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Edmonton - September 15th, 2011

Our latest REGIONAL SESSION was a BIG SUCCESS!!

The Canada BIM Council Board of Directors would like to thank all our presenters and discussion panelists for a great contribution. A donation will be made to the Youth Emergency Shelter on behalf of all our Presenters and Panelists. Check back soon for updates and news on upcoming Session's.


EVENT SCHEDULE
1:30-1:35 - Opening Address - Allan Partridge, Vice President
1:35-1:40 - CanBIM Progress Update by Paul F. Loreto, President
1:45-2:30 - Open Board Meeting with Member Participation
2:35-3:20 - Cliff Moser (AEC Catalyst) - "The Virtual Big Room and BIM"

3:20-3:30 - BREAK

3:30-4:15 - Scott Cameron (Supreme Group) & Ryan Mislan (Group2 Architecture) "Integrated Structural Delivery; Collaborative Design, Fabrication & Construction"
4:20-5:05 - Cam Munro (Clark Builders) "BIM Challenges for Small and Medium Sized Contractors"
5:10-6:00 - Roundtable - "Beyond BIM - What could our Industry look like? and How do we get there?" - Four Guest Panelists (see below)

6:05-6:15 - Closing Remarks
6:15-7:30 - COCKTAILS

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Teaming and collaboration and co-location in an immersive Cloud virtual engagement. “Big Rooms” have been developed to co-locate all design and construction team members in order to solve collaboration issues. However, because of time and distance constraints, Big Rooms are unable to work for most projects participants. A virtual big room (VBR) added to a hosted BIM cloud is the single most important way to solve this problem. This session will describe the latest in Cloud environments, not only for hosting the BIM, but also to serve as the virtual and immersive Big Room for all project participants, saving co-location and engagement costs.

Cliff Moser's Biography:

Cliff Moser, is a 30 year veteran of the design and construction industry, with specialty expertise in designing and building healthcare facilities. Working in construction administration for most of his career, he champions the use of Building Information Modeling as a design, delivery, construction, and operations tool. A seasoned quality professional, Cliff provides international presentations and workshops on developing Quality systems within design firms and construction companies, with an emphasis on developing Lean Enterprises through collaboration. He is the author of the Practice Quality chapter of the American Institute of Architect’s (AIA) Handbook of Professional Practice, 14th edition (2007). He is the past-chair of the Design and Construction Division (DCD) of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and the AIA Practice Management Knowledge Community (PMKC). Cliff is the Executive Vice President of AECCatalyst, LLC, a global technology and resource provider for designers, builders and owners, specializing in BIM and cloud technologies. He lives in Southern California can be reached at 310.947.8509 and cliffm@aeccatalyst.com.

Supreme Steel and Group2 Architecture Engineering will highlight projects such as the Edmonton International Terminal Expansion, Capitol Theatre, Marriott Hotel – Edmonton International Airport, and Meadows Community Recreation Centre. The presentation will focus on successes and failures of various strategies.  Our presentation will provide an overview of the traditional delivery of steel fabrication – modeled in isolation for production only – and compare against the opportunity for collaboration with building information modeling.  By collaborating digitally duplication of effort is reduced, efficiencies are gained and expanded resource pools with specific expertise can be engaged to develop and deliver the project at all phases – design, procure, assemble and operate.

Supreme Steel and Group2 Architecture Engineering have not collaborated on the example projects however the experiences with communication and collaboration in building information modeling is common to all disciplines, trades and projects regardless of relationship.  The presentation Supreme Steel and Group2 Architecture Engineering propose will focus on shared experiences, communication challenges, collaboration strategies, team relationships and the increasing need for earlier, committed collaboration of the architect, engineer, contractor, fabricator, trade and owner/operator.  By presenting the experiences of a fabricator and a designer we hope to reassure that the challenges are common to their peers, reinforce the need for open knowledge sharing within the industry and engage others in the change that building information modeling will bring to the design, procurement, assembly and operations of buildings.

Scott Cameron's Biography:

Mr. Cameron, Integrated Design Services Specialist and Project Manager with Supreme Steel LP in Edmonton, is responsible for managing the technical requirements with architectural and engineering teams associated with projects facilitated in BIM environments. He brings a unique number of skills from both a project management and detailing perspective.  As a former detailer of 13 years, with over 10 years spent coordinating projects within 3D environments, Scott has become well versed with emerging 3D modeling software applications, and has brought this versatility into his project management skills and applied them within BIM environments.  Hand-selected by Supreme Steel LP as an emerging candidate for advanced project management career development, in particular, for Integrated Project Delivery scenarios, he has quickly adjusted to a role responsible for full structural information management on projects, of recent, the Edmonton International Airport Expansion.  He has also become familiar with the application of other architectural and structural software programs (Revit, RSS) for application in BIM environments and successfully works in an interoperable environment with design team members. Further to that he is increasingly knowledgeable about neutral file data exchange protocol between numerous architectural, structural engineering and detailing packages and has quickly earned the respect of his design peers as the resident expert. He is frequently consulted for advice on appropriate information preparation for electronic files intended to be shared with steel fabricators for successful integration in 3D detailing packages for manufacturing modeling preparation and has recently accepted an invitation to join as a member on the technical advisory committee for CanBIM (Canada BIM Council).

