{"id":17084,"date":"2025-07-14T12:59:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buildext.com\/?p=17084"},"modified":"2025-07-14T13:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T13:10:15","slug":"bim-system-integrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buildext.com\/en\/bim-system-integrator\/","title":{"rendered":"The age of systems integrators &#8211; why so many construction projects fail and how do we do things differently?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-buildext-cover-block alignfull cover\" style=\"min-height:879px\"><div class=\"desktop\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/myke-tyson-1920.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"mobile\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/landing-weinberg-sarospatak-mobil.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"cover-mobile-p has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\"><strong>Everybody has a plan\u2026 <\/strong><br\/><strong>until they got punched in the face.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>This is not a cynical construction industry saying. It&#8217;s Mike Tyson &#8211; and although he didn&#8217;t push BIM, it comes to mind a lot in the early months of our projects. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n\n<p>Because everything seems to be in place: plan, model, contract, team. Yet: the end result is often not what we imagined. But we work with good professionals, motivated clients, and deliver designs that we are really proud of. And yet it doesn&#8217;t come together.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where did we start?<\/h2>\n\n<p>When we started BuildEXT, the goal was not to become a big design agency. We wanted the model we created to <strong>live on after the build<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p>So we moved further and further in:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, just the BIM-based design.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then we went out to the site, because we saw that without a model, everything could be misunderstood.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then we started to manage and control projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And finally: <strong>we connected the separate data and systems<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This is how we became <strong>system integrators<\/strong> &#8211; without having planned it.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bim-lifecycle-image-02-1080_1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4076\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steadily moving forward in the digital lifecycle (BuildEXT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Familiar characters &#8211; or why do so many projects fall by the wayside?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Because all the individual players in the construction industry &#8211; with one exception &#8211; live in their own bubble:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>client<\/strong>: clever, motivated, but bargains down the design fee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>project manager<\/strong>: he has been using a chequered booklet for 40 years (because it works).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>designer<\/strong>: passionate, but not thinking in terms of data structure and technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>engineer<\/strong>: will tell you straight away why it can&#8217;t be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>BIM manager<\/strong>: makes a model, but nobody knows what it could be used for.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>contractor<\/strong>: either requests a printed PDF or creates his own optimised model.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>operator<\/strong>: gets 300 pages of documentation &#8211; but nothing that works.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>In fact, everyone is a good specialist in their own field.<br\/>They just <strong>don&#8217;t work in the same system<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buildext.com\/en\/what-is-bep-eir-cde\/#cde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bim-image-01-1080_1080-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"One important task of the BIM system integrator is to ensure that all actors work and share information in a common data environment (CDE).\" class=\"wp-image-1095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bim-image-01-1080_1080-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bim-image-01-1080_1080-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bim-image-01-1080_1080-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bim-image-01-1080_1080-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bim-image-01-1080_1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One important task of the BIM system integrator is to ensure that all actors work and share information in a common data environment (CDE). But this is only one of many expectations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The solution: a systems integrator who sees the whole project<\/h2>\n\n<p>There is only one missing character who:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>links the <strong>design, construction and operation<\/strong> phases,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ensures a <strong>validated, up-to-date data model<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>structures information<\/strong> and creates consistency between stakeholders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This is the system integrator.<\/p>\n\n<p>Not a \u201cfacilitator\u201d, not a \u201cBIM coordinator\u201d, but a <strong>data-driven project manager<\/strong> who <strong>does not close a project<\/strong>, but <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/buildext.com\/en\/bim\/#bim-szerepe-a-digitalis-eletciklusban\">builds a lifecycle<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-buildext-cover-block alignfull cover\" style=\"min-height:879px\"><div class=\"desktop\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/karmester-hatter-01-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"mobile\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/landing-weinberg-sarospatak-mobil.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"cover-mobile-p has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\"><strong>The system integrator <br\/>creates consistency<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does this work in practice?<\/h2>\n\n<p>This is how an ideal project is built:<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>client<\/strong> commissions a system integrator at the very beginning of the project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He develops the project platform and the information structure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Designers and engineers<\/strong> work in this &#8211; not in separate files, but in a common system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Implementation<\/strong> is done through the platform &#8211; pre-production, real-time model updates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The technical check <strong>scans the real condition<\/strong> back into the model.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The end result is a <strong>realistic digital twin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This will build on the <strong>FM system<\/strong> and even <strong>AI-based operations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>This is not the future. It can work today &#8211; you just have to <strong>take a different approach<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is needed?<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Digitized, structured <strong>data models<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A well-built <strong>project platform<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A partner who <strong>sees the whole picture<\/strong>, not just their own section<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And most importantly: <strong>customer awareness<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you want not only walls, but also functionality<\/h2>\n\n<p>At BuildEXT, we don&#8217;t just design. We <strong>build digital operations<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p>We do few projects, but we <strong>take the data through<\/strong> from concept to operation.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you want a system that works in the long term, don&#8217;t just build a house, build a partnership.<\/p>\n\n<p>Contact us &#8211; let&#8217;s start on this journey together.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;background-color:#f9f9f9\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>This post is taken from a presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;originally delivered at the <a href=\"https:\/\/conference.proptechhungary.hu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Proptech Hungary 2025 conference<\/a>. If you&#8217;re interested in learning how to implement BIM in practice, consider attending one of our meetups or joining us at professional events. And if you haven&#8217;t already, <a href=\"https:\/\/landing.buildext.com\/hirlevel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>sign up for our newsletter<\/strong><\/a> and we&#8217;ll let you know about the next one!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Proptech-Hungary-Livjak-Csaba.jpg\" alt=\"Csaba Livj&#xE1;k, founder and CEO of BuildEXT, will speak at the Proptech Hungary 2025 conference (Photo: M&#xE1;rton Fejes)\" class=\"wp-image-16674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Proptech-Hungary-Livjak-Csaba.jpg 800w, https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Proptech-Hungary-Livjak-Csaba-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buildext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Proptech-Hungary-Livjak-Csaba-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Csaba Livj\u00e1k, founder and CEO of BuildEXT, will speak at the Proptech Hungary 2025 conference (Photo: M\u00e1rton Fejes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is not a cynical construction industry saying. 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