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Guiding Glancy Nicholls Architects to successful BIM Level 2 Accreditation

Guiding Glancy Nicholls Architects to successful BIM Level 2 Accreditation

Customer challenge

Excitech and Glancy Nicholls Architects (GNA) have long had Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level 2 accreditation in their sights for GNA. As a strategic partner, Excitech had already been laying the foundations for GNA when it migrated to Revit in 2011 around the time that the notion of BIM, as a mandatory requirement on government-sponsored projects by 2016, was first announced.

Project goals

When the time came to go for accreditation, whilst much of the groundwork had been done, there was still refinement, recalibration and tightening up of internal processes to take place. First off, GNA had to make the decision as to what type of BIM Level 2 official recognition would be more appropriate.

Solution

Excitech consultants spent two days with GNA, working step-by-step through more than 100 questions involved in the accreditation assessment. This ‘pre-assessment test’ took the form of a gap analysis, designed to identify areas of nonconformity, major and/or minor. As areas for improvement were identified, GNA was able to refine them to ensure alignment with expectations and, therefore, recognised best practice.

Business outcome

Glancy Nicholls Architects is now one of less than 15 Architects nationwide to have achieved full Lloyd’s Register accreditation.

Conclusion

“We view Excitech as our technology partner. They have helped formulate and execute our strategy across many areas over the years, and were a guiding light as we moved into the final stages of readiness for BIM level 2 accreditation. We’ve learned a tremendous amount from their consultants. I think there’s also much more to come." Neil Carter, BIM Lead, Glancy Nicholls Architects.

Project summary

    Duration & delivery

  • 4
  • 2019-08-04

    Autodesk solutions

  • Revit

    Services provided

  • BIM Standardization & Accreditation

    Customer industry

  • Architecture
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