Buildings and Infrastructure

Tailored BIM solutions for Buildings and Infrastructure sectors

Stay competitive with a BIM solution from Symetri

The demand for buildings & infrastructure services today and in the future is driven by urbanisation and environmental demands.
To stay ahead of the game, leading innovators within the buildings and infrastructure industries constantly need to find new ways to increase efficiency, reduce resource consumption and improve the quality of their work. That can be done with the right BIM solution from Symetri.

On this site we have collected the areas on how we can be of assistance to you and your business. Please explore!

A BIM solution from Symetri enables you to:

Design, visualise and simulate

.... in one common model or across several models

Enrich the information

.... in the model during the development of the model and its lifecycle

Increase efficiency

.... and shorten lead times

Perform analyses

.... in early phases which leads to better-informed decisions

Save your model information

.... to keep it for future use

Communicate your data

.... and model information

Keep track

.... of all your assets

Manage logistics

.... more efficiently

State-of-the-art BIM solutions

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an intelligent model-based process that provides insight for creating and managing projects faster, more economically and with less environmental impact. Our state-of-the-art BIM solutions enable all project stakeholders to access and work with the same up-to-date data, from the first architectural sketches to when the project is finalised. For quite some time architects and engineers have been good at utilising the possibilities of BIM and the right BIM strategy. Now, with more and more contractors, building owners and building operators catching on, the potential for optimisation is growing exponentially across the complete building life cycle. With a trusted partner on your side such as Symetri, companies from all parts of the industry have managed to streamline workflows, facilitate collaboration and dramatically increase their chances of making better-informed decisions earlier in the process.

Plug-ins to Revit & Civil 3D is key to success

The leading-edge technology we have chosen to work with is products from Autodesk. To enable you to be the most competitive in your business area we have also developed our own technology in close partnerships with our customers. Naviate is a portfolio of plugins to Revit and Civil 3D – aimed to help you save time, increase quality and work more efficient. With the right BIM solution and expertise at Symetri, we will enable your business to deliver innovative building designs.

BIM consultants at your service

With a high level of automation, we enable you to create, enrich and communicate design and information models. Symetri solutions and services are always built specifically for your business. Our BIM consultants have vast experience from years of working closely with our customers, solving their daily challenges and we are here to share that experience with you.

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Case Studies

Safe At Site Accelerates Digital Transformation with Symetri and Bluebeam Revu

About Safe At Site

Safe At Site is a Sweden‑based company focused on improving safety and efficiency on construction and road‑work sites. Their mission is to reduce serious workplace accidents by providing smart, practical solutions that make hazardous environments safer for workers.

Founded in 2020 by a team who had already worked together for nearly two decades, their goal was to make the construction and civil‑engineering sector safer, simpler, and more efficient through both physical safety products and strong digital capabilities.

 

The Challenge - The Need for a Strong Digital Foundation

A major early priority for Safe At Site, was building a digital product‑development environment. They believed that getting the digital foundation right would streamline everything that followed. Digital tools, they found, help move decision‑making earlier in the process, enabling better planning and reducing the need to solve problems during production. Their philosophy is that design and planning should identify risks early, rather than treating safety as an afterthought on the construction site.

Anders Vikmyr, Marketing Manager at Safe At Site, highlighted that “Construction projects can be complex, with many stakeholders and frequent changes. Safety is often budgeted as a generic percentage rather than based on real needs, and developers may lack the technical expertise to integrate safety effectively.” With the right digital tools - accurate drawings, scalable models, and reliable quantity calculations - safety can be embedded from the design phase through to execution, becoming a natural part of the project rather than a late‑stage add‑on.

To succeed in this, drawings and models are required that are to scale, consistent and allow for quantity calculations – from design and drawing all the way to work preparation and execution.

 

The Solutions

Bluebeam Revu - Digital Tools That Deliver Real‑World Accuracy

Digitalisation is where the real transformation happens. Traditionally, many traffic control plans are highly schematic: symbols are placed in a generic way, distances are estimated, and pick lists become little more than approximations.

To change this, Safe At Site worked with Symetri to develop a dedicated Bluebeam Revu profile that presents their products clearly and to scale. The profile is available for download on Safe At Site’s file pages, and Symetri has also created a short instructional video to help users get started quickly.

