estate strategy, UMC has considered to use BIM for its building projects. The new development of the Faculty of Dentistry and the surrounding buildings on the Kapittelweg in Nijmegen has been chosen asa pilot project to gather practical knowledge and experience on collaborative processes with BIM support. The main ambition tobe achieved through the use of BIM in the building projects at UMC can be summarised as follows: ? using 3D visualisation to enhance the coordination munication among the building actors, and the user participation in design; ? facilitating optimal information accessibility and exchange for a high ? consistency of the drawings and documents across disciplines and phases; ? integrating the architectural design with structural analysis, energy analysis, cost estimation,