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‘This will extend the capability of the health and safety design process into the realm of computer gaming.’
Government is funding a $1.7m project to develop national building information management (BIM) guidelines via a Ngāi Tahu Property and ACC partnership.
ACC claims from construction site injuries costs about $158 million a year. The guidelines aim to reduce injuries by including specific health and safety information to BIM systems.
Architects Warren and Mahoney are members of the BIMsafe project launched on Friday in Christchurch, which includes a three-year collaboration between the Canterbury Safety Charter and the Building Innovation Partnership (BIP) at the University of Canterbury.
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The BIMsafe group will develop the guidelines during the construction of the new Ngāi Tahu building going up in Dowling St Dunedin to house ACC staff.
The use of a BIM in construction projects is required on all Government facility projects valued at more than $5m.
Advanced BIM technology uses a three-dimensional computer model of a construction site with digital representation of roads and places. The 3D software is designed to pre-empt and assist visualising site problems and health and safety risks, Brad Sara of Warren and Mahoney said.
He said the project would be a step-change for how health and safety is procured and delivered in New Zealand.
“This will extend the capability of the health and safety design process into the realm of computer gaming.
“It can be used to design, plan, and simulate an entire construction process right through to maintenance and decommissioning.”
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An artist impression of a new ACC building at Dowling St, Dunedin.
Ngāi Tahu Property development manager James Jackson said the Dunedin construction project was the perfect opportunity for the safety trials.
“BIMSafe NZ is set to be a game-changer for the industry, and we are looking forward to playing a part in achieving this.” Jackson said.
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Lane Street Studios is due to open in April 2022, with two huge sound stages currently under construction.
Construction of the ACC building is under way at the old Dowling Street Carpark. It is a joint Ngāi Tahu Property and ACC project. The government agency will lease the building from Ngai Tahu for 20 years.
ACC chief executive Scott Pickering said the new building had capacity for 650 staff, who were now working from four separate Dunedin buildings.
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