The African BIM Report 2024 is currently in progress

The African BIM Report is a biennial publication by the BIM Africa Research and Development Committee, focusing on assessing the progress, case studies and opportunities of digital technologies in the construction industry within the African continent.

Our vision?

A pan-African digital built environment.

BIM Africa Initiative is a civil society organization formed to enable and regulate the adoption and implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry across Africa.

Missed out on the BIM Africa Summit 2023 in Marrakech?

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دعوة لتقديم مقترح لعرض المشروعات

دعوة لتقديم مقترح لعرض المشروعات (ABR) تقرير نمذجة معلومات البناء الأفريقي 2024 يسر بيم أفريقيا أن تعلن عن دعوة مفتوحة لجميع المعماريين والمهندسين والمصممين والمهنيين في صناعة البناء والتشييد لعرض مشاريعهم المبتكرة لنمذجة معلومات البناء والتقنيات الرقمية المتكاملة. لديكم الفرصة لمشاركة الخبرات والرؤى و المعرفة مع مجتمع العمارة و الهندسة والإنشاء تعمل نمذجة معلومات البناء على تحويل عمليات البناء وتعزيز…

Call for Proposals for African BIM Report (ABR) 2024

Call for Entries: Project Showcase African BIM Report (ABR) 2024 BIM Africa is thrilled to announce an open invitation to all architects, engineers, designers, and professionals in the construction industry to showcase their innovative projects in BIM and Integrated Digital Technologies. It’s an opportunity to share experience and know-how with the AEC community. BIM transforms construction processes, fostering innovation, collaboration,…

Appel à propositions pour le Rapport BIM Africain 2024

Appel à propositions pour le Rapport BIM Africain 2024 Présentation de projets de référence BIM Africa a le plaisir de lancer un appel à publication ouvert à tous les architectes, ingénieurs, concepteurs et professionnels du secteur de la construction afin de présenter leurs projets innovants en BIM et en technologies numériques intégrées. C'est une occasion unique de partager vos expériences…
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BIM A+ International Conference 2022 @ Guimarães (Portugal), Ljubljana (Slovenia), and Milan (Italy)
Oct 6 – Oct 7 all-day
BIM A+ International Conference 2022 @ Guimarães (Portugal), Ljubljana (Slovenia), and Milan (Italy)

The BIM A+ International Conference aims to assist the dissemination of cutting-edge research and applications in the context of BIM, made specifically in the context of MSc dissertations. The International Conference is organized every year in early October, with the presentation of dissertations defended within the last 12 months. The conference has the implicit participation of graduates from the BIM A+ Master. In 2022, the conference takes place on the 6th and 7th of October, in an online manner, with streaming and participation through the three coursework locations of BIM A+, respectively in Guimarães (Portugal)Ljubljana (Slovenia), and Milan (Italy).

 Watch out for Victoria Ikedec, a member of BIM Africa, as she showcases a Revit plug-in for progress monitoring of BIM design with Power BI. 📅 Check the programme and register now 👉  Visit for more details 
Nov
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BIMe Initiative Excellence Seminar 2022
Nov 15 @ 1:00 pm – Nov 16 @ 4:00 pm
BIMe Initiative Excellence Seminar 2022
The BIMe Initiative Excellence Seminar 2022 is taking place over two days on 15 and 16 November 2022. This virtual event attracts a large international audience of AEC industry professionals and academics. For many years BIMe Initiative has been at the forefront of game-changing research, propelling the acceleration of the digitalization of the built environment. BIMe Initiative will be sharing some of the incredible and pioneering research findings, together with the release of the newly updated BIM Dictionary. Session One of the seminar features six esteemed international guests sharing their unique experiences. Speakers include Carolina Soto Ogueta , Executive Director Planbim_Corfo, Chile, Prof John Messner , Director, Computer Integrated Construction (CIC) Research Program Penn State University, USA, Martin Lafleur, Directeur general, Groupe BIM du Québec, Canada, Moses Itanola, Executive Director BIM Africa, Nigeria, Dr Sanphawat Jatupatwarangkul, Head of Standards at Thai BIM Association and Asia BIM Collaboration Group Committee, Thailand, and Tiina Perttula, Chair buildingSMART International and InfraBIM at Ramboll, Finland. The seminar brings together a collective of international AEC industry professionals to discuss new digital ways of working to accelerate the pace of digital change across the global built environment. The event is held virtually and free to attend, spanning two days with talks from industry experts in South America, the Middle East, Australasia and Europe. This BIMe Initiative Excellence Seminar 2022 is for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to learn, connect and take away valuable insight into transformational change from world leaders and future-thinkers. 📅 Check the programme and register now 👉  Visit for more details