Recent reports
A series of documents to provide clarity around BIM and give guidance on the do's and do not's.
DigiCom Conference Video - Amy Marks (keynote)
Amy Marks is the VP Industrialized Construction at Autodesk in the US & the Queen of Prefab
Watch her keynote presentation that kicked off DigiCom2023. Be inspired, motivated, + learn practical approaches from international best practice.
DigiCom Conference Video - Construction Sector Accord
Hear from the Construction Sector Accord about the interface between industry + government for protecting, safeguarding + growing our collaborative digital community in Aotearoa New Zealand.
EBOSS Survey 2021
Baseline information on the use of BIM across the New Zealand construction industry. Produced in partnership with EBOSS, these surveys will chart the progress of accelerating the introduction of BIM in New Zealand. The 2021 edition is the 8th in the series.
DigiGuide Conference Video - Panel
Design, Construction + Digital roles discuss projects that reveal clues to how we can all shift from ‘BIM’ to ‘Better Information / Asset Management’ through Digital Engineering tools, tricks n’ tips.
DigiCom Conference Video - Design for Manufacture
A Focus presentation on Design for Manufacture + Assembly (DfMA) in practice.
Learn the importance of the design stage + digital interface in delivering digitally led manufacture projects.
Barriers to BIM use in NZ - Research Findings
Keys findings of qualitative research undertaken with specialist trade and product audiences into the barriers to BIM use in NZ.
DigiGuide Conference Video - Panel
A kōrero about what a digital community means through an indigenous lens. What does this mean for data sovereignty, ownership + futureproofing?
Extend your awareness of how a cultural lens affects building a digital community in your practice + projects.
DigiCom Conference Video - Sustainable Outcomes in a Digital World
Emily Newmarch - Ph.D Candidate, University of Wellington presented her research at DigiCom2023.
Topics include delivering net-zero through carbon calculation and adaptive reuse of materials.
BIM Acceleration Committee - Three Year Report
It's been three years since the BIM Acceleration Committee got started and in that time there have been some big changes in how much the New Zealand construction sector is using BIM. This report describes how industry, BRANZ, tertiary education and government have worked together for better building process.
BIM101 – An Insight seminar booklet
Sharing joint learnings on BIM use in New Zealand, to highlight the need to change, explain how BIM and collaboration can help effect that change and start removing perceived barriers to BIM adoption.
Productivity Benefits
A compelling case for using BIM with real examples of the economic benefits it can deliver.
NZIQS BIM Best Practice Guideline
The Australia and New Zealand BIM Best Practice Guidelines have been developed collaboratively between AIQS and NZIQS and are an essential guide for quantity surveyors, cost managers or cost estimators looking to be involved with a project using BIM.
The guidelines can be found on the NZIQS website here, or downloaded below.
Archived documents
EBOSS Survey: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014
These BIM survey reports provide baseline information on the use of BIM across the New Zealand construction industry over a six year period, starting in 2014. Produced in partnership with EBOSS, these surveys chart the progress and acceleration of BIM in New Zealand. 2021 is the most recent document.
