BIMForum, Systematic Model Review for Effective Coordination

Early Registration Deadline: September 6, 2016 View in Browser 2016 Fall BIMForum Theme: "What is the New Standard for Professional Coordination?"Examining the changing standard of care for designers, builders, and owners REGISTER TODAY & SAVE: Early Registration Deadline - September 6, 2016 SESSION HIGHLIGHT: Systematic Model Review for Effective Coordination Speaker: Brendan Nichols Senior Virtual Building EngineerThe Beck Group Even though designers may never admit it, building information models can differ from construction documents. Documents represent design intent and the models used to create them are rarely suitable for construction coordination. Coordination issues found in models may not exist in drawings, and even worse, coordination issues that appear in drawings may not appear in your standard 3D coordination workflows. Even at The Beck Group, a construction company that grossed a billion dollar revenue in 2015, our expert coordinators struggled with these issues. Our solution was to review all models for accuracy and consistency with contract documents before coordination. This session will present The Beck Group’s standard model review for coordination workflow. Real projects will be presented where this workflow was used to prevent some common pitfalls of coordination. This workflow is fast, detailed, and targets the most critical areas for construction coordination. Performing these tests and sharing these standardized documents with all parties has, in the past, resulted in dramatic model quality improvements from one design milestone to the next. As well, it has helped our coordinators know what to trust and what to avoid in each design model. About the Speaker:Brendan Nichols is a senior virtual building engineer at The Beck Group. Beck’s integrated design-build model enables him to tackle difficult challenges across both architecture and construction. At Beck, Nichols performs laser scanning and Building Information Modeling (BIM), and he supports these processes and workflows throughout the company. After experiencing Beck’s cross-disciplinary challenges, Nichols has written multiple internal Revit software plug-ins to eliminate difficult or repetitive day-to-day tasks. He also enjoys writing scripts and Dynamo definitions to solve some of Beck’s unique problems. Held in Conjunction with BuildCon 2016 Your BIMForum registration gives you full access to all BuildCon sessions and events. Click here to see the agenda. BIM & Lean Education Courses BIM & Lean courses along with the CM-BIM and CM-Lean exams are being held prior to the BIMForum CLICK HERE for more information and to register. 2300 Wilson Blvd. Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22201 703-548-3118 • bimforum@agc.org BIMForum.org If you would prefer not to receive emails from us, unsubscribe here.

Early Registration Ends September 15 - Register Now and Save

Register By September 15, 2016 & Save View in Browser 2016 Fall BIMForum Theme: "What is the New Standard for Professional Coordination?"Examining the changing standard of care for designers, builders, and owners REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 & SAVE! SESSION HIGHLIGHT: Finding the Formula for the Perfect Coordination Process Speaker: Jim FitzgeraldPlumbing Coordination ManagerJC Cannistraro, LLC Since the widespread adoption of BIM across the AEC industry, the growth in demand for prefabricated assemblies and modular building systems has been on the rise. In Boston, where new construction and development is at an all-time high, project teams that are being formed early and embracing prefab and other lean methods are delivering floors faster and rethinking how work is done both on and off the jobsite. Using real project case study examples (both good and bad) Cannistraro, Boston’s largest mechanical construction firm, will outline the steps and/or rules for achieving an ideal project that maximizes collaboration, prefabrication and other benefits of lean construction. View the Full Agenda Held in Conjunction with BuildCon 2016 Your BIMForum registration gives you full access to all BuildCon sessions and events. Click here to see the agenda. BIM & Lean Education Courses BIM & Lean courses along with the CM-BIM and CM-Lean exams are being held prior to the BIMForum CLICK HERE for more information and to register. 2300 Wilson Blvd. Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22201 703-548-3118 • bimforum@agc.org BIMForum.org If you would prefer not to receive emails from us, unsubscribe here.

