consumption, carbon emissions, and materials wastage. These greener cleaner construction processes will contribute towards a cleaner healthier environment for the societies we are set to impact.
1. Improve sustainability of the built environment by training its workforce in more efficient and greener ways of designing and constructing through the use of BIM processes, better materials, products, and energy sources.
2. Engage with the construction sector supply chain via BIM to develop wider European links and to encourage a system of peer support across states of varying maturity with respect to delivery of more energy efficient new and renovated buildings.
3. Encourage greater workforce mobility, continuous upskilling and better employability for all levels of employee in the construction sector.
4. Create clear pathways of development for individuals and SMEs to upskill from any starting point of knowledge to required level of individual or collaborative expertise in support of sustainable energy efficient construction
5. Develop a framework for recognition and accreditation of BIMCertâ€™s â€œbite-sizedâ€ learning modules, which constitute â€œmicro-accreditationâ€ of knowledge and which recognise and certify existing and new skills.

Work performed

WP1 financial and administrative management of the BIMCert project, which includes the management and project reporting. During the reporting period the Project Management Handbook was developed, along with risk, quality and ethics management.
WP2 was the initiator package and provided the primary measure of the current level of BIM maturity, knowledge and understanding within Built Environment Sector practitioners and academia across all partner regions. The State of the Art survey provided information from a range of practitioners and was supplemented with a review of previous and on-going research. This ascertained gaps in terms of knowledge levels and training needs informing the development of the training framework and curriculum.
WP3 developed the learning platform called BIMCert platform, which is an integration platform to empower all project stakeholders, helping trainers and course administrators to organize and structure BIM courses and respective contents and assisting trainees throughout the learning process.
WP4 developed concepts and methodologies to be applied in WP5 and also liaised with WP6 to ensure that that the developed concepts and methods were applicable when applied in a real world context. During the reporting period WP4 researched and assessed a range of application concepts and methodologies. This included assessment of the findings from the sectoral engagement in WP2, with particular attention to the different types of learner targeted in the project and ensured the methodologies applied to delivery and assessment were appropriate.
WP5 worked in conjunction with WP4, WP6 and WP7 to develop training and evaluation models and tools.
WP6 responsible for the validation of the BIMCert models and tools, developed in WP4. WP6 ran workshops and worked with WP 2, 4, 5 and 7, collating a number of preferred teaching concepts and methodologies. D6.3.delivery date should be 31 December 2019 and not 31 December 2018
WP7 reviewed Awarding Organisations and Accreditation Bodies, including Partner Institutions, for the Qualification and Accreditation process. Pilot qualification, along with procedures and standards have been produced and will be reviewed during the next stage of the project and Qualification development.
WP8 has communicated the project activities to stakeholders and general public, whilst delivering the dissemination and exploitation strategy for the project to ensure future lifetime of the project.

Final results

All work carried out in BIMCert has sought to achieving the following impacts:
1 Creation and implementation of sustainable qualification and training schemes for building professionals and blue-collar workers - Developed a curriculum, learning tools and methodology which are entering a trial testing period, and the online platform is currently in development phase.
2 Plans for sustainability after the project\'s life and replication across the EU - Reviewed the concepts and cost of other BIM courses. Development of sustainability plan to; ensure better and different quality than other similar courses; adjust to industry professionalsâ€™ time and financial constraints; consider SMEsâ€™ low capability to CAPEX related to new software and skills; and initiation of cooperation with other projects in order to establish a widely recognized and adopted certification scheme of BIM and EE skills.
3 Increase in the number of upskilled building professionals and blue collar workers - Developed a curriculum and aimed for a qualification level of a starting point of an EQF level 4 qualification, appropriate for blue collar works, and bridge the training currently which in majority is aimed for higher level of qualifications and white-collar workers.
4 Improved collaboration and understanding across different trades and professional groups â€“ Engagement with the all industry stakeholders and prepared a curriculum that covers and is relevant for all actual roles across the supply chain.
5 Demonstrated reduction in the gap between designed and actual energy performance through improved quality of construction in specific projects - Incorporated BIM tools for energy simulation/measure and BIM/Digital tools to be applied on site.
6 Measurable energy savings and/or renewable energy production resulting from improved skills - Improved skills, including sustainability skills incorporated in curriculum will create awareness and drive uptake of renewables, which in turn will result in energy savings. Upskilling, provided by the training and trials, will result in improved capability of professional participating in the program, to implement energy efficiency actions by using BIM more effectively, compared to traditional forms of design.
7 Improved market recognition of skills in the building sector (industry standards) - Created a curriculum based on recognised and identifiable skills required for the construction sector and mapped towards and surveyed thoroughly within WP2 activities, in April 2018. We are also seeking recognition from established industry certification entities, such as BRE, and have also established contact to discuss with buildingSMART.