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It is unlikely all construction firms will adopt BIM Level 2 before the April 2016 government deadline, according to panellists at 黑洞社区 Live.

Last month, 黑洞社区鈥檚 latest annual BIM survey showed just 32% of firms are using Level 2 on projects, just five months before the government鈥檚 BIM mandate kicks in.

Speaking at the conference yesterday, head of BIM at Lendlease, Rahul Shah, said it is 鈥渦nlikely鈥� firms in the industry already adopting BIM will get 鈥渢he rest on the journey鈥� to become Level 2 compliant before April.

Richard Waterhouse, chief executive of RIBA Enterprises, agreed with Shah and said: 鈥淲e are going through a change process (in the industry). To think the industry can go through that process in five years is unrealistic.

鈥淚f you look back 20 years to CAD, we know there is an adoption curve.鈥�

However, Stephen Holmes, partner and practice BIM manager at Foster + Partners, believed there would be a 鈥渟low and steady ramp up鈥� in firms adopting BIM Level 2 ahead of the deadline.

The panellists at the event also shared some of their experiences using BIM, with Shah revealing Lendlease have encountered legal issues in working collaboratively on BIM with other firms.

He said: 鈥淲e had a tier one architect saying we can鈥檛 issue you our BIM model as our insurance broker won鈥檛 allow us to. Insurance brokers need education more than any others in the industry.鈥