Keynote speakers
James
H. Garrett, Jr.,
Professor and Head, Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Carnegie
Mellon University, USA
A future challenge for informatics:
harnessing massive operational and
condition data to better manage the
infrastructure life-cycle
- The challenges for infrastructure
provision and management in the
developed world (2010-2030)
- The role of information technology
in addressing these
- The consequent challenges for IT
in terms of technology-advance and
areas of application
Alastair S Watson,
Institute for
Resilient Infrastructure, University
of Leeds, UK Digital
buildings: facing the challenges
- The challenges for the building
construction industry (2010-2030)
- The role of information product
and/or process models in addressing
these challenges
- The consequent challenges for IT
in terms of technology-advance and
areas of application
Industry plenary
lectures
Terry D Bennett,
AEC Solutions Division, Autodesk
Inc.
The future of design and
construction processes – what owners
will be looking for as they rebuild
failing infrastructure
In this
presentation, Autodesk Senior
Industry Manager for Civil
Engineering and Heavy Construction
Terry Bennett will provide a
forward looking vision
into what
the next 10 years will look like for
IT in civil engineering and heavy
construction industries
and outline the
future of design and construction
processes, its impact on
infrastructure projects, and what
owners will be looking for from
their consultants going forward as
they rebuild our failing
infrastructure and once again are
looked upon as master builders,
integrators and innovators of design
and construction approaches.
Leif
Granholm,
Senior Vice President, in the
Management Team, Tekla Ltd.
Towards interoperable open
digital building information models
The presentation will focus on
how building industry will transform
from document based processes to
process based on digital model based
information. Special focus will be
given on how this is implemented
openly, not causing a lock in to
proprietary technology, but instead
building on open interoperability
between systems from different
vendors. Benefits and opportunities
given by model based processes to
building industry will be analyzed.
A new concept for OpenBIM system and
information architecture that draws
on experiences and technologies
already in place in commercial
software is presented. Technologies
required for successful deployment
of model based information to
fabrication and sites will also be
presented, f.ex augmented reality.
The presentation will be topped with
some predictions on how and when
this will happen.
David
Throssell,
UK BIM Technical Manager at
Skanska UK
Design, delivery, and
maintenance - important issues with
using BIM
Skanska are now
established users of software to
animate how architecture, structure
and services will fit together on a
project plan. They are now finding
new uses for it, and it is clear
that they can demonstrate real
savings in cost and improve the
robustness of their timescales. The
presenter will draw on hands-on
experiences in recent construction
projects with using BIM technologies
and highlight important issues
especially those dealing with costs
versus benefits.
The presentation
will cover practical issues relating
to the technical uses of BIM in the
design, delivery, and maintenance of
buildings. The presentation will
start by defining what is BIM and
what is the Skanska definition of
BIM. It will then tackle the subject
within the contexts of design,
delivery and maintenance of
buildings.
Industrial lectures will address
the following areas:
- Successful case studies in
using novel IT solutions for
construction issues/projects
- An industrial view of what
information technology support
is needed to improve the
construction projects design,
delivery and maintenance
- A forward looking vision for
the next 10 years of what the IT
in construction industry is
planning to support
- What will the future hold?
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