YVR
Carleton
Century Group
Fraser Health
Laurier University
Canada Procurement
Vancouver Coastal Health
The Problem with the Building Lifecycle Today
In today’s complex building lifecycle, disconnected data, siloed workflows, and misaligned teams continue to create costly inefficiencies. Architects struggle with late-stage design changes. Engineers face coordination challenges. Contractors deal with incomplete models and avoidable rework. Owners are left out of critical decisions that impact long-term value, and operators inherit buildings with missing or unusable asset data.
From design through to facility operation, stakeholders lack a single source of truth, resulting in delays, budget overruns, and missed performance targets. Without structured, accessible, and actionable data, it's nearly impossible to make confident, informed decisions at every stage of the building's lifecycle.
BIM Consulting Helps You Maintain Accurate, Accessible Building Data
Most building owners are handed binders and paper blueprints at project closeout, leaving critical asset information buried in documents that are hard to manage, update, or search. Over time, this leads to costly inefficiencies, delayed maintenance, and missed opportunities to optimize performance.
At Summit BIM, we digitize your building data and organize it into a centralized, searchable format. Our BIM consulting services turn traditional static documents into living, structured information that supports operations, maintenance, and long-term asset management.
Why BIM Matters
A well‐structured BIM process transforms raw design data into a strategic asset. It ensures that every stakeholder, from machine operators to facility managers, can tap into accurate, up‐to‐date information.
When BIM is treated as an information management system rather than just a drafting tool, organizations gain control over emerging technologies, drive innovation, and future‐proof their projects against the next wave of disruption.
Our BIM Consulting Process
Built on 15 years of BIM Consulting and 35 years in the AEC Industry working with leading firms across Canada.
Identify
Develop a BIM strategy that creates information for the life cycle of your building assets.
Manage
Hit the ground running ensuring your team gets everything they need while we mitigate any issues.
Collect
Using a proven process, we collect data from all stakeholders including sub-trades & architects.
BIMFMI
A centralized cloud platform allowing project members to organize, upload and link asset data.
Summit BIM Works with all Areas of AECO
As part of the Summit BIM Consulting process, we work with all areas of the AECO to bring together the data you need for the lifecycle of your building.
Design Consultants
Summit BIM helps strengthen designs with structured BIM workflows that improve collaboration, reduce coordination issues, and support a seamless handoff from concept to construction.
Construction
We assist in the construction process to avoid rework, reduce delays, and keep your projects on track with BIM consulting that delivers accurate, coordinated models and field-ready data.
Owners & Facility Managers
Summit BIM works with owners & facility managers to reduce lifecycle costs and eliminate information gaps with BIM consulting that gives you complete, accurate building data, ready for facilities management
Data Matters Podcast
With over 30 years of experience in the AEC industry, Geraldine shares her insights into Building Information Management and how you can unlock your data.
BIM Consulting Transforms Your Business
18,878 assets tracked for Fraser Health Phase 1 - six times the industry norm
12+ hospitals digitized since 2018, with zero post-handover data gaps
100% FM readiness delivered on every major health-sector project
