BIM Roadshows Announced

A series of roadshows around the UK and Ireland have begun that will lift the lid on digital technologies in the construction sector, and the relevance of BIM to our everyday lives, according to the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).

The roadshows, which started in Glasgow on 24 November, focus on the practical ways that BIM can be applied by each stakeholder in the construction process to work smarter and use digital assets more effectively, rather than the theory and technology behind BIM. The all-day events take delegates through the process from start to finish, focusing on RIBA Stages 0 – 7, and introducing the different software applications, potential issues and opportunities that users will encounter during design and construction.

The roadshows have a particular focus on the journeys that each stakeholder involved will make while using BIM on a project, and what each stakeholder typically requires from BIM.

This will help all parties to understand how their peers are using BIM, and understand what other professionals involved in construction require from BIM. Many presentations and seminars over recent years have focussed on the processes and forms of information exchange, but rarely looked at how they can be applied, especially for the bulk of the sector, that work on typical construction projects.

The CIBSE BIM Roadshows will take place over the course of 2016 and 2017, visiting Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, Newcastle, Leeds, Bristol and Dublin. To find out more, please visit www.cibse.org