Building Information Modeling, BIM. An acronym that will not be familiar to those unfamiliar with the world of design and construction, for whom instead it represents not only the future but a concrete present.

Imagine having a three-dimensional model of a building, not only navigable but containing all the information needed for the various phases of the life of this building, artifact, and infrastructure. What you will see is not BIM per se, but the result of a process that optimizes the planning, implementation and management of construction.

To explain it better: BIM is that collaborative methodology that allows all the professionals who revolve around the realization of a work to share their information with other professionals, thanks to the help of specific software. It could be compared to a symphony played by an orchestra. The result of each musician's interpretation along with the unfolding of a score. Beat after beat. 
In the face of increasing popularity, new figures are emerging, such as the BIM manager and the BIM coordinator, called upon to bring order to the multitude of information and data converging on the 3D model.

We talk about this with:
Daniel Caruso, who has a long experience as a designer and BIM Specialist in important engineering firms such as PINI and AFRY. Today he works as BIM coordinator and BIM designer for the city of Zurich, which has set a goal to digitize all its construction sites.

Stefano Colangelo, BIM manager coordinator at IM Maggia Engineering, a company that is working on large projects on Ticino's soil such as the new RITOM hydroelectric power plant and the elder dam raising project. 

Davide Tamborini, lecturer-researcher Institute of Applied Sustainability to the Built Environment, where he is Head of Continuing Education and BIM Area.