The last phrase is strikingly in contrast with the current fact that many US, UK, Canadian, Australian, and Middle Eastern countries are outsourcing their BIM works to many local-based Filipino BIM professionals. This way, the design consultants are required to use BIM in design all the way to BIM in construction for the building contractor and in certain cases up to BIM in building operations. A great number of Filipino architects and engineers have upskilled to include BIM software proficiency and have been proven effective by landing jobs in the local AEC sector as BIM professionals. Many Filipino overseas and local architects are BIM professionals, BIM managers and specialists and are globally competitive, they are the Filipino BIM brain power. He advocates in assisting fellow AEC professionals in learning BIM concepts, processes, and training in BIM software's through group and personalized tutorials.

Source: Manila Times September 27, 2021 15:11 UTC