The adoption of digital models and technology within the built environment offers significant productivity and environmental gains for the industry. The Built Environment Digital Modelling Working Group's (the Working Group) mission is to develop an Australian built environment industry capable of adopting integrated digital models and technology to address new regulations, improve efficiency, address environmental and life-cycle issues and increase international competitiveness.
The Working Group brings together industry, researchers, policy-makers and industry associations in the built environment and the information technology industries. The group is chaired by Dr Michael Green, General Manager, Innovation and Space Branch, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
The Working Group recently met on 17 August and 15 October 2009. The Working Group agreed to a discussion paper (.pdf, 282kb) to focus their purpose and explore the issues surrounding the adoption of digital models and technology.
Relevant Websites
Modern Built Environment Knowledge Transfer Network
The Modern Built Environment Knowledge Transfer Network (MBE KTN) is a UK government initiative which brings together all organisations that make up the supply chains active in the built environment. The objective of the Knowledge Transfer Network is to improve the UK's innovation performance by increasing the breadth and depth or the knowledge transfer of technology into UK-based businesses and by accelerating the rate at which this process occurs.
U.S. General Services Administration's Journey into Building Information Modeling
This website has a short video which highlights the U.S. General Service Administration's (GSA) National 3D-4D-BIM program, using personal insights by industry leaders in government, the private sector, and academia. This video highlights BIM’s various functions as an informational, visualisation and educational tool.
The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research provides secretariat support to the Working Group. The Departmental contact is:
Elisabeth Egle
Assistant Manager
GPO Box 9839
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Ph: 02 6213 7356
E-mail: elisabeth.egle@innovation.gov.au
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