Leading roofing and cladding manufacturer, Cembrit, has introduced the first BIM (Building Information Modelling) objects in the UK for natural slates. At the same time, the company has introduced BIM objects for some of its cladding range. Designed to help estate managers, public bodies and specifiers utilise Cembrit products in their designs, this new service is the first part of a multi-stage process that will see the whole Cembrit product portfolio available as BIM objects.
BIM is used by architects, main contractors and other specifiers in the planning and design phase of projects to create digital representations of buildings, together with detailed technical information, accreditations and other background data to create an information rich specification. Manufacturers, including Cembrit, have developed BIM-compatible models of their products for integration into such designs and plans. At present, Cembrit’s top quality Glendyne and Alpina ranges of natural slates as well as popular Cembonit, Metro, Zenit and True ranges of rainscreen cladding boards are now available as BIM objects.
“We are trying to facilitate the use of natural slates for publicly funded contracts and are pleased to be leading the natural slate industry in promoting this traditional yet sustainable material,” says Ged Ferris, Marketing Manager at Cembrit. “With the creation of our BIM façade objects we are providing a choice for those involved with fibre cement rainscreen cladding specifications. I urge anyone interested in BIM to click on the links on our homepage”
Cembrit’s BIM objects for natural slate and façades contain detailed dimensions, product specifications and other key details, along with high quality 3D images to add into virtual model and simulated building designs. Compatible with both, Revit and IFC software versions, Cembrit’s Building Information Modelling (BIM) objects are hosted on the NBS National BIM Library and are available to be downloaded to integrate it into any BIM software.