Maintain a single, up-to-date source of project information
BIM Management
Management of BIM models for complex construction projects
We help developers, project managers, chief engineers and lead architects organize BIM models, project data and consultant collaboration through professional BIM management.
Give your team access to reliable project information, simplify collaboration, and eliminate time spent searching for models, checking versions, or solving information management problems.
Advantages
- Protect the budget → speed up project implementation → Reduce the risk of revisions
- We work with projects developed in Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD.
- Current BIM models and reliable project data
- Effective cooperation between all consultants and project stakeholders
- More time for project management and communication with clients
Why BIM management?
Why do modern construction projects need BIM management?
Modern construction projects involve dozens of consultants, hundreds of drawings, several BIM models and constant changes in design. Architects, design engineers and MEP consultants simultaneously work in different disciplines, regularly updating their models and project documentation.
Creating a BIM model is only the first step. Successful project implementation requires organized information management, standardized work processes and reliable cooperation between all project participants.
BIM management organizes digital models, project data and information processes: establishes common standards, manages revisions and ensures that each consultant works with the latest approved project information throughout the design process.
BIM management enables:
Control model revisions and project changes
Standardize the working processes of consultants
Increase the transparency of the BIM process
Minimize the risk of using outdated models and documentation
Create a solid foundation for effective BIM coordination
Without effective BIM management typical project problems appear
Without a structured BIM management process, construction projects often face the same typical challenges:
- Different consultants work with different versions of the models
- Project information quickly becomes outdated
- Files and documentation are duplicated
- History of revisions is lost or difficult to track
- Different teams follow different modeling standards
- Project managers lose sight of overall design progress
Why ISO 19650 recommends a Common Data Environment (CDE)
To solve these problems, ISO 19650 recommends managing project information through a common data environment (CDE), where all project participants work with structured, controlled and up-to-date information.
A properly organized CDE reduces errors, eliminates confusion due to multiple versions of models, and ensures effective collaboration across the entire project team.
The more consultants involved in the project, the more critical centralized information management becomes.
Scope of service
What is included in the BIM management service?
At Ziggurat, BIM management is a continuous process of managing project data, consultants and information processes throughout the project lifecycle.
We seamlessly integrate into your project team to establish stable BIM processes and ensure the efficient operation of the entire BIM environment.
Our BIM management service includes:
1. Configuring the Common Data Environment (CDE)
Creating a project structure in Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) or BIM 360, setting up folders, user access rights and connecting all project participants.
2. Development of a BIM Execution Plan (BEP)
Development of a BIM Execution Plan (BEP), including modeling standards, model structure, information requirements and collaboration procedures in accordance with ISO 19650.
3. BIM model quality control
Checking the structure of the model and compliance with project requirements and BIM standards.
Establish consistent rules for model generation, families, parameters, coordinates, levels of detail (LOD), and information structure.
4. Management of versions and statuses of models
Ensuring that each consultant is working with the latest approved model, monitoring the readiness of the model to coordinate BIM and construction documents.
5. Coordination of consultants and support of the BIM process
Onboarding new consultants, supporting project users, monitoring BIM requirements and ensuring consistent implementation of established BIM processes.
6. Preparation of models for system coordination
Verification of the complete readiness of the models for coordination and integration into the federated model without excessive rework.
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Project data
project data management in BIM
A common data environment for the entire project team
Successful project implementation depends not only on high-quality BIM models, but also on how effectively project information is disseminated, managed and supported.
That is why Ziggurat organizes project collaboration through a common data environment (CDE), where all consultants work with the latest approved models, drawings and project documentation.
We implement and manage cloud-based collaboration environments, providing access control, model versioning, revision history, and effective collaboration between all project participants.
We work with projects developed in
Autodesk Revit
AutoCAD
Cloud platforms for collaboration
Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)
BIM 360
Autodesk Docs
Autodesk Revit Cloud Worksharing
Other Common Data Environment (CDE) platforms as per customer requirements
Our approach includes the implementation of a common data environment (CDE), user access management, standardized workflows and the implementation of a BIM execution plan (BEP) to establish a single BIM process in the project.
Advantages
Why companies choose Ziggurat for BIM management
For more than 20 years, Ziggurat has been involved in the implementation of complex international construction projects, where effective BIM management is key to the coordination of multiple consultants and saturated engineering systems.
Our approach combines international experience, proprietary methodologies and modern digital technologies to build reliable BIM processes throughout the entire project life cycle.
Why Ziggurat?
20+ years of practical experience
We work on complex residential, commercial, medical, industrial and infrastructure projects, supporting multidisciplinary teams at every stage of design.
1,000+ successfully coordinated projects
Extensive project experience enables us to quickly join large-scale international projects while maintaining consistent BIM standards and work processes.
Dedicated BIM specialists
Our BIM Managers, BIM Coordinators, Architects and Engineers work as a single team, providing continuous support throughout the project.
