TOO MANY COOKS

摘要

The latest JCT documents are about to hit your desk and site. I was about to tell you about the key modifications, the fair payment principles, the transparency (I asked myself: "the what?") and the BIM protocols. I confess I have never heard of BIM protocols. And I heard myself huff and puff. What are these BIM people plaguing us with now? So I did a bit of digging for you and me. There is a useful explanation buried in JCT news earlier this year by lawyer Brodie McAdam. Let me tell you what he says. First, though, I was pleased to learn that the architect Frank Gehry has been using BIM since the early nineties. He is a favourite of mine. He designed the Guggenheim in Bilbao. Do go and look; the design is one thing but more credit goes to the contractors and subcontractors who built it - so complex. I bet they used BIM.