BIM Services
Our 3D BIM services create a comprehensive spatial database, offering a clear visualisation of every aspect of your facilities, from room dimensions to material specifications. This detailed insight supports efficient planning, streamlined maintenance, and effective sustainability initiatives.
What is BIM?
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a digital process that enables us to create and manage detailed, data-rich 3D models of buildings throughout their lifecycle. It integrates geometric, spatial, and functional information, providing a comprehensive virtual representation of a structure.
This approach allows for collaboration among stakeholders, while also streamlining decision-making, and improving efficiency. By enabling the visualisation and analysis of every aspect of a building, it ensures facilities are not only well-managed today but also ready to meet evolving needs over time.
How Building Spatial Intelligence Uses BIM
At Building Spatial Intelligence, we harness the power of BIM to go beyond traditional building models. By combining advanced 3D modelling with detailed data sets, we create dynamic spatial databases. These databases not only offer a visual representation of your building but also include essential information on dimensions, usage, condition, assets, capacity, and compliance. This innovative approach transforms how estates are managed, enabling schools and organisations to optimise space usage, plan for future requirements, and make informed, data-driven decisions.
To create precise and reliable BIM models, accurate 2D floor plan data is essential , that’s why our services are tailored to both new and existing clients, whether they start with 3D BIM or opt for 2D floor plans initially. Our 2D floor plans are designed so that they can be easily uplifted to 3D BIM when required allowing for a straightforward transition and a clear, detailed understanding of your building’s layout.
How Does it Work?
Our surveyors use advanced mobile scanning technology to create a precise 3D digital twin of your building in real-time, capturing 420,000 data points per second using LiDAR, SLAM tracking, and inertia measurement. This allows for real-time quality checks, minimises the need for revisits, and includes detailed data on mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems, and other critical infrastructure.
Once scanning is complete, our team processes the data to produce an interactive 3D model, offering a comprehensive view of your building and its operations. This centralised, data-rich tool supports informed decision-making, optimises space usage, and enhances collaboration while reducing costs, rework, and project clashes.
What Are the Benefits of BIM?
If you’re looking for estates management software, BIM offers a wide range of benefits for schools and other sectors, transforming how facilities are managed and enhancing overall operational efficiency. Here’s how our clients benefit from our BIM services:
Using digital twin technology, we create a 3D graphical representation of your built environment, serving as a comprehensive spatial database that visually captures all aspects of the space.
Integrate various data sources, such as condition, compliance, building capacity, and space utilisation, into one platform, allowing for greater insights and operational benefits.
Use data analytics to anticipate maintenance needs, helping avoid costly repairs and ensuring optimal performance of facilities.
Identify potential risks early, enabling proactive measures that enhance safety and minimise disruptions.
Analyse energy usage patterns to make data-driven decisions that reduce consumption and lower utility costs, contributing to increased sustainability.
Ensure adherence to safety regulations and standards, promoting a safer environment.
Streamline management processes to minimise potential issues, leading to a more efficient operation.
Implement systems that prioritise safety, ensuring preparedness for emergencies and compliance with regulations.
Promote collaboration between stakeholders, including the Department for Education, facilitating smoother implementation and communication throughout projects.
Enhanced Insights with Integrated Dashboards
Our 3D BIM services go beyond just creating detailed models. We provide our clients with integrated dashboards designed to make data accessible, actionable, and user-friendly. These dashboards allow you to navigate complex data intuitively, providing clear insights that drive better decision-making.
Key Features of Our BIM Dashboards
Our BIM dashboards transform how you manage and understand your estate data. With powerful, user-focused tools, you can make informed decisions to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. Here are the key features:
Accurate Data Visualisation
Track and manage building performance, space usage, and energy consumption with ease.
User-Friendly Interface
Designed for ease of use, even for non-technical staff, with intuitive layouts that make navigating data simple.
Customisable Metrics
Focus on the data that matters most to your school, with the flexibility to customise metrics and reports to meet specific needs.
Room Utilisation Analysis
Identify underused areas and optimise your spaces, reducing energy waste and operational costs.
Sustainability Insights
Track carbon footprints and energy efficiency to support sustainability goals and inform eco-friendly decision-making.
Our dashboards bridge the gap between complex building data and practical applications, providing a tool that enhances facilities management effectively and sustainably.
Take the first step towards optimising your estate with a free estates data health check, providing you with valuable insights to drive smarter decisions, streamline operations, and plan for the future with confidence. Get in touch with our expert team for a free consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions
BIM is a powerful tool for scalable estate management, providing a digital, visual representation of your buildings that evolves with your estate. As a spatial database, BIM centralises critical property data, enabling you to efficiently manage multiple sites, optimise space utilisation, and plan for future growth. It enhances decision-making by offering real-time insights into capacity, compliance, and asset performance, reducing costs and improving long-term sustainability.
2D CAD provides static drawings, while 3D BIM creates an intelligent, data-rich model that serves as a spatial database. BIM goes beyond simple floor plans by integrating detailed information on space utilisation, assets, and building performance. This enables multi-academy trusts to visualise estates in 3D, analyse capacity, and plan strategically across multiple sites. Unlike 2D CAD, BIM fully supports scalable estate management with real-time data, improving decision-making and long-term efficiency.
Estate and facilities managers are increasingly adopting BIM to consolidate property data and future-proof their estates management. As a spatial database, BIM centralises critical building information, allowing professionals to efficiently manage space, track assets, and plan maintenance across multiple sites. By providing real-time insights and a data-driven approach, BIM helps trusts optimise estate performance, ensure compliance, and make informed long-term investment decisions.
BIM enables data-driven sustainability planning by providing a detailed understanding of space utilisation, energy efficiency, and asset performance. By centralising estate data, BIM helps trusts identify opportunities for reducing carbon emissions, improving energy management, and optimising space to minimise waste. It also supports long-term Net Zero strategies by integrating lifecycle analysis, tracking embodied carbon, and informing retrofit and refurbishment decisions, ensuring estates are managed sustainably for the future.
Building Information Modelling (BIM) offers significant benefits for schools and multi-academy trusts (MATs) by providing a smarter, more integrated approach to managing their estates. With BIM for schools, educational organisations can visualise and plan their buildings in 3D, access detailed data on space usage, and make informed decisions about capacity, maintenance, and future development.
For MATs overseeing multiple sites, BIM enables centralised data management, helping leaders compare sites, assess compliance with design standards like BB103, and identify opportunities for efficiency and expansion. It also supports funding applications—such as CIF bids—by providing accurate, evidence-based building data. Overall, BIM enhances long-term planning, reduces costs, and improves learning environments across the trust.
