3rd Annual
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) FORUM

September 26, 2012 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Beyond the Software: How to Navigate the Organizational Change Necessary to Fully Leverage BIM Technology

A Step-by-Step Change Management Approach to Organizational BIM Adoption

Josh Oakley and Randy Walton
ANGL Consulting (Atlanta)

Successful BIM adoption is not about software, it's about organizational change – and wrenching, disruptive change at that. According to change guru John Kotter, 70% of major change initiatives either don't get started or fail. This is evidenced in the industry's shift to BIM technology.

In addition to purchasing software and attending training, the key to sustainable and profitable BIM adoption lies in your organization's ability to create and execute a structured Change Management plan.

Process change begins with a process! In this session, participants will work through a structured Change Management model in support of AECO firms adopting BIM. Topics to be discussed include:

• Specific strategies for reducing adoption and acceptance risk
• How to take an organizational diagnostic
• How to identify significant risk areas
• Scripting the critical moves
• Capabilities development for all major departments/functions
• How to create change roadmaps
• The importance of capabilities change workshops
• How to develop a cost model for change activity
• How to communicate the change
• Specific strategies for facing the J-Curve

Josh Oakley has spent the past ten years as a plumber, a builder, and an architect. Before founding ANGL, Josh spent 4 years leading BIM implementation at The Beck Group in Atlanta, an internationally recognized Architecture and Construction firm. Josh worked with multi-discipline teams to design processes for information exchange during design, pre-construction, and construction. He is an industry expert in BIM technology and the workflows and processes necessary for its successful application.

Randy Walton is a highly sought after speaker and leadership expert who has been challenging the norms of business thought for over 20 years. Randy is a pioneer in developing compelling and profitable market strategies through the use of a unique, core value assessment and ideation process. He has extensive experience in corporate strategic planning, operations management, marketing, technology operations, business consulting, and organizational leadership. Randy mentors and advises senior leaders and executive teams throughout North America and Western Europe.

September 27, 2012

8:00

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30

Welcoming Remarks from Insight Information

8:35

Co-Chairs' Opening Remarks

Bruce McCallum
National Design Technology Manager, DIALOG

Dan Sadler 
Construction Manager, PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc.

8:40

TARGET CASE STUDY

Retail Revolution: How TARGET is Using BIM to Design and Construct Their Stores

Steven Wolf, AIA 
Lead Project Architect, Architecture
Target (Minneapolis)

Target has been using BIM and BIM related technology to design, construct, and remodel buildings for the past several years. This presentation will outline their current process of design and construction and how they intend to use the technology in the future.

9:30

MEP Revit Out of the Box

Duane Waite 
Principal, Vice President
Crossey Engineering Ltd. (Toronto)

Duane will provide an overview of the process that Crossey Engineering Ltd. (CEL) undertook to develop MEP Revit to make it of operational value.

10:15

Networking Coffee Break

10:30

PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION

Virtually Collocating Teams: Enabling Users with Citrix

Bruce McCallum
National Design Technology Manager
DIALOG

• Mainframes and Clouds: are they the same?
• Virtually collocating teams
• Increase project velocity and keep data secure
• Risks and rewards
• Demonstration

11:20

Integrated Project Delivery: The Endpoint of Collaborative BIM?

Howard W. Ashcraft, Jr., FACCL, Hon. AIACC 
Partner
Hanson Bridgett LLP (San Francisco)

Intense digital collaboration between designers, contractors and owners is a radical change in practice. Teams in the United States, and now in Canada, are finding that full multi-party agreements enhance digital collaboration and overcome many of the legal issues arising from early collaboration in traditional projects. IPD also offers the potential for more efficient and sustainable projects. The speaker, who is working on IPD projects on both sides of the border, will discuss the essential elements and structures of IPD and how they relate to collaboration through digital models and their relation to traditional tendering.

12:30

Networking Luncheon

1:30

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Code-Check Revolution: Using AUTOCodes to Expedite the Construction Process

Jonathan Widney 
President and CEO
Solibri LLC (Scottsdale)

Steven Wolf, AIA
Lead Project Architect, Architecture
Target (Minneapolis)

Target is a partner in the Fiatech effort to streamline the way permits get issued by utilizing BIM technology. Phase 1 of this effort was completed earlier this year and Phase 2 is currently underway. This presentation will introduce the topic of automated code checking using a BIM and describe the process by which it is being developed.

2:10

NATIONAL MUSIC CENTRE CASE STUDY

Shortening Design Time: How Collaborative Use of a Referenced Model Workflow Worked

Andrea Hektor 
Structural Engineer
KPFF Consulting Engineers (Portland)

Structural analysis of the Calgary National Music Centre utilized a reference model workflow, decreasing design time, increasing efficiency, and allowing for more architectural creativity due to rapid response of the design team to architectural changes. This CASE STUDYprovides insight into how to practically use a reference model workflow and items to be considered for potential projects.

