This week, once again, BIM has been in the spotlight in Australia with BIM4Construction: 4D + 5D Workshops travelling around the capital cities and an article appearing in BRW.
For those who want to get along to the BIM4Construction workshops in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide there’s still a chance û I’ll cover a few of the points presented in Brisbane but highly recommend getting along for yourself.
The panel discussion at the end was lively and particularly informative! An interesting project, Sutter Health Project, that I hadn’t heard was also mentioned.
Have you heard of any interesting news articles, publications or events to do with BIM recently?
In attending the BIM4Construction workshop I was reminded that BIM is a ôdisruptive processö and it was interesting to hear how each of the the speakers were driving innovation and change to adapt and embrace new technology.
Claudelle Taylor, General Manager, Nexus Point Solutions.
Claudelle spoke of her role in the Leighton Group vision of improving productivity through the integration of estimating, planning and actual cost data into 3D visualisation.
The two projects she explored were 567 Collins Street, Melbourne and the Trivtam project Kochi, India.
Of particular interest were the challenges and successes of using RIBiTWO software to integrate with cost codes in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform. Claudelle also told of the way that data of completed construction can be used to alert project managers to elements of a build being constructed behind schedule.
Peter Kelly, CIO, Simonds Homes.
Peter’s presentation looked at the other end of the spectrum in construction and he shared some of his experiences implementing IT changes to a company that builds approximately 2200 residential homes a year.
One key point that I took away from Peter was that although estimators may see a lot of benefit in implementing new technology they are not always the best at selling these benefits to management who inevitably have to drive change.
He also talked about the potential benefits of the use of 3D models by sub-contractors in the maintenance of homes as many homes are now sold with a maintenance period of up to 10 years.
David Mitchell, 5D Quantity Surveyor + Partner of Mitchell Brandtman
David spoke of the value of using BIM in the Quantity Surveying profession and the way in which using models can create savings for different parties involved in a construction project.
He also spoke of skills that Quantity Surveyors need in order to work with 5D and showcased some of Mitchell Brandtman’s work on the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
A copy of his presentation slides can be found here.