BIMvoice
Welcome to BIMvoice, the podcast that provides a platform for Building Information Modeling (BIM) professionals to share their perspectives and insights on the industry. In this podcast, we cover a wide range of topics related to BIM, including its applications in architecture, engineering, and construction, as well as the latest trends and challenges facing the industry. One of the key topics we focus on is OpenBIM, a platform-independent approach to BIM that enables seamless collaboration and data exchange among different stakeholders. We believe that OpenBIM is revolutionizing the AEC industry and has the potential to transform the way we design, construct, and operate buildings. Through our conversations with experts in the field, including architects, engineers, and software developers, we explore the benefits of using OpenBIM, including interoperability, flexibility, and data exchange. We also discuss the challenges of implementing OpenBIM and how organizations can overcome them. Our guests share their personal experiences with OpenBIM tools like IFC, BCF, IDS, and provide insights on how OpenBIM is improving collaboration among different disciplines, increasing efficiency, and reducing errors and rework. We also discuss the latest developments in OpenBIM technology and how it is being used in real-world projects. Whether you’re an architect, engineer, contractor, or software developer, BIMvoice provides you with valuable insights and practical tips to help you get the most out of BIM and OpenBIM. So, join us for our next episode and let’s explore the exciting world of BIM together!
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Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Marcin Pszczolka talks about the true state of BIM, BIM adoption challenges, BIM coordination and much more.
Marcin is a BIM Coordinator at Norconsult in Oslo, Norway and the Co-Founder of the BIM corner blog.
BIM Corner is a blog mainly focused on Building Information Modeling technology. The main goal is to spread knowledge about BIM and its practical use in construction projects. BIM Corner does not want to create another place where BIM is presented only in theory. They want that their readers to be able to learn practical knowledge which can be used on a daily basis.
Norconsult is Norway's largest and one of the leading interdisciplinary consulting companies in the Nordic region. Their services are aimed at community planning, engineering and architecture, and we are a leading player both nationally and internationally.
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Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Gregor Vilkner talks about BIM for Facility Management (FM), open source for aec, how to get into software development from other engineering background and much more.
Gregor is a full-stack AECO industry specialist with more than 15 years of experience, currently working as a Software Engineer at Microdesk.
Microdesk was founded in 1994 as an Autodesk Reseller with a simple mission – to assist Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner/Operators and GIS firms with improving workflows and integrating project delivery technologies. 25 years later and that mission still holds true.
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GraphQL lightning workshop at AEC Tech 2020
Microdesk BIMrx
Microdesk BIMrxLAB on Github
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Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Øyvind Svaland talks about AR/VR/XR/MR on the building site, drawingless projects from a contractor point of view, why leadership needs to be more involved and act, and much more.
Øyvind is a BIM Coordinator and Project Lead eXtended Reality at Veidekke Norway.
Veidekke is one of the biggest general contractors in Scandinavia with 8200 employees.
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Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Ralph talks about misconceptions about BIM, standards, BEPs and much more.
Ralph Montague is the Director of ArcDox, a BIM consultancy based in Dublin, Ireland, Board member of the Ireland's National BIM Council, Chair of the Irish BIM National Mirror Committee, Board member of Construction IT Alliance, Coordinator of the Revit Users Ireland Group, co-host of the AEC Hive podcast and the AEC hive community, a community platform for AEC innovation
ArcDox is a specialist consultancy practice, providing professionally managed BIM (Building Information Modelling) services to the construction industry, to Enable and Support the Implementation of "digital" process on building design and construction projects, including BIM setup, production, project team support, project resources, and training. ArcDox are registered with the RIAI (Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland) and are an Authorized Autodesk Training & Certification Centre.
"BIM is a digital representation of a built thing (a building, a bridge), and that digital representation has three things: geometry, the information and all the documentation held in a Common Data Environment (CDE)." Ralph Montague
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UK BIM Framework
SFT BIM Portal
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Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Øystein talks about drawingless projects, parametric design, standards and much more.