International BIM standards
We work in accordance with internationally recognized BIM standards and best practices, including:
- ISO 19650
- BIM Execution Plan (BEP)
- Level of Development (LOD)
- Common Data Environment (CDE)
A comprehensive engineering approach
We combine BIM management, systems coordination, Shadow Model methodology, BIM model quality control and engineering analysis into one coherent process that increases project quality and minimizes project risks.
Expertise regardless of software
We support projects in Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD, applying our own parametric 3D modeling methodology to ensure accurate coordination without a full migration to Revit.
Types of projects
Which projects benefit most from BIM Management?
Each construction project has its own requirements for information management, model structure, consultant collaboration and delivery of results.
That is why Ziggurat adapts the BIM management process to the complexity of each project, number of disciplines, level of elaboration (LOD) and customer requirements.
For more than two decades, we have supported residential, commercial, medical, industrial, infrastructure and public projects in Israel, Europe and the USA. International experience allows us to quickly join multidisciplinary teams and provide stable BIM management, regardless of the scale or complexity of the project.
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BIM management for residential construction
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BIM management for commercial buildings
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BIM management for public buildings
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BIM management for industrial facilities
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BIM management for medical facilities
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BIM management for military and defense facilities
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BIM management for infrastructure projects
Regardless of the type of project, we provide
- Common Data Environment (CDE)
- Quality control of BIM models
- Digital project data management
- Model version control
- Standardized BIM processes
- Models ready for BIM coordination
Experience
20 years of experience in BIM management
For more than two decades, Ziggurat has been implementing large-scale international construction projects where effective BIM management is an integral part of successful design coordination and project delivery.
Our experience covers millions of square meters of complex buildings, multidisciplinary project teams and cooperation with international consultants. As an independent BIM partner, we are organically integrated into the work processes of developers, general designers and general contractors, establishing uniform standards of information management throughout the project.
Our team includes experienced BIM managers, BIM coordinators, architects and engineers with extensive expertise in complex international projects. We combine engineering knowledge with modern BIM processes to ensure effective project implementation from design to construction.
Our international experience
We have successfully implemented projects in:
- Israel
- Europe
- USA
Our portfolio includes office buildings, shopping centers, hospitals, transportation infrastructure, residential developments, universities, industrial facilities, logistics centers, public buildings and mixed-use projects.
What is included in BIM management from Ziggurat
- Common Data Environment (CDE) implementation and administration
- Development and implementation of BIM Execution Plan (BEP)
- Quality control of BIM models
- Management of consultants and their coordination
- Management of information processes
- BIM coordination support
- Management of the BIM process before the transfer of the project to construction
Unlike traditional BIM administration, we provide much more than model or cloud platform support.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
BIM modeling is the creation of the models themselves. Coordination of systems — search and elimination of conflicts between models of different disciplines. BIM management is a higher level: organizing the process, standards, common data environment and the work of all consultants so that modeling and coordination are generally possible and agreed.
Systems coordination works with models — it detects and eliminates intersections between structures and engineering networks. BIM management works with the process: who releases information, when and under what rules, in what environment it is stored, how versions and quality are controlled. Coordination is one of the disciplines within the managed BIM process.
The best moment is at the start of the project, together with the formation of the BEP and the setting up of the common data environment: then the standards apply from the first model. But you can get involved at any stage — we conduct an audit of existing models and processes and build management from the current state.
Those where many consultants and many engineering systems work at the same time: residential buildings, commercial and public buildings, industrial and medical facilities, infrastructure. The more disciplines and changes in the project, the greater the effect.
Yes. We support projects in both Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD, using our own parametric 3D modeling methodology. A complete migration to Revit is not required for this.
Not necessarily. ACC is just one option for a shared data environment. We also work with BIM 360, Autodesk Docs, Revit Cloud Worksharing and other platforms according to the customer's requirements — or we help choose the one that suits a specific project.
This is the only place where all current project information is stored: models, drawings, documentation and their version history. CDE removes the situation where commands work with different copies of files and makes it transparent which version is valid.
This is a normal situation for large projects. We agree on exchange formats (in particular IFC), export rules and frequency of releases, so that models from different consultants are gathered into one unified model, regardless of what they are made in.
According to the rules agreed in the BEP: verification of compliance with standards of naming and structure, level of elaboration (LOD), geometry and attributes, as well as regular checks for collisions. Results are captured in reports and fixes are tracked to closure.
Yes, mainly due to the fact that the errors are at the design stage, and not at the site. Fewer collisions and rework, less downtime and changes during construction, more accurate volumes of materials.
Yes. We start with an audit of existing models, standards and data environments, and then gradually bring the process to uniform rules, without stopping the work of teams. The experience of large international projects allows you to enter the work quickly.
It provides common rules for teams from different countries: uniform standards (ISO 19650), a single BEP, a common data environment and a clear issuing procedure. We have project experience in Israel, Europe and the USA and work as an independent BIM partner between all participants.
To get a dedicated team with ready-made methodologies and expertise without maintaining your own BIM department. An independent BIM manager is also not affiliated with any of the consultants, so he can demand the same quality from all project participants.