ROME - Italferr, a company of Italian railway group Ferrovie
dello Stato (FS), is the first among Italian engineering firms
to obtain a Bim (Building Modeling Information) certification,
Italferr said in a statement.
The certification, the company said, "was awarded by Icmq,
one of Italy's leading certification agencies operating in the
engineering and construction sectors".
Bim is a new computer system for building processes that is
revolutionizing the world of civil projects and major
construction works.
The company's CEO, Carlo Carganico, said that, "this
methodology, in which Italferr is a leader, enables us to be a
step ahead of our competitors and, most of all, to assure more
integrated planning to guarantee better quality as well as
faster timing and lower costs compared in the entire cycle of a
project's life".
It is a method with benefits for planners as well as for the
final users. Italferr cited as an example a railway station.
"Bim is fundamental because it enables a more effective and
targeted maintenance, starting with all information within the
station's model, which generates huge advantages if it is
extended to the whole railway or road infrastructure", said
Italferr.
The implementation of Bim also has economic advantages, the
company explained. The methodology allows to cut costs and the
benefits include planning and construction as well as
maintenance.
Italferr continued with the example of the railway station:
"with a Bim model available, a simple tablet would be enough to
visualize the construction site digitally, verifying the stage
of construction, controlling in real time how construction is
progressing and monitoring all phases, immediately implementing
changes, if necessary", continued Italferr.
The company now has an internal branch dedicated to Bim as
well as specific professional positions including a 'Bim
manager'.
Italferr has planned with Bim some of the most complex
connections in Italy, including parts of the Naples-Bari
itinerary (Apice-Hirpinia, Hirpinia-Orsara and Orsara Bovino),
the maintenance system of Bologna's rail material, the
renovation of buildings of Florence Romito and the railway
connection between the Venice-Trieste line and Venice's Marco
Polo airport.
The certification provided by Icmq to Italferr "is an element
of distinction and excellence on the market and sers the company
in a leading position within the implementation of Decree n.
560/2017, the so-called Bim decree", which states that, by 2019,
stations must use Building Information Modeling for work worth
more than 100 million euros, Italferr said. This will reportedly
be extended by 2025 to all public projects.
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