Live Webinar September 5th, 2013 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Construction CoP (REP #S019)

Most are now aware that Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the way of the future, but is it just another tool or is it something more?

Deke Smith (LinkedIn profile), Executive Director of the buildingSMART alliance and co-author of “Building Information Modeling: A Strategic Implementation Guide for Architects, Engineers, Constructors, and Real Estate Asset Managers” published by Wiley in 2009 believes that BIM can be the enabler to bring the Facilities industry into the Information Age.

But there is much work to be done to accomplish this.

We need to break down silos and truly get information to flow. The UK government believes there is 20% of non-value effort that can be eliminated from business processes, in the US we believe this number to be closer to 30%, but the productivity improvement will not happen without some basic building blocks in place.

The National Institute of Building Sciences is the home of the National BIM Standard-United Statesâ„¢ and it is currently undergoing content expansion to Version 3. Version 2 has already had a huge impact on the facilities industry. Participate in this webinar to find out where the industry is moving and how you can keep pace with the coming changes.

Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity.

Presenter: Deke Smith is the Executive Director for the buildingSMART allianceâ„¢ at the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). Deke was instrumental in the beginnings of the NIBS Construction Criteria Base, now the Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG). He initiated both the National CAD Standard and the National BIM Standard.

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