Vikmyr says: “This approach streamlines planning by allowing measurement, quantity calculations, reviews, and communication to happen in the same environment. It also improves accuracy of picking lists and logistics - four barriers shown in the drawing translate to four barriers on site.” Work preparations become more reliable, and discussions about risks, distances, buffer zones, and protective measures are far easier when the drawings accurately reflect real‑world conditions.

Autodesk Inventor - Digital Engineering That Delivers Real‑World Safety

With Autodesk Inventor, Safe At Site can design, simulate, and refine their products entirely in a digital environment. Different materials can be evaluated, strength tested, and collision scenarios simulated long before anything is built. This approach saves time and money, reduces environmental impact, and gives them confidence that every product performs as intended from day one.

A clear example is ProGuard ZoneStop - an energy‑absorbing traffic buffer designed to replace traditional tyre stacks during roadworks. It has been tested and approved by the Swedish Transport Administration and designed to meet international safety standards for speeds up to 80 km/h, achieving stopping distances well below the required limits. In practice, this means safer worksites and more predictable behaviour in the event of a collision.

 

The Results

A Smoother Start and a More Professional Outcome

Before partnering with Symetri, Safe At Site tried created their own symbols and instructions, but the results lacked the structure and reliability they needed. With Symetri’s support, the solution became far more robust and thoughtfully designed. Working with experts makes a real difference. Vikmyr said:

“Symetri is quick, approachable, and immediately understands the challenges we’re trying to solve. Today, customers can download the package, get started without a problem, and work from a far more professional foundation. Sharing these tools openly with all Bluebeam users was an easy decision for us. The more people who benefit from them, the safer and more efficient the industry becomes.”

Greater Precision and Confidence for Customers

Safe At Site’s customers now gain much better control over their day‑to‑day work. Manual counting is reduced because quantities and lengths can be extracted directly from the drawings. Scaled objects and accurate placements make work preparations more precise, and clearer documentation speeds up quotation work and improves visual understanding.

Vikmyr identifies: “The impact is noticeable: customers achieve stronger structure and oversight, which in turn builds greater confidence in both our tools and our way of working.”

 

The Future - Shaping the Next Phase of Digital Safety

Together with Symetri, Safe At Site are now developing a general traffic control plan profile in Bluebeam Revu, designed to include their objects and make it easier for more users to work in a consistent, structured way. At the same time, they are taking the next step in their digitalisation journey by introducing sensors that monitor their products in the field - detecting collisions, low battery levels in warning lights, and other key events. This reduces the need for manual inspections and increases operational reliability.

Plan intelligently in the drawing and manage intelligently in the real world. That’s the next level.

Vikmyr says: “With Inventor for construction and Bluebeam Revu for planning, we help our clients move from schematic sketches to data driven, scalable traffic control plans. The results speak for themselves: better control, faster workflows, and safer site setups.

For us, technology is never the goal. It’s a tool that enables people to work safely and supports a safer, more efficient, and more sustainable construction industry. That’s the purpose behind everything we do. And with the right partner, progress happens faster.”

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How Woods PS Improved Their BIM Workflow with Naviate MEP

About Woods PS 

Woods PS is an engineering consultancy firm based in Limerick, Ireland, specialising in mechanical and electrical design for building projects in sectors such as healthcare, education, residential and pharmaceutical. With attention to detail and a focus on quality, Woods PS delivers practical solutions for clients across Ireland and the UK. 

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Severn Trent's Journey Towards Digital Transformation

Severn Trent Water, one of the UK’s largest regulated water and sewage companies, is at the forefront of transforming the water industry. Serving approximately 4.6 million customers, they face the challenge of delivering clean water and managing wastewater in a highly regulated environment while prioritising sustainability and efficiency. Central to their strategy is their commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2030—two decades ahead of the industry target.

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Lovell: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence & 360° photo capture for Building Safety Compliance Excellence

Lovell Partnerships, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Morgan Sindall Group, is a partnership housing expert and a leading provider of innovative residential construction and regeneration developments across England, Scotland and Wales.

In 1971, they built the first ever affordable partnership homes. Over 50 years later, this pioneering spirit sustains their commitment to working with communities as they transform themselves.

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The Cloud Transformation Experience at Norse Consulting

Improving data management and implementing digital workflows—through cloud transformation—are very much key focus areas at Norse Consulting. Daniella Barrow, Senior Director of the organisation, outlines the goals and progress, with observations on the operational, collaboration, and compliance benefits of the Golden Thread for Norse within the context of the construction sector.

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