Case Study: University of Birmingham secures unified control of GBP 1B redevelopment data and cuts handover to 1 month with Bentley's BCDE

University of Birmingham Secures Data and Information on a GBP 1 Billion Development Package

The University of Birmingham is delivering a GBP 1 billion, 10-year campus redevelopment and faced fragmented project and asset information across multiple legacy systems and external suppliers, creating access delays, risk of data loss, and lengthy handovers (averaging six months). To unify and secure its data, the university selected Bentley and its BCDE common data environment to meet ISO standards, regulatory and security requirements, and the university’s specific workflows.

Bentley worked with the Estates Office to customize BCDE so the team can store the history and current condition of over 200 buildings across the 672‑acre campus and give roughly 300 supply‑chain companies controlled access. As a result, handover time fell from about six months to one month, the university saved GBP 28,000, decision‑making and visibility improved, and the platform supports wider goals such as 75% on‑site power generation and a 3,000‑ton/year carbon reduction while enabling a campus‑wide digital twin.

University of Birmingham

Rich Draper

Head of BIM and Digital Assets