ACIF announces new national framework

ACIF announces new national frameworkGreater productivity, safety and sustainability are the goals of a national framework to help government collaborate with the building and construction industry.The Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF) has announced the release of what amounts to a national first – a new government-industry resource, ‘A Framework for the Adoption of Project Team Integration and Building Information Modelling’.The new publication is part of a series by the Strategic Forum, an initiative of ACIF and the Australasian Procurement and Construction Council, which are collaborating to produce resources for increased productivity, safety and sustainability for use by government and the construction industry.It was launched by Bob Baldwin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, in Canberra last week.According to ACIF, the framework “identifies the key elements, underpinned by objectives and actions, that require a ‘whole of industry’ approach to encourage and support increased adoption of Project Team Integration (PTI) and Building Information Modelling (BIM)”.ACIF chairman Robin Fardoulys said: “The framework and other resources we have produced are intended to improve both the process and the result when building assets for the ultimate end user – the Australian people.”This document outlines proposed activities required to successfully implement BIM across government agencies and private sector clients, as well as construction industry service providers, including the facilitation of more integrated project teams from the outset.”Its adoption embraces the new wave of technology available and being used on a number of large government builds, such as hospitals, and private sector projects. Embracing PTI and BIM on a project is the way the industry is heading.”Electronic copies of the Framework are available on the websites of both ACIF (www.acif.com.au) and APCC (www.apcc.gov.au).