Building Information Modeling (BIM) Centre established at the Department of Civil Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology provides service to industry for resolving pre-construction issues of high rise and complex structured buildings related to wind zones, emergency exits, temperature through developing visual models of the projects at the centre. NED’s BIM Centre is the first of its kind in Pakistan. It was gifted from NED Alumni Association of Tri-State (NEDATS), USA to students of the NED Varsity and the local AEC Industry. BIM Centre is aimed at bringing maturity in the local and regional construction industry for sustained improvement of project life cycle performance as well as enhancing academic, professional and employability skills of students at various levels. The Centre focuses on four types of activities, several of which are already ongoing:
Industry collaborations to conduct applied BIM research projects, test-bed new solutions and document best practice case studies.
High-impact research in BIM Integration on architectural design, building performance and sustainability, construction and engineering, project delivery, facilities management, and demolition, as well as the implementation of best practices.
Education of undergraduate and graduate students on BIM initiatives, as well as skills upgrading of professionals via BIM executive programmes.
International collaborations with leading BIM research centres for joint funding, and staff and student exchange.
