Projects in MertonProjects in MertonVIM (vimaec.com (http://vimaec.com)) is a data analysis platform for the AEC industry — architecture, engineering, and construction. Its tagline is "Ask your Building Anything."
The core idea: BIM (Building Information Modeling) files like Revit and IFC contain enormous amounts of valuable data, but that data is usually trapped inside design software and hard to query, share, or analyze downstream. VIM extracts and transforms it into a SQL-ready format that plugs into tools like Power BI, enabling architects, contractors, and property developers to run analytics, audits, and reporting on their building data.
A few notable details:
They created the open-source VIM file format — a compact, efficient 3D data format optimized for runtime rendering and carrying relational BIM data, with the spec and tooling on GitHub.
It supports use cases like digital twins at LOD 500, BIM content analysis, regulatory audits (e.g., higher-risk building reports), and converting Revit models to formats like FBX or web-viewable 3D.
Clients include Microsoft, AECOM, RIB, and Sam's Club, and they've previously partnered with Magic Leap for AR-based BIM visualization.
