The BIMForum has quickly become the can’t-miss event for those interested in the application of virtual design and construction for the AEC industry, tripling in size in the last two years and hailed as a wild success by ENR.

Join fellow design, engineering and construction professionals, and owners for this two-day program to discuss the latest in BIM technology, implementation, and collaboration. The Winter BIMForum will be held in Phoenix, AZ, January 14-15. Be sure to keep track of BIMForum.org for updates on registration information, call for presentations, speakers, and location details.

The Fall BIMForum was held October 8-9 in Philadelphia, and attracted 250 attendees from all sectors of the industry, including architects, engineers, lawyers, contractors and subcontractors.

More than 30 presentations were given over the two day conference, which included in-depth discussion of how BIM as a process and technology is improving the way buildings are designed and built.  The meeting featured cutting-edge practices, case studies, presentations and panel discussions that illustrated how the standard of care for building is evolving.

• The True Desired Design Process; Davis Chauviere, HKS
• BIM For the Rest of US; Mark Oberholzer, Rhode Partners
• Project Execution Planning for BIM; John Messner, Penn State University
• Attaining Industry Standards; Deke Smith, buildingSMART Alliance
• Getting BIM to the Bottom Line; Steve Jones, McGraw-Hill
• Indiana University Study; Dick Thomas, SHP
• The Impact of BIM from a Legal Perspective; Carl Roberts, Ballard Spahr and Julie Negovan, Cozen O’ Connor
• Transition from Project Delivery to Facility Management; Maureen McDonough, Harvard University
  USACE BIM Roadmap; Steve Hutsell, US Army Corps of Engineers
• USACE BIM Contract Language; Steve Hutsell, US Army Corps of Engineers

The Philadelpha BIMForum Meeting will be held October 8-9 at the Phildelphia Marriott Downtown, 1202 Market Street, Philadelpha, PA 19107.  The theme of this meeting is “BIM AS THE EVOLVING STANDARD OF CARE: Driving process transformation for designers, contractors, and owners. This meeting will focus on such pressing questions as:

• Is BIM driving a change in the standard of care?
• Who should deliver a building model that provides true value to owners for building operations and management?
• How will the use of BIM impact project contingencies?  What will be accepted as appropriate contingency items, and what wil be expected from a “guaranteed” maximum price?

AGC’s BIMForum “is considered the best place for collaboration and collective action to relieve the aches and achieve the potential gains of the paradigm shift to BIM-enabled design and construction.” Engineering News Record, Nov. 2008

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The theme for Fall BIMForum meeting, to be held on October 8-9, 2009 in Philadelphia, PA, will be “BIM AS THE EVOLVING STANDARD OF CARE: Driving process transformation for designers, contractors, and owners.” The BIMForum Leadership is submitting this call for proposals forto solicit ideas for presentations that explore the deapth and breadth of this topic.

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The Dallas BIMForum Meeting will be held May 28-29, 2009 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel near the Dallas Fort Worth Airport. The theme of the meeting is “BIM NOW MORE THAN EVER: the embedded value of BIM and the Bottom line, from the 30-day and 30-year perspectives”. This meeting will focus on the value of BIM from the short-term, mid-term and long-term view, including:

*         Lowest First Costs,

*         Lowest Cost to Complete and

*         Life Cycle Project Costs

AGC’s BIMForum “is considered the best place for collaboration and collective action to relieve the aches and achieve the potential gains of the paradigm shift to BIM-enabled design and construction.” Engineering News Record – Nov. 2008

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Meeting Registration:

The registration fee is $250.00 per person. This fee is waived if you are employed by an academic institution. If you qualify, or would like more information about registration, please contact Rockkie Dunton at outlawr@agc.org This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (703) 837–5304.

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Hotel Information:

Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas
221 East Las Colinas Blvd.
Irving, TX 75039
Main Phone: 972-556-0800
Guest Fax: 972-556-0729
Website: www.omnihotels.com

Room Rate: $155.00/night.
Reservations Method: 1-800-the-omni or 1-800-843-6664
Check-in: 3:00pm
Check-out: Noon
Transportation: Airport: DFW – located less than 10 miles (20 minutes away). No shuttle service through hotel. The hotel suggests taxi service and does indicate that taxis are very easily accessible upon return back to the airport. Parking: complimentary self parking, valet parking overnight is $14/night.

If you have any other questions about registration, please contact Rockkie Dunton at outlawr@agc.org This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (703) 837–5304. If you have any specific questions about the meeting, please contact Dmitri Alferieff at alferieffd@agc.org This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (703) 837-5386.

Last week, BIMForum attendees met for what turned out to be BIMForum’s best meeting yet!  (One reason is that Solutionz provided Smartboards, polycom systems and high speed internet access, which enabled us to try out the latest in collaborative technology and access all handouts & conference information via the web.)

The activity that came out of the Closing Reports on Thursday says it all:

    The ConsensusDOCS BIM Addendum (developed by the Legal Subforum) received the nod of approval from the overall BIMForum membership.

    The Process Mapping Task Force is moving forward on developing a guideline for collaboration.

    The Academic Subforum is working to create an Online Clearing House (OCH).

    The Subcontractor Subforum was created, to address the demand from current members such as EMCOR.

    A Product Information Modeling (PIM) Task Force was created to work with the Sweets/McGraw-Hill initiative.

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If you missed this meeting, you probably don’t want to miss the next one in April!  (Exact Date & Location TBD)

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Although the leadership of the BIMForum met tonight, the Miami meeting officially kicks off tomorrow morning at 8AM.

Attendees and non-attendees alike will have access to the BIMForum agenda and handouts here .  As presentations and documents become available, they will be posted, so keep checking the meeting portals!  (Thursday meeting portal will be made public Wednesday evening).

Enjoy!

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If you would like access to BIMForum content, please register by clicking here .  If may take a day or two to process your request.

If it has been more than two days and you still don’t have access, please contact us here This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The BIMForum has scheduled sessions that will occur at AGC’s Building Division Meeting, to be held at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, FL. 

BIMForum specific sessions will start at 8AM on Wednesday, January 23, and will wrap up end of day Thursday, January 24.  Other Building Division meetings and activities will continue until January 26.  BIMForum sessions will include working meetings and presentations for all levels of BIM implementers.

More information will be available shortly.  In the mean time, please contact Dmitri Alferieff This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Laura Handler This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.

The title really says it all – now is the time to register for the BIMForum Fall Working Meeting.  See our conference page for meeting details and to register.