Meinhardt Group achieves full ISO 19650 certification

Singapore-headquartered global design, engineering, project and construction management firm, Meinhardt Group, has become the first engineering company in Singapore to achieve full ISO 19650 compliance at the group-wide level encompassing its Singapore and overseas offices.

The ISO 19650 is a series of international standards which define a common unified framework for the effective and collaborative production and management of information across the whole lifecycle of a built asset, using building information modelling (BIM).

“We are proud to be the first engineering company with its global headquarters in Singapore to achieve the ISO 19650 certification at the group-wide level. It is a clear affirmation of our relentless push for digital transformation and commitment to adhere to the best practices in our industry. Our certification underscores our digital push regarding operating systems and workflow processes pertaining to the digitisation of information related to buildings and infrastructure works,” said Mr Omar Shahzad, Group CEO, Meinhardt Group.

Established by ISO (International Organization for Standardization), in 2018, the standard was developed from the UK’s now superseded PAS 1192, a tried and tested BIM information standard established by the British Standards Institution (BSI) in 2007. ISO sought to adapt and elevate this standard to an international level.

Meinhardt Group was endorsed and certified by TÜV SÜD, one of the world’s leading providers of testing, inspection and certification (TIC) services. The scope of evaluation included the group’s internal standards and protocol, the roles and responsibilities of the BIM and digital information management personnel, as well as case studies including the Integrated Waste Management global level, TÜV SÜD has audited some 120,000 buildings and 7,000 projects for the ISO 19650 certification to-date,” said Mr Tobias Schmidt, Global Manager, Digital Lifestyle Solutions, TÜV SÜD.

“Meinhardt is one of the few organisations qualifying for the standard, which is such a well-organised and matured company. Meinhardt Group is outstanding in this regard and its achievement truly deserves recognition,” he added.

For its submission to TÜV SÜD, the Meinhardt Group team led by the Director of Group Digital Delivery, Mr Behzad Meskini, produced a record number of design drawings.

“We submitted a well-coordinated model with minimal design errors within just two and a half months. This significant achievement resonates with Meinhardt Group’s synergistic and data-driven approach, made possible by the efforts and measurable productivity savings,” he added.

“Meinhardt’s ISO 19650 certification bolsters its Integrated Digital Design (IDD) methodology and results in more effective usage and distribution of data across key processes in the value chain such as Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA). This translates into an increase in productivity with less wastage of time and resources, thus promoting a greater push for sustainability and social equity,” said Mr Eugene Seah, Global Board Member, Meinhardt Group and Chief Operating Officer, Meinhardt Singapore.

Meinhardt Group

Meinhardt is a multi-disciplinary and integrated engineering, infrastructure and project management consulting firm. Owned and headquartered in Singapore, Meinhardt employs over 5,000 staff in more than 55 offices worldwide.