A Scottish BIM First For BDP

BDP has become the first in Scotland to be assessed and certificated under BRE Global’s BIM level 2 Business Systems Certification Scheme.

An international architecture and engineering practice, BDP has achieved BIM certification of its Glasgow studio nearly two years before the Scottish Government’s 2017 deadline for implementing Level 2 BIM across Scotland’s public sector estate. This follows the landmark certification, under the BRE Global scheme, of BDP’s London studio last year, which established the company as the first in the UK to achieve this Level 2 BIM standard. Certification of BDP’s studios in Manchester and Sheffield – and Dublin, the first to achieve certification in Ireland – has followed.

BRE Global’s BIM Level 2 Business Systems Certification scheme assesses a business, based at a single or multiple locations, in relation to the BIM policy and capability defined in PAS 1192-2:2013 and PAS 91. It also assesses the ability of the business to meet the requirements of an employer to carry out a BIM capability assessment. The scheme has been designed to enable certificated businesses to demonstrate compliance with PAS91-2013 section 4.2, so that they will not have to provide evidence of competence each time they undertake a tender.

As part of each certification process, BDP completed an online application form and submitted the required documents for review. After a desktop audit and telephone discussions, BRE Global conducted a site audit to review processes and procedures at each of BDP’s certificated offices. “We are delighted to have taken a leading role, working with BRE Global, in our industry’s adoption of BIM Level 2 standards, which are now an integral part of our dayto-day workflows,” stated Alistair Kell, Director of Information and Technology at BDP. “BDP has continued to demonstrate the company’s on going dedication to BIM, performing confidently in a BIM Level 2 environment across the business,” added Ben Curtis, BRE Global BIM Scheme Manager.