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Ryder Architecture in Newcastle is working with the University on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to investigate different ways in which BIM can be implemented into facilities management.

This is the third KTP that Ryder has undertaken with Teesside University and the research into BIM has helped position it as a leading practitioner of BIM methodologies and helped attract clients in Australia and the Far East.

The latest KTP is looking at ways in which this knowledge can be adapted to provide data and information which can be used to manage the building after its construction is completed and how this knowledge can be fed back to architects and engineers so they can design better buildings.

KTPs typically last for two years and are a collaboration between a University and a company. They are part-funded by Innovate UK to help businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills.

Ryder’s previous collaboration with Teesside University has already led the company to form a new business, BIM Academy, an R&D, education and consultancy organisation to support other firms which want to implement BIM methodology in their work.

The success of the KTP projects helped Ryder win a prestigious international consultancy on BIM for facility management at the Sydney Opera House following a global tender call. Ryder is also working on BIM projects at the M+ Museum of Art being constructed in West Kowloon, Hong Kong.

The company has also formed a partnering agreement with Ecodomus, a US IT firm which specialises in BIM for facilities management to help push the technology in UK and the Far East. Peter Barker, Director at Ryder Architecture and Managing Director of BIM Academy, said: "From Ryder’s perspective, the KTP has really helped to broaden our services, not just in terms of designing the client’s building but also having the potential to deliver reliable information about the building for the operational stage."
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