In April 2020, with Covid19 keeping us confined to our homes, a conversation between two BIM Communities, one based in Johannesburg, South Africa and the other in Lagos, Nigeria, took place.
With the plethora of online BIM events that erupted, a question was asked. Where was Africa? Why was her voice not included? And so a seed was sown which led to the birth of BIMHarambee.Africa.
A conference by Africans, for Africa to showcase and promote her own people – their skills, their knowledge, their passion, their commitment to seeing BIM take its rightful place in her development. In the words of the poet June Jordan, “We are the ones we have been waiting for.”
Welcome to BIMHarambee.Africa – a proudly African endeavour which seeks to bring all BIM practitioners – novice, expert, master – together to pool our individual drops into an overflow which Raises the BIM Tide across Africa. We will hear from these passionate individuals as they share their knowledge with you. And we hope you will lend them your curiosity, your time, your open hearts and ears. We will engage with each other, we will learn together, make friends and form new networks and alliances. BIMHarambee.Africa will sow the seed for future collaborations and advance BIM adoption in Africa.
BIMHarambee.Africa is not an online conference. It is a groundswell, a clarion call. Thank you for joining us.
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The African BIM Report was conceived to provide a continuous review of the state of implementation of BIM by the industry. The 2020 edition is now available.
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As part of our collaborative activities with the academic and educational environment, BIM Africa has endorsed a collaboration agreement with Zigurat Global Institute of Technology. The partnership will enable the exchange of educational and informative activities and services, access to the Zigurat’s talent pool and alumni network, and funding of Educational Cooperation Programs.
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The deployment of BIM for infrastructure project is rapidly expanding and advancements in technology are being made across all disciplines.
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The course titled “Essentials of Smart Building Technology (SBT)” by Blaze Academy educates on the essentials of a smart home delivery by providing a beginner level understanding on how technologies that go into a smart building are merged with the building delivery process to create a unified product.
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To expand footprints across Africa, BIM Africa signed a strategic partnership with Nziza Training Academy domiciled in Rwanda and Chorus Architecture in Cameroon.
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BIM is evolving as one of the best tools in the built environment. Deploying BIM, construction professionals can adequately plan, design, manage and construct buildings and other infrastructures. While 3D modelling is famous in the BIM process, 4D and 5D information-rich models are widely required and appreciated by construction professionals and organizations.
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