Description
Key Learnings
- Understand the “why” behind the suite of documents that make up the national BIM standards
- Understand the content contained within the current national standards and how each interrelates
- Discover how the standards can be implemented today
- Understand the road map for the next generation of BIM standards
Speakers
- Johnny FortuneJohnny Fortune is an experienced technology leader and subject matter expert in BIM and IT for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Owner/Operator (AECO) industry. Mr. Fortune has a long history in both design and construction with over 20 years of experience in CAD and BIM management. Throughout his career, he has successfully helped many professionals adopt various levels of design and construction technology; from hand drafting to CAD, to 3D CAD, to BIM and VDC. His vast experience includes developing BIM strategies, standards, training, workflows, and integration with external stakeholders. His educational background includes computer science, engineering technologies, construction management, instructional design and technology, and performance improvement. He has worked on several national committees, including the National BIM Council, the National BIM Program, the National BIM Standard, the National CAD Standards, and the USACE Industry BIM/CIM Consortium. He is a contributing author for several national standards documents including the USACE and VA BIM requirements and has presented at various technology conferences such as Autodesk University, AEC Next, BIMForum, GeoWeek, CURT, & COAA. Fortune also teaches BIM at a regional, comprehensive university for a construction management program. He possesses a lifelong commitment to leadership development; helping others grow professionally and personally; and impacting the industry on a corporate, national, and global scale. He enjoys utilizing technology for improving business and industry processes and focuses on building meaningful and lasting relationships. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the U.S. National BIM Program for the National Institute of Building Sciences, where he leads the activities of NIBS' National BIM Program and Council.
- CDCarrie DossickDr. Carrie Sturts Dossick is a Professor of Construction Management at the University of Washington, College of Built Environment. Dr. Dossick has over a decade of research and teaching experience primarily focused on emerging collaboration methods and technologies such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Building Information Modeling (BIM). She is an active member of the National Institute of Building Sciences, buildingSMART Alliance and the Academic Interoperability Coalition (AiC). Current research projects include the use of Virtual Reality, BIM workflows, standards and procedures, and industry Case Studies. She has received funding from the National Science Foundation, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Education, General Services Administration, Mechanical Contractors Association, Sound Transit, Skanska USA Building, Mortenson Company, Turner Construction, UW Royalty Research Fund, UW Capital Projects and Facilities services. http://cm.be.uw.edu/cerc/research-areas/ctop-lab/