Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Fixed Installation (FI) Design Plans Submission
CORENET X will be used by the Built Environment (BE) industry as a One Stop Integrated Digital Shopfront for regulatory approvals in the coming months. It will allow Qualified Persons (QPs, i.e. professional engineers and registered architects) to submit a three-dimensional model of a development or building – created and developed digitally through Building Information Modelling (BIM) – to the regulatory authorities. This will mean that the BE industry will submit one coordinated BIM model1 instead of multiple submissions to the individual agency. Key data structures related to the properties of the different entities and objects of the building needs to be included in the model. Likewise, these requirements will apply to FI such as lifts, escalators and mechanized car parking systems.
Note1: For construction projects involving gross floor area (GFA) larger than 5,000m2, BIM models of the projects would have to be submitted in BIM to BCA.
In the upcoming regulations for FI works under the Building Control Act, plans approval will be required before commencement of FI works for new installations or major alteration or replacement (A/R) of FI. To assist Specialist Professional Engineers (SPEs) and FI Contractors to prepare the required BIM model(s) for new FI installations and FI intended to undergo (A/R), BCA has developed a BIM Guide for FI2 plans submission. This BIM guide presents the minimum requirements (in the relevant standards) in BIM for FI and their components to be submitted to BCA for approval. SPEs and contractors are encouraged to go above and beyond the requirements set out in this guide for their operational use or asset management.
To aid SPEs and contractors in the preparation of the BIM model, BCA will also provide a set of generic FI component templates in Revit (.rfa format) for firms to use. Minor adjustments to the dimension and parameters according to the actual product’s specification are necessary to present an accurate representation in BIM. Firms are encouraged to try them out and to give BCA feedback via jake_bca@bca.gov.sg if you encounter any issue or has any suggestions.
Note2: The BIM guide will be updated progressively to include other FI such as vertical platform lift and mechanized carparking system.
BIM Guide v3.0 26Sep2024