Watson Batty go BIM

Watson Batty Architects are taking a major step forward with the introduction of Building Information Modelling (BIM) on selected projects across the practice. During the last 2 years the practice has made a significant investment in hardware, software and staff training to enable use of the computer software on some of our live projects. Over the last 12 months BIM has been used to deliver a number of key projects within the practice including the newly opened Student Central at Huddersfield University, the proposed Washington Leisure Centre and new foodstore in Chapel Allerton. Having used Autodesk’s Revit software on each project we have been able to bring the benefits of the BIM software into the design and co-ordination process.

BIM is a process of managing the information produced during the design and construction phase of a project in a single common format that can be utilised from the initial design stage through to construction, operations, maintenance and finally demolitions. BIM is set to become an integral part of the construction process and the investment that has been made by the practice will ensure that Watson Batty has the potential of bringing the benefits of BIM to both existing and future clients.