Historic England began to consider BIM in 2013 and published their first guidance document BIM for Heritage – Developing a historic building information model in 2017. BIM application in the heritage sector to date has had a heavy focus on digital documentation of heritage assets however, for the benefits of BIM as an information management process to be achieved, simple and relevant guidance is required.
This new guidance focuses on heritage asset management, in particular conservation repair and maintenance, and suggests that the first task when adopting a BIM information management approach is to develop an Asset Information Model (AIM).
The consultation closes 12 March 2019.