Fall BIMForum in Atlanta - Early Bird ends July 15

2016 FALL BIMFORUM OCTOBER 17-19, 2016 | ATLANTA, GA Fall BIMForum will include Three co-located Events Larger Audience with more C-Level Execs– Expanded Technology Scope – Lean – BIM – Collaboration – Digital Documentation Fall BIMForum: Exhibit & Sponsorship Opportunities Prime Space is selling out! Early Rates though July 15. View Online Floor Plan Who will be in Atlanta? Inquire today to receive a preview list of the BIMForum Audience demographic. See a list of supporting companies (Sponsors & Exhibitors). Fall BIMForum will include two co-located events: BuildCon 2016 (AGC of America’s Building Contractors Division)  USIBD 2016 SYMPOSIUM (U.S. Institute of Building Documentation) BuildCon will greatly expand the number of “C-Level” Executives from building contractor firms (Chairmen, Presidents, CEOs, etc.) and have concurrent tracks focusing on Lean Construction, Risk Management, and use of BIM & Lean for various Project Delivery approaches.  USIBD’s Symposium brings focus on 3D technology for A/E/C and Facilities and stakeholders include: Owners - Architects – Engineers – Contractors - Surveyors – GIS Practitioners – BIM Users - Service Providers (Scanning and 3D Imaging for existing and future structures) - Hardware Manufacturers - Software solution providers Speaker Opportunities/Submission Deadline is July 21 Share your experience, and submit a speaker proposal today!  Be recognized as an industry expert by your peers, and get exposure for prospective clients in the Building Documentation industry.  Format is Executive Summary, not to exceed 500 words: Submit your abstracts here. For more information about participating, please contact, the Expo/Sponsorship Sales Team at 202-768-7917, or exhibitsales@AGC.org. 2016 BIMForum Fall Exhibitors & Sponsors ABA Construction Forum Advance2000 American Institute of Steel Construction Applied Software/GeoShack ARC Document Solutions ASSEMBLE SYSTEMS Asta Powerproject Autodesk, Inc. BIM Track BIMForum SmartBrief Building Information Modeling for Masonry (BIM-M) CADsoft Consulting CHINABIM.COM ClarkDietrich Building Systems CMiC Design Data Exactal Corporation Excelize FARO Technologies Global eTraining Greenlee HP Hunter Douglas Architecture IKERD Insite IT Intemation LLC Invicara JBKnowledge, Inc. - Makers of SmartBidNet, SmartCompliance, SmartReality, & SmartInight Leica Geosystems, Inc. MOCA Systems, Synchro LTD, Scalable Display Technology New Millennium Building Systems Orange Blade Consultants Pinnacle Infotech, Inc. PlanGrid Pluralsight Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Procore Technologies Inc. RIB Sanveo SKUR, Inc. StrucSoft Solutions SysQue® Technical Sales International Trimble UNIFI Vectorworks, Inc. VIMtrek Werner/Knaack XS CAD Limited To ensure delivery into your inbox, please add pwilson@paisales.com to your address book or safe sender list.  If you are having trouble viewing the images in this email, click here here http://emessaging.vertexcommunication.com/p/v6USoa31aN.

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BIMForum - Call for Speakers and Spnsors

The BIMForum is not accepting proposals for the Fall BIMForum conference, October 17-19, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.



The Fall BIMForum will explore best practices in professional coordination from Architects, Engineers, Builders and Owners. We encourage proposals to thoughtfully consider how project stakeholders have addressed the following:

Establishing a collaborative environment
Organizing the coordination process
Conducting truly effective coordination meetings
Measuring the real-world results of professional coordination
Owners’ engagement in the coordination process
Design Assist and its impact on coordination
Handoff from design coordination to construction
Use of LOD (Levels of Development)

Submission Deadline: Friday, July 1, 2016 at 5:00pm EST
To submit, click here.

Future of Construction?

​While at the BIMForum in Denver, I have seen some pretty amazing uses of prefab and modularization - though I am tired of the health care examples.

What really stuck me as interesting is the use of pre-fab for parking garages and stadium that can be dis-assemblemed. Yeah, taken apart and moved. Click here to check out the video.

