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Update on CIOB Design Management
“Design Managers do it by connecting!” Over the last twelve months we’ve had a working group on Design Management meeting occasionally. The group has arisen out of discussions that we’d been having on...
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The BIM train……
has left the station……… Attended a few meetings recently such as a SECBE conference for supply chain, the BSI B555 meeting and the latest CIC BIM forum. It was clear to me how much progress has been...
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Go BIM or go home!
So said Laura Handler, Director of VDC* (what’s that!!??) of Tocci at the Autodesk conference yesterday in London. I found Laura’s presentation and her approach at the seminar on BIM adoption jaw...
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The CIOB Design Manager’s Handbook
Phew! The writing is done. The proofs have been checked and signed off. The index is complete. The file sits on my table and now we wait. Somewhere east of Europe I think, it’s now in production....
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BIM Or BUST – Part II.
“2013 BIM or BUST? – The new normal and a digital construction industry in the UK…Or – BIM as a focus and catalyst for industrial and societal evolution” (Note to the gentle reader – this is an...
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The BIG BIM Launch…
The BIM “Big Launch” – 28th February 2013 – Guidance and links Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become a hot topic in the industry. Whilst the technology and jargon can make BIM confusing,...
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Lean in – you old dogs – and learn some new tricks!
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook has achieved some notoriety recently with her book, Lean In , which is about feminism and women in the workplace. The title is interesting – it reminds me of some...
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To collaborate or not………is that the question?
This week it was great to have Mervyn Richards , lead author of PAS1192/Part 2, give a workshop for the SEBIMHUB, on the PAS, information management and BIM. Mervyn should need no introduction – he is...
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Happy goldfish bowl everybody!
This has been on my mind for some time. There’s two strands of thought here…firstly… A change of key Firstly I think there’s a chord change in the way that BIM is being talked about now. Much more...
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Welcome to BIM Airways…we hope you enjoy your flight!
I was flying back from Dublin, from a CITA event, and the aircrew were doing their usual safety drill. Few were really watching, or listening. Many continued chatting away. I wondered how many would...
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BIM – What’s the risk?
I almost said what’s the fuss? Attended a great meeting at G4C Berkshire this week at the offices of Boyes Turner LLP in Reading. Myself , Ewan Maclean and Fred Mils of The B1M fame were speaking,...
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We need to talk about BIM…..or do we?
There is an article on Building magazine website by Tony Bingham, a leading construction industry barrister and arbitrator, giving a legal perspective on BIM, and you can see it here:...
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42.
“Life, the Universe, and Everything. And the omniscient omnipresent Being said……..Let there be BIM!” (And no…it’s not the Philpster!) Of course as we all know 42 is really the answer to Life, the...
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That’s the way to do it!…..Oh no it isn’t!….Oh yes it is!
Punch and Judy It’s behind you! Tick, tock… (sharp intake of breath)…..we don’t do that here, we’ve always done it this way…. Pantomime season is just about behind us as we start 2014. (Oh no it...
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@DECinSchools #EcoClassroom @classofyourown…Watch out ….the natives are coming!
Big shout out to the the Design Engineer Construct!, Class Of Your Own team this morning. Helped with a workshop at Heathcote School in Chingford yesterday. These guys are amazing. 40 students, Years...
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Fave rave #57 – BIM Dictionary
I rarely rave over anything. But…as you know my previous raves include… The B1M – http://www.theb1m.com Class of Your Own – http://designengineerconstruct.com BIM4SME – http://www.bim4sme.org This fave...
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BIM4SME Build the UK Live – Build a team – join up – WIN!
This post is on behalf of those nice people at BIM4SME who with Asite are running a BIM live competition in March. This puts learning and practice all together. A great opportunity for experts and...
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RegionalBIMHUBS – Alive and kicking, kicking and screaming…etc…etc…etc…
This is in response to a question, or more accurately just a comment… “Are the Hubs continuing?” DEFINITELY! The rumours of our demise are somewhat premature. It has been my privilege to be involved in...
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Had my car washed last week. D+T in Leatherhead, you might know them, just off junction 9 of the M25. A little plug here, but I don’t mind, I’ll tell you why. #excellencecomesasstandard That’s what...
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