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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 Europe’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 BIMCert’s “bite-sized” learning modules, which constitute “micro-accreditation” of knowledge and which recognise and certify existing and new skills.