| Curriculum Track: |
Business Management/Quality |
| Delivery Method: |
Courses/Seminars |
| Member Organization: |
National Events |
| Date: |
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - Friday, October 30, 2009 |
| Time: |
Day 1: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Day 2: 7:30 a.m.-12 noon Pacific |
| Faculty: |
David Pluke, Ericksen Roed; Sean Smith and Lyle Fuson, Gresham Smith & Partners; Scott Ricks, TRC Worldwide; Christopher Garrell, Bentley; Dr. Carrie Sturts Dossick, Prof., Univ. of Washington; Beth Andrus, Skellenger Bender; Robert Bell, Sparling |
| Location: |
Hyatt at Olive 8
206-695-1234
1635 8th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
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| Description: |
To view course brochure, click here BIM: - Saves time and money
- Blurs delineation of professional resonsibilities and liabilities
- Improves quality of finished product
- Is complicated by competing applications software
- Promotes sbetter communication/coordination among disciplines
- Requires investment of time and money
- Gives knowledgeable firms a competitive advantage
- Encourages unrealistic owner expectations
- Returns true benefit to the owner
- Is coming
- Is here
ACEC brings together the voices and experiences of innovators who are collaboratively transforming this exciting, multi-dimensional project planning concept into A/E/C marketplace reality.
This important 1-1/2-day course will examine BIM as a concept, demonstrate how it is being put into real life practice by the interacting professional teams involved and how your firm can best prepare for a BIM future. Including transition plans, IT budgeting, and legal issues and risks.
Course Highlights
DAY ONE - October 29 (7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.) Registration and Breakfast (7:30-8:30 a.m.)
Reasons for Change Economic benefits of BIM How BIM is put into practice for architects, engineers, constructors Contending with limitations of current technology and interoperability Securing and maintaining model and product data
Case Study Work flow transformation Design process change and knowledge transfer requirements Interdisciplinary project work flows Understanding client needs in utilizing BIM
Lunch (12 noon)
Fabrication in the BIM Environment Design, bidding, detailing, and fabrication process with BIM Getting it right: saving time and money BIM for M/E/Ps BIM in the M/E/P sector: the promise, the reality Challenges facing engineers/designers Technical challenges Communication is critical Importance of BIM to the M/E/P sector
Implementing Strategies How industry business practices must adapt and change Creating a BIM transition plan Budgeting - costs of technology, training, and employee time Getting owner/principal buy-in and support Dealing with IT challenges Managing expectations Panel Q&A
DAY TWO - October 30 (7:30 a.m.-12 noon)
Breakfast (7:30-8:00 a.m.)
BIM in the Field Centralized model vs loosely-coupled distributed models Different roles = different definitions (and uses) of BIM Preconstruction services Case examples of BIM in preconstruction/construction BIM on Campus: What tomorrow's engineers are doing these days Practical BIM Implementation: Risk Management for "BIM-Ready" Firms BIM and the American legal framework of responsibility Professional liability insurers' attitudes toward BIM Risk management strategies: newest contractual tools and business risks
Wrap-Up Q&A with Presenters
Special Stimulus Extra! For a limited time, registrants for this course will take home a $200 BONUS credit certificate-for personal or firm use-to apply to the price of a future ACEC on-site course.
Through September 28, 2009:
$895 ACEC Member
$1,095 Non-member After September 28, 2009:
$995 ACEC Member
$1,195 Non-member
Click here to register. |
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| Contact Info: |
La'Creshea Makonnen
ACEC
1015 15th Street, NW - 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Email: education@acec.org
Phone: 202-682-4338
Fax: 202-789-7220
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