We had a very diverse offering in Toronto, with great presentations, to representation from Academia and Industry and most importantly there was plenty of discussion and communication.

Check back next week for some great videos from the event!

1:30-2:00 - Introduction and Setting Goals - Allan Partrdige, Vice Chair
2:00-2:30 - CanBIM Progress Update by Paul F. Loreto, Chair
2:30-3:30 - Open Board Meeting with Member Participation

3:30-3:45 - BREAK (Snacks and Beverages)

3:45-4:30 - Presenter - Brent Mauti - Global Delivery and Connectivity Through BIM
4:30-5:15 - Presenter - Julian Bowron - HDBIM: 3D Models Meet Their Maker
5:15-6:25 - Roundtable - Tamer El-Diraby, Sam Rahman, Ralph Lembcke, Costan Boiangiu - Benchmarking BIM Implementation
6:25-6:30 - Closing Remarks - Allan Partridge

6:30-7:30 - COCKTAILS

CanBIM Members - $95.00
Non Members - $160.00
Students - $35.00

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Brent Mauti - Architect

Brent Mauti is an architect in Ontario, with twelve years of experience, the last nine years being with CH2M HILL in design and construction management projects from multiple business groups.

Brent’s architectural responsibilities include design, Building Information Modelling (BIM) and rendering, the preparation of presentation and working drawings, specification production, and services during construction for all types of projects designed by CH2M HILL. Brent has significant experience with 3D design as he has been involved with its implementation for numerous large-scaled projects over the course of his career.

Brent’s responsibilities as BIM leader include:  advising business leadership teams of the benefits regarding design automation implementation, the application of design automation standards, to champion consistent technology application and technological change, to work with project delivery to identify issues and benefits regarding the use of BIM tools, to identify key staff to lead and promote BIM implementation, and to benchmark design automation technologies used by competitors.

Presentation Outline 

1)    The concept of multidiscipline collaboration as inherent to BIM.

• In order for BIM to be implemented as a mode of delivery, all design disciplines need to be connected through a collaborative environment.  Design entities need to be able to view each other’s work, adapt their efforts, and create an environment accessible throughout the lifecycle of the project through construction and eventually turned over to the Owner.

2)    Complications around how to globally connect entities through BIM.

• BIM is bound by network traffic, internet connectivity, bandwidth, etc.  Some entities have expertise with respect to BIM and some don’t and there is a need to shift from e-mailing content to “live access” of content.  Is there a solution which brings the speed of “working locally” while ensuring you’re “globally connected”?

3)    Possible solution to global connectivity.

• To address the complications, deployment of a collaborative environment which allows for distributed team members who reside anywhere in the world can be explored.  Such a system could utilize local caching and resource management to allow for local data utilization while synchronizing a global connection.  There a couple products with the industry that can facilitate this depending on how much connectivity is needed resulting in a scalable solution.

Julian Bowron - Feature Walters, President

Julian Bowron is the President of Feature Walters, the custom and prefabricated division of Walters, Canada's premier structural steel fabricator. After studying tool and die making, Mr. Bowron served 5 years as an apprentice sculptor, then studied Industrial Design at the Ontario College of Art and Design. He founded Feature Factory in 1984, which merged with Walters Group in 2009 to create Feature Walters (FEWA).

Mr. Bowron's work as a designer includes broadcast studios, exhibits and patented equipment used in a variety of industries including prefabrication, defence, security and entertainment. Described by Canadian Architect as "One of the emerging leaders in bridging the gap between designers and fabricators", Mr. Bowron introduced parametric solid modeling to his design department in the mid-90's as a means to enhance constructability by accurately capturing, assessing and outputting fabrication details in a 3D environment. Embracing digital fabrication shortly thereafter, the FEWA design department has been 100% parametric since 2001. Paradoxically, Bowron's input to the design development process often takes the form of hand sketches which are then integrated in to the models.

The firm's award-winning fabrication work is found in Macau, Dubai, South Africa, the Caribbean, Canada and the United States, especially in NYC. Recent awards include "2007 Global Store of the Year" (HBO, 6th Ave. NYC, designed by by Gensler) and 2005 "Gold Award, Commercial Interiors" (BWTIC, Toronto, designed in collaboration with Marshall Cummings). Recent consulting work includes constructability enhancement for a 180-story steel and concrete tower in Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Bowron's commercial innovations include the use of High Definition BIM (BIM composed of cut-file-quality data) to facilitate integrated project delivery in architectural applications. He is a recognized authority on the use of BIM and frequent guest lecturer, having spoken on this topic at the RAIC / OAA convention, NeoCon, AIA NYC chapter, Construct Canada,  the Ontario College of Art and Design, the Humber College School of Industrial Design and the Ryerson University Schools of Interior Design and Retail Management.

