(ISO: Geneva) -- The global construction industry is booming, bringing with it global construction projects and the need for efficient tools such as building information modelling for managing information. A new set of international standards has just been published to enable building information modelling to flourish across projects and borders, benefitting the industry as a whole.

As populations and economies grow, so too does the need for housing and infrastructure, fueling growth forecasts in the global construction industry of up to 85 percent—or USD 15.5 trillion—by 2030, according to the report, “Global Construction 2030.” More construction means a greater need for efficient ways of working, which is why the 3D model-based approach of building information modelling in delivering construction projects is gaining traction worldwide.

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