• Project analysis – does a referenced model workflow make sense?
• Starting the process early – client communication and selection of appropriate software
• Was this example a reference model workflow that went full circle?
• How do we get to a point where design model-swapping occurs across multiple disciplines?
• Other examples of reference model workflows

2:50

Networking Refreshment Break

3:10

Model Management: Exchanging and Controlling Data Flow to Optimize Scheduling and Estimating

Dan Gramer
Manager Integrated Building Solutions
Turner Construction Company (Seattle)

• What are the issues with respect to data flow? (Size? Number of models?)
• How is each resolved?
• Process of assessing software for best interface (API)
• Extending existing tools to build functionality required (Sketchup)
• Cost/benefit analysis of employing multi-lingual (software) teams
• Practical demonstration of the tools showing extended functionality
• Validity of data/models

4:00

RETAIL CASE STUDY

Collaborative BIM on Retail Projects Across Canada: New Roles, New Challenges

John Moebes AIA, NCARB 
Director of Construction

Having supervised the construction of retail buildings across Canada (Toronto (3), Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver (2) and globally, John Moebes is well equipped to share how BIM implementation in Canada can be improved, and where we stack up globally. With concrete examples of how the Canadian construction sector can benefit from full BIM deployment, his presentation will inspire you to increase your BIM expertise!

• Where is Canada compared to projects elsewhere in the world?
• What kind of processes are in place on projects?
• Use of BIM on existing buildings
• BIM Integrators – how this position developed
• Why the move to BIM; how has it paid off?
• How can the Canadian economy benefit from increased BIM usage?
• Performance metrics; workflow standards
• What works, what doesn't, what should but didn't - lessons learned!

5:00

Conference Ends for the Day followed by Reception

September 28, 2012

8:00

Continental Breakfast

8:30

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Building Information Modeling: An International Standards' Perspective

Thomas A. Gay
Assistant Vice President & Manager Engineering Plan Services
FM Global (Johnston, RI)
FM Global's representative to the buildingSMART alliance
(serving as chairman since 2008) and The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

• BIM as an idea and what that means in regards to the efficient exchange of data
• The anatomy of "NBIMS-US" (the National Information Modeling Standard for the United States) and how it came about
• The international community and why NBIMS can be the basis for "IBIMS" (an International Building Information Modeling Standard)
• buildingSMART International's work to promote interoperability • Building Information Modeling Standard "next steps"

9:30

Aligning Canadian Initiatives with BIM Standards: An Introduction to Open BIM

Jonathan Dee 
Structural Engineer, John G. Cooke & Associates Ltd. (Ottawa)
Represents Construction Specifications Canada on
Technical Advisory Subcommittee and Steering Committee
Institute for BIM in Canada

John Hale
Chief CAD/BIM, Department of National Defence (Ottawa)
Member: Steering Committee, Institute for BIM in Canada (IBC); buildingSMART Canada; International Technical
Management Committee, buildingSMART International; Technical Committee, Canada BIM Council

Susan Keenliside
BIM Technical Advisor
Defence Construction Canada
Member: Steering Committee, Institute for BIM in Canada; buildingSMART Canada and buildingSMART alliance;
Project Committee, National Building Information Modeling Standard – United States

In 2011, the Institute for BIM in Canada (IBC) established buildingSMART Canada as the Canadian chapter of buildingSMART International. This organization develops and maintains the international standards for BIM. In this session, IBC Steering Committee members will discuss the work they are doing to align Canadian initiatives with International Standards. This presentation will provide an overall description of the OpenBIM concept, key challenges from an owner's perspective, cover recent and ongoing developments, and examines:

• What is the long term impact of storing BIM data in a closed format?
• Will the proprietary software be available in 10 years?
• Why data longevity of proprietary data concerns those hoping to realize future gains
• Why well-functioning open data formats and processes are the best long-term answers to these problems

10:30

Networking Coffee Break

10:45

How Sub-Contractors Successfully Organize and Implement BIM within Their Organizations

Moderator: Rod Yeoh
Principal
OMICRON AEC

Monte Hindbo 
CEO and BIM Manager
Spearhead Design Inc. (Calgary)

Jesse Kornelsen 
Drawing Office Manager
Collins Industries Ltd. (Edmonton)

• Balancing risk and expectations caused by BIM technology
• Principles and pitfalls of BIM adoption in the Sub-trade Space - examples from mechanical and structural steel fabrication trades
• Design to construction documents – overcoming the new challenge
• BIM technology's effect on CAD detailing
• What works? What doesn't work? Does BIM work on all projects?
• Lessons learned; efficiencies realized thus far – examples of BIM that can be utilized by MEP contractors today, and who should use them

11:40

RCMP HEADQUARTERS CASE STUDY

Benefits of Using BIM from Concept to FM: What Works, What Doesn't Work!

