The public institution Digital Construction is an organization uniting associations operating in the construction sector, dedicated to coordinating the digitalization process of the Lithuanian construction industry.
It was established in 2014.
Since 2015, the public institution Digital Construction (SKST) has been working closely with the buildingSMART alliance community. In 2015, SKST was admitted to the organization’s buildingSMART Nordic chapter as an observer. Since 2020, SKST has become Lithuania’s associated representative in the Northern European buildingSMART Nordic HUB group.
ACTIVITIES:
● Standardization of the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in projects and the search for and implementation of solutions to increase its utilization potential.
● Promotion of the use of IFC Open BIM (the open standard for building information modelling).
● Participation in the development, implementation, and expansion of the National Construction Classifier.
● Development of e-specifications for procurement and building permits.
● Consulting construction sector participants in the field of BIM application and organizing related events.
● Identification and dissemination of best practices, including organizing a BIM project competition.
● Representing Lithuania in the activities of the buildingSMART alliance.
● Organizing the activities of working groups.
● Implementation of the buildingSMART competency model in the Lithuanian construction labor market.
VISION
Full integration of Lithuania’s digital construction into the European construction industry market through cooperation between business, academia, and the state.
In 2020, the business card of the Lithuanian construction sector will be:
● PEOPLE – highly qualified, innovative, creative, well-earning professionals who continuously contribute to improving the overall image of the construction sector;
● THE SECTOR – technologically advanced, innovative, efficient, and competitive;
● SUSTAINABLE/GREEN – prioritizing technologies that increase energy efficiency, promote green and zero-waste operations, and reduce CO₂ emissions into the atmosphere. The construction sector becomes a model of good practice for other industries;
● GROWING/STABLE – increasing exports and thereby stimulating the growth of the entire economy;
● RELIABLE/TRANSPARENT – where projects are implemented with client-agreed scope, quality, timelines, and within budget.
MISSION
To unite construction market participants in the digitalization of construction processes and to create a safe, sustainable, transparent, and economically competitive engineering and social infrastructure for Lithuanian society.
“He who wants to achieve much must set great demands.”
— J. W. Goethe
As the restored Republic of Lithuania approaches the end of its first quarter-century on the path of strengthening the state and building societal well-being, the Lithuanian construction sector looks to the future with optimism, while fully understanding the challenges posed by globalization.
Construction has always been, and remains, an expression of the maturity of society and individuals, an inseparable part of our culture. Ancient settlements and cities, roads and bridges—now mostly subjects of interest for archaeologists and historians—along with preserved and vanished castles, spark imagination and pride in the Lithuanian nation’s architectural heritage.
Lithuania has opened itself to a rapidly changing world, which urges our entire society to transform. The latest information technologies can help achieve significantly higher levels of quality and efficiency.
It is clear that a highly significant systemic change in the construction sector can be brought about through the creation and implementation of a national Building Information Modelling (BIM) system. By beginning this work now, Lithuania can rely on successful international examples of digital construction adoption, and also has the opportunity to become a model for many countries that will undertake this process later.
Building Information Modelling would increase the work efficiency of all construction participants, and give the entire Lithuanian construction sector additional strength in both domestic and international markets.
At the same time, it would contribute to saving state funds, increasing transparency in public procurement, and becoming an important proof of the state’s strengthening and advancement. Building Information Modelling is the best way for the Lithuanian construction sector to contribute to the implementation of the national progress strategy Lithuania 2030.
We firmly believe that by applying Building Information Modelling technologies, together we will become smarter, more creative, stronger, and competitive within the European Union. Guided by these goals, on March 5, 2014, in the capital of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius, we establish the public institution Digital Construction, which will serve as the coordinator of the digital construction methodology implementation process in Lithuania.
We invite all progressive and innovative forces of Lithuanian society to unite in achieving this meaningful goal—in advancing the governance of all sectors of the national economy, for the future of our state!
We will build the Lithuania of the future with digital construction!
