Nemetschek Group says it is expanding its presence across the Philippines and Vietnam through 10 partnerships and engagements spanning industry, professional bodies and education, as construction firms in the region face ongoing challenges with fragmented project information across disciplines and building lifecycle stages.
The company said project information is still frequently created and managed in disconnected systems, which can lead to duplicated work, inconsistent information and data loss as projects move from design into construction and operations.
Nemetschek Group said it is targeting the issue by supporting more connected and interoperable workflows on current projects, while also working with professional and educational institutions to develop longer-term digital capability.
“Digital transformation in the built environment is ultimately about how information moves between disciplines, between technologies and across the lifecycle of a building,” said Jonathan Ng, managing director, Southeast Asia, Nemetschek Group.
“Firms need interoperable workflows that work on real projects, while professionals entering the industry need to understand how digital information is structured, exchanged and used. What we are building across Southeast Asia reflects those two sides of the transition. In the Philippines, we are working with industry to connect more of the project lifecycle. In Vietnam, we are engaging the education sector around the capabilities future professionals will need. They are different interventions, but they address the same underlying shift towards a more connected built environment.”
In the Philippines, Nemetschek Group said its engagements cover live project delivery, professional development and architectural education, including a collaboration with Aidea Inc on a healthcare project involving St. Luke’s Medical Center.
The company said Aidea uses a range of Nemetschek Group software across its workflows, including Archicad, ALLPLAN, Solibri, dRofus, Bluebeam, RISA and dTwin.
“Over the years, we have seen that digital transformation goes far beyond architects using BIM. We want our design process to be highly collaborative, with different disciplines able to work together more seamlessly, while also extending our involvement beyond design into the wider lifecycle of the building,” said Ar. Abelardo ‘Jojo’ Tolentino Jr., president, AIDEA. “Our relationship with the Nemetschek Group goes back more than 20 years. This collaboration gives us an opportunity to bring different technologies together on a significant project, test new ways of working and continue evolving how we deliver projects for our clients.”
Nemetschek Group said it is also working with the Philippine Institute of Architects, the United Architects of the Philippines – Makati CBD Chapter, and the University of Mindanao on areas including BIM and openBIM adoption, professional development, knowledge exchange and architectural education.
In Vietnam, Nemetschek Group said its partnerships focus on the education sector and the capabilities expected of future built environment professionals as projects become more model-based and data-driven.
The company said it is engaging with institutions including Vietnamese-German University, Van Lang University, Lac Hong University, Ho Chi Minh City College of Architecture and Construction, Hanoi Architectural University and Hanoi University of Civil Engineering.
Nemetschek Group said it has a three-year collaboration with Hanoi Architectural University that includes educational access to selected software, and work on curriculum development, student internships, industry attachments for lecturers, and jointly organised forums, seminars and workshops.
“The next generation of built environment professionals will need more than proficiency in individual software tools,” said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Ngoc Anh, rector, Hanoi Architectural University. “They will need to understand how digital information is created, exchanged and used across disciplines and throughout a project’s lifecycle. Our collaboration with Nemetschek Group will help us bring more of that industry context into education and give students and faculty greater exposure to the workflows shaping professional practice.”
Nemetschek Group said the Philippines and Vietnam engagements build on its recent partnerships in Singapore with the Institute of Technical Education and Singapore Polytechnic, which it said focus on AI, BIM and digital delivery capabilities.
The company said the initiatives reflect an effort to move beyond individual software adoption towards conditions required for digital delivery at scale, including connected information flows across project delivery and operations.
