From email threads to structured coordination: How Tyréns uses BIMcollab for multidisciplinary infrastructure projects 

Large infrastructure projects aren’t difficult because teams lack expertise. They’re difficult because when coordination becomes fragmented, teams are still expected to work quickly and with high accuracy. When design issues are tracked in disconnected tools and shared via email, it becomes difficult to maintain clarity on ownership, status, and next steps. That’s then stakeholders asking for a “quick” overview of the entire project becomes a BIM or Project Manager’s worst nightmare. 

Designing a road is exactly the kind of large-scale project where small coordination issues have the potential to become massive problems when communication falters. To prevent this, Tyréns Sverige AB implemented BIMcollab on the Tvärförbindelse Södertörn road project. They used it to communicate design issues and clashes across teams and external stakeholders in a structured, organized way. Read on to find out how this helped them strengthen multidisciplinary communication on a major Swedish road design project. 

Background 

Tyréns Sverige AB is a Swedish community development consultancy working on sustainable solutions for urban development and infrastructure. With over 3,000 employees and projects in multiple countries, the organization regularly operates in complex project environments where many stakeholders need to collaborate effectively.  

Challenge  

In 2015, Tyréns began work on an extensive road design project: Tvärförbindelse Södertörn. The project involves multiple companies and disciplines, including rock, road design, bridges, construction, landscape design, architecture, installation coordination, and sewerage. 

In the earlier stages, Tyréns experienced challenges in communicating and following up on design issues and clashes. Viewpoints were created in Autodesk Navisworks and then shared via email. While workable in theory, this approach became inefficient as the project and number of stakeholders grew, making it harder to keep track of issues, responsibilities, and progress across disciplines. 

Solution 

To address this, Tyréns introduced BIMcollab to support issue communication and coordination throughout the design process. 

Before full implementation, Tyréns tested the tool and its functionality. Joel Meier, BIM Coordinator at Tyréns, remarked that, “Since we work on big projects, we wanted to make sure the tool fits our needs. However, we were sure of our choice very quickly. We have implemented BIMcollab to effectively communicate design issues and clashes. Now, we can easily keep track of issues and see what disciplines need support at a given moment.” 

BIMcollab was used for coordination across the project, including during review meetings where teams discussed and followed up on issue status. Joel highlighted the value of being able to clearly communicate progress: 

“The tool enables us to easily show the project statistics to our project leaders.” 

A key requirement for Tyréns was enabling participation across disciplines and stakeholder groups (including external companies) without creating friction in the process. Joel notes: 

“BIMcollab is very easy to use for everyone. Stakeholders from various disciplines and with varying experience can use it without problem.” 

Results 

With BIMcollab in place, Tyréns had a clearer and more structured way to manage issues across disciplines. Two practical outcomes stood out: 

1) Better overview and prioritization across disciplines 
As the number of issues increased, being able to organize and filter issues by discipline and other properties supported more effective coordination. Filtering by criteria such as discipline, status, and deadlines helped teams focus on what mattered most, while also allowing project teams to track progress and spot bottlenecks before they became problems. 

2) Easier collaboration within existing BIM workflows 
Through the BCF Manager, BIMcollab connected with tools such as Navisworks and AutoCAD Civil 3D. This allowed stakeholders to review issues directly in the model and work in their preferred software while still sharing updates back to the wider team.  

Joel summarizes the experience: 

“BIMcollab is a great tool! It is easy to use, and I like it a lot. And not only me; people from all disciplines have told me that it contributes to great projects.” 

Conclusion 

Tvärförbindelse Södertörn demonstrates a common challenge in infrastructure design: coordination becomes harder as the number of disciplines and stakeholders grows. By introducing BIMcollab, Tyréns strengthened the way issues and clashes were communicated, tracked, and followed up. Better collaboration through the design process, and a far less stressful inbox.