Øystein is working as a BIM-developer for Sweco in Oslo, Norway where he is responsible for research, development and quality of civil BIM models. In October, the last project Øystein has worked on, has been awarded at Tekla Global BIM Awards as the best BIM project and the best infrastructure project: https://www.tekla.com/bim-awards/randselva-bridge
Sweco is Europe's leading architecture and engineering consultancy company, established in 13 countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, UK and Poland). Sweco carries out projects in 70 countries annually throughout the world.
"I think first you have to model 3D objects and once you start attaching some kind of attributes to those objects, that's BIM to me." Øystein Ulvestad
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Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Alexander talks about the importance of BIM for asset management, cooperation across the supply chain, standards and much more.
Alexander is an Asset Information Manager at Waternet, Strategic Advisor at Asset Wise for Life Cycle Asset Management, Member of Board at buildingSMART Benelux and freelance Project Manager. Before this he worked for a long period of time as Strategic advisor BIM for Asset Management at the Schiphol Airport, the 4th biggest Airport in Europe.
"I see BIM as Building Information Modeling more in the design and construction phase and then Building Information Management for asset management, like a two-way trial." Alexander Worp
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Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Håkon talks about AI, VR, AR, VDC, linked data, IFC, ISO 19650 and much more.
Håkon is an entrepreneur who started up more innovative companies within AEC with the goal to make better buildings. Before this he worked as a Project Manager.
I4 Technology is a new type of consulting company in the Norwegian construction industry started by Håkon Reisvang. The primary focus is to help the industry by implementing new tools such as artificial intelligence and robot technology in construction projects.
"BIM it's a way to communication ideas, a way of structuring knowledge so you can get the information you want whenever you want it." Håkon Reisvang
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i4Technology
Nordic Building Room
Inrupt/Solid
Open AR Cloud
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Erika talks about the dimensions of digital asset data management and supporting technologies for BIM, business model innovation, Academia and much more.
Erika is Research Associate at University of Cambridge and the host of the BeyondBIM podcast.
BeyondBIM is a podcast focusing on the 7 emerging digital dimensions which transform the way we previously adopted Building Information Modelling (BIM).
"Specifically with ByondBIM podcast when I first started I was looking at core seven dimensions which pushes us to the next stage of the use of BIM, emerging tech that springs us to the next level of informatization of design data throughout the building's life cycle, being at early design stages, during construction or during its operation" Erika Pärn
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University of Cambridge paper with Microsoft on emotional response recognition and building design
Cambridge Service Alliance Industry Day 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Stefan talks about why BIM is important for court proceedings, what can we do to attract more talent in the Construction Industry, standards and much more.
Stefan Szell is BIM Consultant and Certified BIM Instructor at BSI.
BSI is the business standards company that helps organizations all over the world. Stefan can help you with: BIM-Strategic Understanding, BIM-Fundamentals, BIM-Strategic Implementation, BIM-Project Delivery, BIM-Asset Management, BIM-Handover Information Exchange, BIM-Security and BIM, BIM-Health and Safety.
"BIM is a collaborative production management and dissemination of information, where all parties involved on a project use a 3D application tool, whatever it is, to produce the graphical information, and other information like scheduling, cost plans, performance requirement programs, sustainability, operation and maintenance is also included and stored in a data environment so that everybody that needs to can have the correct information, just the right amount of information, in the right format, at the right time." Stefan Szell
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Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Sindre talks about BIM, VDC, IoT in AEC and much more.
Sindre Gundersen is Development Manager at Angvik Development. Sindre talks about BIM, VDC, IoT in AEC and much more.
Angvik Utvikling is a Real Restate Developer, employing the newest and most bleeding edge technologies on their projects trying to break the traditional way of doing things in Construction and push the industry forward into digitalization.
"BIM is for me a connection point for everything, therefore is the static data in a building, you can visualize it, run simulations on it etc." Sindre Gundersen
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