The Landscape Institute encourage competence in digital practice among our members.

In 2013, we began promoting and facilitating the uptake of building information modeling (BIM). Work in this area has included:

• running introductory and masterclass events
• developing product data templates (PDTs)
• publishing newsletters
• developing a new book, BIM for Landscape
• preparing the Digital Plan of Works for Landscape
• engaging with partner organisations, such as the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI)
• supporting the Digital Arboriculture Group and the #BIM4Arb initiative
• in 2019, hosting a cross-industry round-table event to assess the adoption of BIM and digital design and construction in landscape (meeting report available here)

The LI’s support for BIM now forms part of a wider digital skills programme, led by the LI Knowledge & Practice Committee’s digital practice working group, and that group’s various workstreams.

An Introduction to BIM: Webinar by Mike Shilton
What is BIM?
Dictionary of terms used in BIM
BIM FAQ