ANEFHOP develops the first phase of its BIM Object Library.

The National Association of Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturers (ANEFHOP), in collaboration with the consultancy firm BIMETICA, has launched the first phase of its BIM Object Library, which is now available on the Bimetica.com portal and will soon be available on the Association’s website as well.

Since 1968, ANEFHOP has represented the leading companies in the sector in Spain and has more than 350 ready-mixed concrete manufacturers and associated partners. The association works to promote quality, safety and sustainability throughout the ready-mixed concrete value chain.

This initiative forms part of ANEFHOP’s Digital Transformation Agenda, a strategy promoted by the Association to support ready-mixed concrete manufacturers as they adapt to the sector’s new technological, regulatory and operational challenges.

The Digital Transformation Agenda aims to foster the competitiveness, efficiency and sustainability of member companies through the incorporation of digital tools, new working methodologies and technological solutions applied across the entire ready-mixed concrete value chain.

To this end, the strategy is structured around various lines of action aimed at promoting sector-specific training, improving companies’ digital presence and strategy, optimising operational processes, facilitating regulatory compliance and making progress in areas such as data management, the digitalisation of customer and supplier relations, and the implementation of new technological tools.

Within this roadmap, Building Information Modelling, better known by its acronym BIM, is one of the key projects. BIM, now more widely adopted in the Spanish construction industry and with a legal basis in Public Procurement legislation itself (Law 9/2017 of 8 November on Public Sector Contracts), represents a strategic need for the digitalisation and implementation of BIM within the concrete sector to improve its competitiveness.

Launch of the ANEFHOP BIM Object Library

ANEFHOP and BIMETICA signed a collaboration agreement on 11 February 2026 to create a BIM Library for ready-mixed concrete, promote training among its members in this field, and carry out initiatives to promote BIM among concrete manufacturers.

On the part of ANEFHOP, the BIM Working Group has been formed by a group of professionals with extensive experience and who are representative of the industry.

The working process has involved virtual meetings, during which the initial BIM objects, the parameter structure and the data export were defined.

Phase One of the ANEFHOP BIM Library

The first developments in the Library have been the five most commonly used types of concrete on construction sites: C20/25, C30/37, C25/30, C35/45 and screed concrete.

The BIM Object Library is presented in Revit® format in Spanish, along with a user manual for the BIM files in PDF format.

In the second phase, the aim is to develop new BIM objects using different types of concrete, as well as to include BIM objects in other languages.

BIM library developed using the GDO-BIM Standard.

One of the current challenges facing BIM for manufacturers is the lack of standardisation in technical development (modelling), parameter structuring and data export. To overcome this barrier, the GDO-BIM Standard has been adopted, as it is the most widely used standard worldwide for the development of BIM libraries.

This standard enables ANEFHOP BIM objects to offer greater “usability” and “traceability” in projects. This is achieved because the files are optimised in terms of file size and graphics, and feature a parameter structure that is useful from the outset and throughout the various phases of a project: Design, Construction and Maintenance.

We must bear in mind that a BIM project has the capacity to manage, store and process different types of data. Some of this data is initially provided by the manufacturer through their products. However, as the project progresses, other professionals—such as architects, engineers or other stakeholders—may become involved, adding new information and enriching the BIM objects with additional data, such as pricing, logistics or other relevant aspects.

Similarly, the client or the company responsible for the project’s maintenance may also provide information that further influences these BIM objects. For this reason, files must be prepared to handle this progressive data load through a standardised parameter structure.

Another benefit of parameter standardisation is that it facilitates a common ground and understanding between the various BIM products or objects to be specified in the project. In other words, standardisation enables the establishment of a common data language, helping all stakeholders to interpret the information in the same way and avoiding additional work related to the correction, redefinition or renaming of parameters.

Obtaining the BIM Library Quality Certificate

The GDO-BIM Standard BIM Library Certificate is only awarded to developments that meet objective quality criteria for BIM objects. These criteria are based on the usability of the file (balance between file size, graphical information and data), the standardisation of parameters, the traceability of data across the different phases, dimensions and LODs of a BIM project, respect for intellectual property rights (file copyright) and the principle of free and fair competition.

What is the GDO-BIM Standard?

This document is free to use and freely available, and may be utilised by any manufacturing company as part of its BIM implementation strategy.

The aim set by Bimetica is to promote best practice within the market and to increase the availability of high-quality BIM libraries from manufacturers, thereby combating the growing problem of piracy in the sector caused by some manufacturers offering BIM libraries of poor quality or that do not respect copyright.