Ryan Mislan's Biography:

Ryan is a structural technologist with Group2 Architecture Engineering Ltd., responsible for the development and implementation of Building Information Modeling in an integrated practice.  He is particularly interested in the development of processes and work flows that leverage technology to engage design, fabrication and construction into highly collaborative working environments. Ryan is a passionate advocate of BIM and promoting its use in the AEC industry while serving as both a mentor and a student of those adopting the process.

In his ten years in the industry, Ryan has amassed a wide range of project experience and is actively involved with the National BIM Standard Project Committee, buildingSMART Alliance, The Canada BIM Council, AUGI, Autodesk Feedback Community.

The presentation is based on the pathway that one GC has taken to integrate design and construction over the years, starting with full understanding of client needs, and ending with utilization of BIM methodology. Clark Builders has been in the industry for almost 40 years, working on sites throughout Western Canada, China Russia and the United States. Through all of these projects, Clark has used "Integrated Project Delivery" methods to secure and complete projects in some the most challenging climates (both geographically and culturally). By implementing BIM in our projects, we have found the good, the bad and ugly of using this "new" way of project/learn integration.

We will briefly talk about the old ways of design/construction, and move forward to the current "Innovative Construction" department, and all the trials and successes that brought us to this. The presentation will discuss a few projects that have used the "IPD" methodology and a few that also have used BIM. At the the end of the presentation the audience will understand (from the GC's perspective) all sides of the path to the third dimension!

Cam Munro's Biography:

Cam’s almost 30 years in the construction industry has taken him to projects throughout Canada, Russia, China, Japan and Germany.  His diverse career has had a strong focus in Integrated Project Delivery and he has accumulated vast experience and knowledge in a wide range of markets, products and environments.  Cam is currently the Innovative Construction Manager for Clark Builders corporately, where he oversees all of the BIM requirements and Sustainable initiatives for the companys’ projects.  He leads the in-house BIM Technical team to promote and utilize BIM as an effective construction evolution.  As Clark Builders’ most senior LEED© Accredited Professional, Cam directs his team through the LEED© construction requirements from the initial IDP process through to the final CaGBC submittals. In this role, Cam has worked on projects ranging from $1M to $240M with a particularly impressive track record with institutional and commercial sustainable projects. Cam’s industry affiliations include: CanBIM (committee member), Construction Specifications Canada (board member), Canada Green Building Council (Board member) and the Construction Sector Council (Committee member).

He also instructs industry related courses at the University of Alberta, NAIT and SAIT.  And he sits in an advisory capacity with the City of Edmonton’s’ (The Way We Green Initiative and Renewable Energy Task Force) and the University of Calgary’s’ Solar Decathlon 2011 entry (TRTL Project).  Cam is also a trained R2000/Built Green builder, and has completed reviews for the National Energy Code for Buildings 2011.

Moderator:

• Allan Partridge, CanBIM Vice President, Executive Director, Group2 Architecture
  

Roundtable Panelists:

• Anneliese Fris AAA, Partner, Shelterbelt Architecture and Chair of the Edmonton Design Committee, Edmonton
• Carol Belanger AAA, City Architect, City of Edmonton
• Chad Musselwhite P.Eng, Mechanical Lead, Williams Engineering Canada, Edmonton
• Drew Teal, P.Eng, BIM Manager & Field Engineer, PCL, Edmonton

These panelist are drawn from our AECO community and are actively engaged in working with BIM enabled technologies.

 

Anneliese Fris's Biography:

Anneliese Fris was educated at the University of Alberta (B.A. 1992) and University of British Columbia (B.Arch.1995). Anneliese is a founding partner of Shelterbelt Architecture (2007). Since 2006 Anneliese has been a member of the Edmonton Design Committee, the City of Edmonton’s urban design review panel and currently serves as Chair.

Anneliese is strongly committed to providing buildings that demonstrate sustainable principles. Anneliese particularly enjoys the planning process of design, which requires attention to client requests and a sensitive interpretation of the project requirements into built form. She is interested in a regional architectural expression that is responsive to site, culture and climate.

Carol Belanger's Biography

Carol graduated from the Technical University of Nova Scotia with a Masters Degree in Architecture in 1992. After 15 years in private practice, he worked as a senior urban designer in the City’s planning and development group where he chaired the Edmonton Urban Design Awards in 2005 and 2007. Since 2007, Carol has held the position of City Architect, during which time he has worked to emphasize the importance of urban and architectural design for the betterment of the city and communities that we live in.

Chad Musselwhite's Biography:

Chad has gained experience in a broad spectrum of building types, but specializes in high performance mechanical system designs for sustainable building projects. In the role of mechanical engineer and team lead, Chad coordinates the efforts of a talented and eager group of mechanical engineers, designers, and support staff to satisfy the needs of his clients. Chad is helping to integrate Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology into the engineering practice at Williams Engineering. This digitally based integrated approach is  revolutionizing the construction industry and Chad has managed the implementation of BIM software, such as Revit MEP, on recent projects.

Drew Teal's Biography:

A Professional Engineer and BIM specialist, Drew’s experience includes structural design, field management and BIM management. Drew has worked with PCL at the corporate level to assist all Canadian Districts with BIM implementation and optimization as well as providing engineering support for the design of formwork, scaffolding and complex crane lifts. Currently Drew is assisting the Edmonton Buildings District with development of techniques and best practices to enable BIM driven scheduling and estimating as well as improving the accessibility of digital BIM information in the field.