In this session, the Project Team will share insights into how BIM and a collaborative approach have been used on the new RCMP Headquarters in Surrey. By contrasting this project with lessons learned from earlier BIM projects, they will highlight how the benefits multiply as you increase your BIM usage. They will also share steps they are taking now in preparation for handing it off to Facilities Management.

Moderator: Bruno Vahedi 
Senior Design Manager, Bouygues Building Canada

Client: Janice Lilley, BID, MAIBC
Design Manager, RCMP EDiv HQ Relocation Project
Public Works and Government Services Canada, Pacific Region

Design: W. Scott Douglas, MAIBC, AAA, MAA 
Project Manager, Principal Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd.

Construction: Jérome Mulot 
Senior Design Manager, Bouygues Building Canada

Facilities Management: Alan Drummond 
Business Development, Canada
ETDE Facility Management Canada Ltd.

12:40

Networking Luncheon

1:40

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Project Execution Plans: What Owners and Developers Need to Know About BIM Implementation

Robert M. Leicht, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering
Director, Partnership for Achieving Construction Excellence (PACE)
The Pennsylvania State University

2:30

Networking Refreshment Break

2:40

EDMONTON SE to W LRT CASE STUDY

Beyond Buildings: BIM for Transit Projects

Josh Jones 
Production / Integration Coordinator
AECOM (Edmonton)

While much of the focus on BIM use has been on modeling buildings, other uses for BIM are gaining momentum. In this session, our speakers will share how BIM is being effectively used in the Southeast to West LRT project in Edmonton. Some of the questions they will address include:

• How can BIM assist in design of Transit or Transportation projects?
• Is it a worthwhile investment?
• How does it help the design team?
• How will it help the client?

3:30

Integrating Energy Modeling Output and LEED Scores with BIM Technology

Alex McCarthy 
Professional Engineer & Applications Specialist
IMAGINiT Technologies (New York)

LEAN, LEED, BIM... In today's fast-paced design and construction industry, teams are demanding feedback sooner and faster for energy conservation methods. A Certified Energy Manager, Alex views BIM as the transformative technology that will facilitate improved collaboration across the design team. This session will address how, by integrating energy modeling into the BIM workflow, conceptual energy modeling begins as early as possible. Not only does this inspire design, it also provides feedback during the phase when the information can have the most impact.

4:15

Conference Concludes

CLE Accreditation

Attention Architects: Attend this conference to obtain AIBC Core Learning Units (LUs)
Pre-conference workshop – 3.5 Core LUs
September 26 & 27, 13 Core LUs

Canadian Construction Association 
This course has been accredited by The National Gold Seal Committee (2 SICS).

• Architects, Engineers & Design Consultants
• Virtual Design Managers
• BIM Development Managers
• In-house Counsel
• Change Management Specialists
• Owners & Developers
• Project Managers
• Contract Administrators
• Government Officials
• Educators

• Contractors
• Sub-Contractors / Trades
• Estimators
• Specifiers
• Construction Lawyers
• Facilities Managers
• Software Vendors
• Construction Association Reps
• Insurance & Surety Executives
• Procurement Officers

Dear Colleague:

From initial design to integrating energy modeling into the BIM workflow and hand off to facilities management, Insight Information's 3rd annual Building Information Modeling (BIM) Forum in Western Canada covers a broad range of topics to assist you in furthering your understanding of how highly BIM-enabled, collaborative projects can transform project delivery at all levels.

Designed for owners and developers, architects, engineers, contractors, sub-contractors, facilities managers, virtual project managers and legal advisors, a faculty composed of North American industry experts will discuss how BIM was used on actual projects. New BIM Standards, challenges, workable solutions, what works – and what doesn't work will all be examined.

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

• Building Information Modeling: An International Standards' Perspective – Thomas Gay, FM Global
• What Owners & Developers Need to Know about Implementation – Robert Leicht, Ph.D., PACE, Pennsylvania State University
• Code-Check Revolution: Using AUTOCodes to Expedite the Construction Process – Steven Wolf, Target and Jonathan Widney, Solibri LLC
• Integrated Project Delivery: The Endpoint of Collaborative BIM? – Howard Ashcraft, Jr., Hanson Bridgett LLP

CASE STUDIES

• TARGET STORES
• NATIONAL MUSIC CENTRE – Calgary
• RCMP HEADQUARTERS (EDiv, Surrey)
• EDMONTON SOUTHEAST to WEST LRT

Pre-Conference Workshop: Beyond the Software: How to Navigate the Organizational Change Necessary to Fully Leverage BIM Technology – participants will work through a structured Change Management model in support of AECO firms adopting BIM.

Attendees will leave this conference with valuable execution strategies and practical insights into business uses of BIM and other construction technologies so that they can experience increased productivity gains and get the real payback of true integration.

We are confident that you will find this unique conference and the networking opportunities to be an excellent investment of your time and look forward to seeing you in September.

Sincerely,

Bruce McCallum 
National Design Technology Manager
DIALOG

Dan Sadler 
Construction Manager
PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc.

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