Rob Roef, buildingSMART Benelux and International Building Domain co-chair, chats to Richard Kelly as they cycle around the fascinating city of Rotterdam. They analyse the architecture and discuss the improvements that openBIM is delivering for the industry, as well as discussing Rob’s civil engineering career and the importance of Polder governance in the Netherlands. Here is a map for anyone who wants to recreate their tour. Groothandelsgebouwen, Calypso, Sonneveld House, Depot Bojimans...

Hear from CSO, Havard Bell from Catenda, a Norwegian-based, multinational software provider with a very clear outlook; that is, to be open and to instil the value of openness throughout its business and through its many customers around the world.  Learn more about Catenda here: https://catenda.com/ To find out more about the upcoming Summit, visit: https://hopin.com/events/bsslillestrom23/registration

David Ivey is a Senior Associate with HOK and also the co-Chair of buildingSMART International’s Building Domain. In this conversation, we discuss the progressive digitisation of the building industry, the pains of owning and operating, plus whole life value analysis challenges. We also take a brief foray into AI and cosmology.

Arisca Droog discusses her roles at Schiphol Airport and the buildingSMART International Airport Domain. We cover the benefits of digital transformation for the whole life asset management of the airport estate, elephants, and the importance of a fitness regime.

Tristan McDonnell served for many years on the buildingSMART International Infrastructure Room. We discuss this as well as his responsibilities being a Director at ARUP. We recall the experiences developing openBIM standards for infrastructure and the positive impact that IFC 4.3 is going to have on the industry. We also cover the importance of aligning to the bSI Strategic plan and the role this community has with industry thought leadership. And Tristan shares his experiences of selecting,...

Alex Plenty has recently been elected to the buildingSMART International Building Domain Steering Committee. He discusses how openBIM standards are needed to improve buildings and infrastructure from the perspective of a new generation of digitally enabled industry leaders. We cover the responsibilities of tackling carbon reduction through better ways of working enabled by digital data sharing and the challenges of making decisions about how to maintain our elderly homes. He’s looking forward...

Marc Goldman of Esri discusses his election to the buildingSMART International Infrastructure Domain Steering Committee, how BIM and GIS standards are going to reshape the future of the building and infrastructure industry, the emergence of digital twins and their real-world benefits, plus some insights into his personal life. Marc is Director of AEC Industry Solutions at Esri. https://www.bpcmag.com/case-studies/marc-goldman-esri/ 

Hear from Remi Dornier, Vice President, Architecture, Engineering & Construction at Dassault Systèmes about their current approach to sustainability, the need for digital technologies, the need for productization to support this, and how other areas of Dassault help to support the adoption for the AEC industry.  Learn more at: https://www.3ds.com/ Other related links: White Paper productization effects. https://ifwe.3ds.com/media/the-productization-effect  Bouygues Construction...

Patrick shares his memories from his HOK days, whilst paying tribute to Richard Petrie, the late CEO of bSI. He also talks about the topic of sustainability, his book, and his new Podcast series with Gābl Media. You can find information about BUILD SMART here: https://gablmedia.com/show/buildsmart/ Episode one of BUILD SMART: https://gablmedia.com/notes/01-introduction-big-problems-bold-solutions/

Tiina’s career in civil engineering includes the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and is now an InfraBIM specialist with Ramboll. She is also the chair of buildingSMART International’s Infrastructure program. Hear Tiina recount her experiences of delivering digital transformation in the construction industry and explore the benefits of data sharing on complex projects, limitations still to be overcome, and a future with digital twins.

Hear from Richard Petrie as he reflects on 2021 and what his aims and aspirations are for 2022.

Hear from Karin Anderson, Christophe Castaing, Christian Erismann, Thomas Liebich, and Jim Plume about the progress for the IFC 4.3 project. This major extension to the IFC schema includes multiple infrastructure domains, such as Rail, Road, Ports, and Waterways, and Bridges. Find out how the project came about, what were the motivations, and where the project is headed. For more information about the project, you can view this video from the virtual summit: https://vimeo.com/641827238 For...

Hear from Lars Fredenlund, Co Founder and CEO, Cobuilder about the need for the industry to adopt industry standards, the benefit of product data templates and how he is aiming to drive the right change for a more sustainable and productive future. For more information, visit www.cobuilder.com

Listen to Karin Anderson as we explore her career in civil engineering, the adoption of digital ways of working on large capital infrastructure projects and the important role client organizations need to play in driving transformation.

Hear from Veljko Janjic, CEO and Co-founder of Bexel Consulting about his journey and motivations for openBIM. Veljko shares the story of Bexel, his focus on customers and user-driven innovations as well as the role of openBIM for the industry. You can learn more about BEXEL Manager https://bexelmanager.com and  Bexel Consulting https://bexelconsulting.com here.

This episode is hosted by Richard Petrie, CEO of buildingSMART International. Richard talks with Mr Sun Ziyu, Vice President of CCCC, about their involvement as Strategic members of buildingSMART International and his future visions for openBIM and open standards. Hear about the importance of data interoperability in China today, as well as CCCC's use of open standards, including in the Ports and Waterways project and their recent Award-winning project "Panama Canal 4th Bridge" in the...

Hear from Mark Enzer, Director for the Centre for Digital Built Britain, which is a UK government-funded body established in partnership with the University of Cambridge in 2017, to support the transformation of the UK built asset industry. Learn more about the work done at the CDBB here: https://www.cdbb.cam.ac.uk/ Read about some of the latest blogs here: https://www.cdbb.cam.ac.uk/blog

Hear from Rahul Kejriwal, Head of Bricsys NV about his journey and how Bricsys is expanding around the globe. Find out how important IFC is to Bricsys and the varying applications developed by a strong developer team. Learn more about Bricsys here: https://www.bricsys.com/en-intl

Hear from Huw Roberts, CEO of Graphisoft about his career starting as an architect and moving into software. Find out what gets him inspired, what he does for his spare time, and something unique about every launch of Archicad! Learn more here: www.graphisoft.com

Hear from Keith Bentley, CTO, Bentley Systems about his journey from founder to current CTO and his vision for the concept of digital twins. Find out what motivated him to push for open source and openness through the company and learn about what's in store for the future. Keith also shares some wise words for buildingSMART and the importance of standardization.  Learn more about Bentley's Twin initiative: https://www.bentley.com/en/products/product-line/digital-twins/itwin Find out about...

Viktor Várkonyi shares many insights into the concept of openBIM, digital twins, and building lifecycle management. Viktor shares his motivations and passions for helping customers achieve more through the use of brands from the Nemetschek Group and how the time spent at Graphisoft was a great time in his life.  As a big supporter of buildingSMART, find out how he believes we are well placed to achieve a lot for the industry.  Nemetschek Group:...

Hear from Tarmo Savolainen, Chief Specialist, InfraBIM at FTIA about what their strategic vision is for the future, how they approach the subject of asset management and what frameworks are in place today. LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarmosavolainen/ Twitter URL:  https://twitter.com/TTS1975 And here is the link for the thesis of Heidi Kotiranta (LUT home page): https://lutpub.lut.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/159743/ProGradu_Kotiranta_Heidi.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y...

Hear from Andrew Anagnost, CEO, Autodesk, and Amy Bunszel, EVP, Design Solutions about how Autodesk was an original founding partner of buildingSMART in 1994 and how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape for software firms and their customers. Learn about some of their latest acquisitions and the plans for further development. Find out their definition for digital twins and much more! Links to points discussed: Autodesk University Keynote referenced:...