The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai, UAE has launched a new building information modelling (BIM) solution which aims at dealing with assets information in a comprehensive manner starting from the design stage.

BIM is an effective tool for the management, mobility and sharing of engineering information between the owner, architects, engineers, developers, contractors, manufacturers and maintenance officials in an environment customised to ensure the reduction of power wastage, said the RTA in a statement.

Speaking at the launch,Abdullah Ali Al Madani, the CEO of corporate technical support services sector at the RTA, said: "This project offers a kind of platform for broadening the scope of modelling the information of RTA’s facilities to cover all construction projects relating to its infrastructure such as service stations, operational offices, road networks and rail systems."

"The BIM is one of the leading processes across the region, or possibly the world over, as it covers all types of infrastructural projects owned by the RTA and combines them under one platform," stated Al Madani.

According to him, BIM comprises a series of processes aimed at creating, saving, and following changes as well as retrieving information about a construction project during the project’s lifecycle starting from the concept till the scrapping or demolition, all under a single platform for all engineering specialties of relevance to the project.

“It is therefore developed electronically through a single platform starting from the developer and including the consultant and the contractor until it is delivered and managed by the concerned personnel at the Asset Management Department who would complement the project till the end of its lifespan,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service