In the seventh episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Janis Berkis about one of the biggest problems in BIM right now: too many requirements, too much information, and too little value in return.

Janis has more than 12 years of BIM consulting experience and works with public and infrastructure projects in Latvia. We talk about Rail Baltica, BIM mandates, openBIM adoption, and why many projects make BIM harder than it needs to be.

The core issue is simple. More BIM requirements do not automatically create better projects. In many cases, they create more cost, more confusion, and more wasted effort.

What we discuss:

Too Much BIM, Too Little Value. Why many clients ask for more information than they can actually use, and why that creates cost without real return.

Start Simple. Why BIM and openBIM should begin with the basics that create real value, not with sophisticated requirements that teams are not ready to deliver.

Rail Baltica and Infrastructure. How one major railway project helped push openBIM adoption in Latvia, and what that revealed about both the value and limits of current workflows.

Facility Management Reality. Why Janis often tells clients not to require BIM for facility management on their first project, and why that is usually the smarter decision.

A Smaller Core Information Set. How his team reduced mandatory model information to a small set of attributes that support identification, quantities, drawings, and coordination.

OpenBIM vs Closed Workflows. Why IFC gives teams more flexibility, allows better tool choice, and makes it easier for more people to work with the information.

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