BIMForum / McGraw Hill Prefabrication Survey

BIMForum / McGraw Hill Prefabrication Survey

BIMForum

REGISTER Click Here to find more information on the conference and register. REGISTER TODAY! BIM Education Program Courses at the BIMForum July 18-21, 2011   |   Chicago, IL UNIT 3: BIM CONTRACT NEGOTIATION & RISK ALLOCATION July 18, 2011—7:30 AM-5:00 PM BIM Contract Negotiation and Risk Allocation is a full-day course that examines BIM and contract terminology to determine best practices for integrating BIM use into project contracts. Hot-button issues such as standard of care, intellectual property rights, and insurance and surety bonding coverage are discussed to help participants become BIM champions within their organizations. It is assumed that all participants have had exposure to basic BIM concepts and terminology through attendance in BIM 101. UNIT 4: BIM PROCESS, ADOPTION, & INTEGRATION July 20, 2011—1:30-5:30 PM, July 21, 2011—7:30 AM-Noon BIM Process, Adoption, and Integration is a full-day course that provides a foundation for participants to establish and execute the BIM process, facilitate its adoption, and achieve integration on a single project and at a company level to execute multiple BIM projects simultaneously. These tools will help establish participants as BIM champions within their organizations. This course is developed for those who have had significant exposure to BIM tools, mechanics, theory and processes and want to learn best practices to implement it into construction projects and firms. It relies on a highly participatory learning environment including case studies, classroom discussions, and instructor-led discussions. The mission of the BIMForum is to encourage increased collaboration to the project delivery process in the AEC industry by facilitating the adoption and use of BIM technology and processes through education and the promotion of enabling technologies and methods. www.bimforum.org EVENT INFORMATION July 18 - 21, 2011 Swissotel 323 East Wacker Dr. Chicago, IL 60601 Reserve Your Hotel Room by 6/27/2011 EARLY BIRD EXTENDED! Fees: $400 per course before 6/24/2011; $475 per course after 6/24/2011 Program Questions? Contact: curriculum@agc.org

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BIMForum: BIM and Building Enclosures - Building Information Modeling -BIM - AGC Store

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BIMForum Summer 2011 New Dates: Call For Presentations

When Does Design End and Construction Begin?
New Dates: July 19-21, 2011   |   Chicago, IL

A consensus is emerging about the benefits of tapping the expertise of consultants, contractors, and facility managers during the early phases of a BIM-enabled project. The intent is to achieve design decisions that are both early and well informed to avoid costly later revisions. But does this necessarily imply that all design effort should be concentrated exclusively at the start of a project? Are late design decisions necessarily detrimental to budget, schedule, and quality? Are changing client requirements and construction volatility such that early decisions are not only impractical but also to be avoided?

If you have direct experience related to the impact of early or late design decisions, we are very much interested in hearing from you. To provide additional clarity, submitted presentations should consider addressing some of the following design related topics:

• Is the idea of good early decisions pragmatically an oxymoron and not possible?
• Is a good decision once made always a good decision?
• Is it reasonable to expect a fixed functional program from a client?
• Can all factors that affect design and cost be known early in a project?
• Do late design decisions always adversely affect a project budget and schedule?
• How does BIM technology affect the cost and schedule implications of late decisions?
• Can design realistically progress in an efficient and linear way without iteratively searching for an optimum solution?
• Are legacy project phases applicable in integrated design and construction?
• What are valid contractual relationships related to consultant, contractor, subcontractor, and facility manager design input?
• How can consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and fabricators be engaged in evaluating multiple designs when they have monetary incentives to consider the fewest schemes possible?
• Are clients willing to pay for additional early design effort by “non-designers”?
• Are consultants and contractors assuming more the role of the designer in early phases while simultaneously ceding much of their legacy documentation and management roles to subcontractors and fabricators?
• Where does traditional design leave off and spatial coordination begin?
• When does spatial coordination morph into design?
• How can contractors and designers find common ground for design and coordination?

Submissions are due by Friday, May 6, 2011. To submit a proposal, click here.

AGC BIMForum - Kansas City

The AGC's Summer BIMForum is going to be taking place in Kansas City June 15-18th.