To the uninitiated, BIM can seem both complicated and overwhelming. This is typically because we, as an industry, are attempting to do something quite novel; bring together a diverse range of professionals, consultants, contractors and sub-contractors; encourage them to work together in a collaborative and coordinated way; ask them to use new industry standards; and adopt innovative digital workflows. However, although these changes may appear overwhelming, at its essence, it is simply about improving the way we currently work. Even if it takes some initial additional effort to adopt all these changes, there are significant improvements to be gained in design coordination, construction quality, and information accuracy. As demonstrated in the UK government BIM pilot projects (refer to www.bimtaskgroup.org), there are measureable reductions in construction waste as well as time-savings across the construction programme.