Understanding BIM and IFC Mandates: Bridging the Gap for AEC Professionals

The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is rapidly evolving, driven by the construction industry's pressing need to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and enable seamless collaboration across project lifecycles. These challenges are further compounded by increasingly complex project demands. To address these issues, government agencies, industry regulators, and policymakers have turned to technology mandates as critical tools for driving change. Central to this effort are Building Information Modeling (BIM) mandates and Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) mandates.