Description
This session is a follow-up to 2022's "Hard Questions Only! Multidiscipline Panel on BIM and Digital Transformation." With this expert panel representing technology leaders from across architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO), we will delve further into the hard questions of digital transformation. It's easy to assume that everyone is "doing building information modeling (BIM),” but this panel wants to dig deeper and talk about the challenges that remain as our industry goes through a digital transformation. We'll go beyond the easy wins and discuss what BIM adoption really looks like and how hard it is to drive change. How is the escalation in tools changing our production process, and what does it mean for how we manage our projects and firms? What does the shift to data-driven work mean for an industry based around design studios and professionally licensed staff? Importantly, this panel will represent diverse views to understand how the responses and need for change vary across disciplines.
Key Learnings
- Assess the changing needs and requirements of the AECO workforce.
- Learn about the impact of AI/ML on Revit and modeling.
- Discover barriers impacting organizational change.
- Learn how to prioritize projects centered on driving data-driven change.
Speakers
- SMSean McDonaldCurrently working as a Regional BIM Manager at Thornton Tomasetti. Previous experience as a Design Technology Director at: Kohn Pedersen and Fox, Pei Cobb Freed and Associates, as well as Shen Milsom and Wilke. Additionally, as a BIM consultant and IT manager at CASE Inc, and a BIM Specialist at WeWork. Focused on developing processes and workflows to improve the quality of AEC deliverables.
- SBShane BurgerI am an internationally recognized leader in the advanced use of technology in design and experience for the built environment. As a Principal at Woods Bagot, I direct the vision centered on technical innovation and lead a global DesignOps team dedicated to researching, developing and applying new models of design and delivery to projects. I have lectured widely on a range of topics including design computation, BIM, digital fabrication, building and spatial performance, analysis and simulation, VR/AR, Smart Buildings, AI, and digital culture and experience. Starting in the early 2000's, I was an early advocate and active developer of design computation methodologies in the AEC industry. During this time, my built work at Grimshaw Architects focused on the design of arts and cultural institutions, and used an array of computational processes to synthesize geometry, analysis, and material fabrication. I also served for 8 years as a director of the design computation and education non-profit Smartgeometry, firmly positioning it at the intersections of art, design, technology, and the modern human experience. At Smartgeometry, I promoted the emergence of a new paradigm for digital designers and craftsman where mathematics and algorithms are as natural as pen and paper.
- NSNora SwansonAs JB&B's Director of Digital Innovation and Knowledge Management, Nora Swanson, PE is a passionate innovator and educator who uses her enthusiasm for new technology to actively envision and promote the future of the industry. Springboarding off of her notable career as a Mechanical Engineer and Project Manager, Nora uses her futuristic eye for technology to find improvements for products, processes, and client experiences. She thrives in environments where collaboration is key and her infectious curiosity and excitement surrounding technology and continuous improvement enables her to cultivate meaningful discussions and learning paths within JB&B and beyond. A self-described rebel thinker, Nora motivates others as she upsets the norm and tests boundaries in seeking new ways to navigate the intersection of technology and the human experience.
- CSChristopher ShaferChris Shafer has over 15 years of experience as an architect with the last seven years primarily focused on the development of digital design processes and content for HDR. In addition to working with HDR, he also worked with Perkins+Will and CBT Architects. In Chris' current role as the Digital Delivery Leader, he leads HDR Architecture in the development, use, and management of its digital design infrastructure and content used in building information modeling. Chris is an experienced Senior Project Architect with a background that spans multiple disciplines and a strong understanding of how BIM processes can fuel a data-driven approach to project delivery. With this combined expertise, he has focused on developing and implementing digital technologies that improve workflows, consistency, productivity, and mitigating risk in digital project delivery.
- RYRobert YoriRobert leads AECOM's Urban Advisory Practice Digital Solutions Studio and the Global Design Technologies Center of Excellence. Both groups enhance outcomes through practice-oriented digital transformation, design computation, data-focused workflows, and digital design and development. Robert's industry experience spans the architecture, engineering, sustainability, design for manufacturing, business development, innovation incubators, and software development sectors. He serves on AIA New York's Future of Architectural Practice Committee, is Program Manager for DBEI's Design Technology Summit (DTS), is co-author of the Mastering Revit book series, and contributed to the AIA's "Architect's Guide to Building Performance."
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