Building Information Modeling is under heavy pressure nowadays, with the BIM world currently shifting from the reality of the construction sector to a “parallel” conceptual world that does not necessarily reflect real engineering, construction and operation of buildings.
There are several weak points that must change to bring back to reality this challenging information system, especially the dividing of BIM into seven "dimensions." The dimensions threaten to introduce too many vertical silos that fail to reflect the multidisciplinary ideas that shape the building process. These vertical silos make it more difficult to introduce innovations such as digital twins and real-time building monitoring.