Polypipe Terrain, the UK’s leading plastic piping systems manufacturer, has embraced the construction industry’s move towards digital technology by introducing its own extensive BIM 3D Model Library.
With over 5,500 individual products of BIM compatible files already available, the award-winning manufacturer is rapidly expanding its library to help customers meet Government aims to have all public sector building projects presented in BIM format by 2016.
Building Information Modelling (BIM) files are highly detailed computerised designs detailing the physical and functional characteristics of a structure. They can include a wealth of information including time and cost dimensions, spatial relationships and light analysis.
Polypipe Terrain’s popular PVC Above Ground Drainage, FUZE HDPE Above Ground Drainage, Polypress and Commercial Floor Heating ranges are among the BIM compatible files in the library which customers can utilise in their upcoming projects. In addition files can also be requested in 2D, ADSK, DWG, IGES, STEP and IPT formats.
Steve Bishop, Marketing Manager at Polypipe Terrain, said: “We have always strived to provide information on our products in formats which best suit customers’ design needs and with building information modelling set to become industry standard, we have developed an extensive BIM library.”
Polypipe Terrain’s latest Technical Bulletin is dedicated to BIM. Benefits of the BIM system include the ease of which virtual information models can be passed from design teams to main contractors, sub-contractors, owners and operators for each to add discipline-specific data, and the reduction of information loss which can occur when new teams take ownership of a project.
According to a recent survey from the National Building Specification (NBS), 31% of UK construction industry professionals are already using BIM.