FEWA's clients include Turner Construction, PCL, Ellis Don, Hunter Roberts, Structuretone, Bloomberg, Saudi BinLadin Group, LEDCOR, UBS, HBO, Moet Hennessey, DIAGEO, IAC, Armani, General Electric, Sony, Van Wagner, MGM, The US DoD, The US NRO, The City of Toronto, Clear Channel Outdoor, Viacom, Paramount, DreamWorks, W Hotels, CBC, CTV, Discovery Channel, TSN, Umbra, TrizecHahn, The Government of Ontario, The Royal Bank, The Ontario Lottery Corporation, Ontario Power Generation, BMW, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NIKE, Nortel, Sears, Bell Mobility, Parks Canada, and The Royal Ontario Museum.

Presentation Outline 

Why do most BIM’s not survive to the fabricating phase of the project? This session will explore the differences between architectural design process (BIM) and design for manufacturing (HDBIM), focusing on methods for obtaining precise as-built measurements, the importance of qualified constructability input and the challenges of modeling for digital fabrication on a large scale. Through a review of projects, participants will gain an increased understanding of the challenges and advantages of coordinating and drawing a building at cut-file level.

From this discussion you can expect to hear about BIM beyond the software, BIM as a public policy, with noted examples; The Singapore Experience, The USA Experience, The Finland Experience and our Road Map for Canada.

Tamer El-Diraby - Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Toronto

Prof. El-Diraby is an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Toronto. He is the director of the Center for Information Systems in Infrastructure & Construction (i2c). The Centre mandate include research and development in the areas of Infrastructure management systems (asset management, sustainable construction), infrastructure interdependency, Knowledge management systems (ontology, semantic systems, process management); Construction project management, and Context sensitive design (value analysis, constructability analysis)

Prof. El-Diraby’s area of research covers analysis and development of semantic interoperable web services to realize virtual collaborative organizations in urban systems. His work is mainly interested in the development of ontologies to capture domain knowledge and using these ontologies to build human-relevant knowledge management systems.In addition to knowledge management, Prof. El-Diraby areas of research cover the study of sustainable practices in urban construction, including environmental and social impacts of urban facilities and means to optimize these impacts. 

Tamer El-Diraby's presentation Benchmarking BIM Implementation DOWNLOAD NOW!

Ralph Lembcke - Professor, School of Building Technology, Fanshawe College

• Diploma - Construction Engineering and Technology Program - Fanshawe College
• Diploma - In Service Teacher Training Program - St. Clair College
• Gold Seal Certified Estimator, with the CCA Gold Seal ProgramFormer Professional Quantity Surveyor with the CIQS - and still an active supporter of that accreditation.
• Estimator, Project Manager, Bronnenco Construction (80 - 85)President, Inentech Construction Services and Inentech Associates Ltd., General Contractor (85 - 95)
• President, R. Lembcke & Associates, Building and Construction Consultants (current)Professor, School of Building Technology, Fanshawe College (95 - present)

Sam Rahman - Professor , Construction Project Mangement - George Brown College

Sam Rahman was born in Pakistan in 1959. He completed his Master of Science in Civil Engineering in 1985 and started his career as a Construction Estimator in United Arab Emirates in September 1985.  He worked as an Estimator, Site Superintendent  and Project Manager on a variety of projects including Schools, Hospitals, High rise buildings and villas in UAE till 1990.

In 1991 offered by an American firm, Sam moved to New York and worked as a project coordinator and project manager on various projects including multi-million dollar projects for New York Transit Authority.

 

In 1996 moved to Toronto and worked and has worked as Chief Estimator and Project
Manager in the GTA and Niagara areas. Currently working as a Professor at George Brown College, where he teaches Construction Project management, Cost Control,  Estimating and Building Information Modeling (BIM).  Sam is also working as a Project Manager in a Project Management Consulting company in Toronto.

Costan Boiangiu - Professor School of Engineering Technology and Applied Research - Georgian College

Eleven years ago Costan embarked on a career at Georgian College. Costan wanted to blend his three passions: automobiles, designing and technology with teaching. Costan has a natural aptitude for sharing knowledge, explaining how things work, and finding solutions.

The road leading to Georgian was not straight-forward. After graduating as an architect from the Faculty of Architecture in Bucharest, Romania, Costan worked on various architectural projects, from residential developments to government projects. During this time Costan became interested in computer aided design.

Beginning in 1995, Costan spent two years as an aircraft interiors designer at Bombardier/de Havilland in Toronto, followed by another three years as an aircraft interiors engineer at Boeing, in Seattle, WA.

Returned in Canada. To remain current with the architectural profession, Costan is a registered Intern Architect with the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA).

As a full-time faculty member at Georgian Costan teaches in School of Engineering Technology and Applied Research and School of Design and Visual Arts as well. His portfolio covers courses for Architectural Technology, Automotive Product Design and Interior Design programs, including Design Fundamentals, Advanced Product Design, Technical Projects, History of Architecture, and CAD-based courses like REVIT and AutoCAD. Beginning January 2011 Costan will be the Coordinator of the Architectural Technician and Architectural Technology programs.

Costan has a keen interest in the latest developments and sits on the advisory committees for Automotive and Architectural programs in Engineering Technology. Costan was also a member of the Educational Technology Advisory Committee for more than five years.