Digital Built Environment Conference 2024 - Are we there yet?

Mike Ford

The reality remains that despite making considerable progress, our journey is not yet finished - Are we there yet?

Enterprise 1 Building, University of the West of England

Digital Built Environment Conference 2024 Are we there yet?As we tread the path toward a more sustainable and accountable future for the construction industry, it is prudent to pause and reflect: Are we there yet?The reality remains that despite making considerable progress, our journey is not yet finished.Join us for a day of keynote talks and interactive workshops to uncover the transformative essence of BIM and discerning strategies to embrace its potential while adeptly addressing its challenges. We will also be joined by renowned experts nima and BuildingSmart, as well as other industry partners, to address the most pressing and innovative facets of BIM in today's built environment.Places are limited so register now to collaborate, learn and innovate alongside some of the most forward-thinking minds in the industry.

LocationThe event will be held at the University of the West of England's (UWE) Frenchay campus. In the Enterprise Park Building 1 (EP1). See image below. The whole building is being use for the event and you will be given further directions on arrival. Travel advice for gettin to UWE's Frenchay campus is available on their website <a href="https://www.uwe.ac.uk/life/campus-and-facilities/getting-to-and-from-uwe" title="https://www.uwe.ac.uk/life/campus-and-facilities/getting-to-and-from-uwe" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.uwe.ac.uk/life/campus-and-facilities/getting-to-and-from-uwe</a>

What to expectSee the agenda above for the full detailsThe day will be split into two parts, all delegates will be together in the morning session for keynote presenations. The keynote presenations will cover the themes that we will address in further depth during the afternoon workshop sessions. After the keynote preseantions we will break for lunch, which has been sponsored by Glider. The afternoon has 5 different workshop streams that delegates can chose between.

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Why Attend?<ul><li>Learn from leading academic and industry case studies</li><li>Gain insights to the development of business case for, and practical application of IM</li><li>Engage in collaborative workshops with industry peers</li><li>Learn about the latest developments in IM standards</li><li>See where the future of information management is leading us to</li><li>The role of IM standards with new and emerging technologies e.g. Artificial Intelligence (AI) &amp; Machine Learning (ML)</li></ul>

Agenda

An opportunity to network with the other delegates

Registration and Soft Opening

Presented by: Dr Matthew Jones (Dean and head of the School of Architecture & Environment - UWE & Dr. Elena Marco (Pro-Vice Chancellor ＆ Head of College - UWE)

Welcome and Introductions

We're happy to welcome Fiona Moore vice-chair of nima and technical lead for GIIG.  Fiona will give us all an update on nima and GIIG, what they have achieved to date and what's in the pipeline. 

Update from the Vice-Chair of nima

Navigating the ever-shifting 'there' and where 'there' will  be tomorrow.  Presented by John Adams (Head of Product, Glider Technology) and Lucas Cusack (Strategic Lead Asset Owners) 

Keynote Speaker - Are we there yet? 

Presented by: Ana Matic (Director of Digital Development at Scott Brownrigg)

Keynote Speaker - Smart Cities and Digital Twins

Building Smart - Specifying and delivering information to open standards, are we there yet? Presented by:  Emma Hooper (R&D Lead - BuildData Group Research Institute | Digital Construction Champion of the Year 2022)


Keynote Speaker

Lunch

This session will show how tools like dynamo in Revit can be used to enhance and accelerate your workflows.  Amy will also show some useful apps and plugins that will help you work smarter!


nimaSW Region - Session1¦Working smarter in design software using VisualCoding

This session will be great for those that want to find out more about what BIM Coordinators and Information Managers do.  We'll explain some of our processes, why they're valuable and give some tips and tricks for better model management. 

nimaSW Region Breakout room - Session 2¦Information Management & Coordination

nimaSW Region Breakout Room-session3 ¦Project Specific Computational Workflows

Immersive BIM-enabled VR Environments to Simulate Disaster Scenarios in Urban Areas by Dr Tiago Ferreira, Dr Karina Silverio and Dr Abhinesh Prabhakaran
Biomimetic Adaptive Design Strategies for Integrated Solar Envelopes by Sara Jalali


UWE Breakout room-Session1¦Virtual Reality (VR) and Biomimetics

"Application of Additive Manufacturing in Construction Projects" by Dr Alireza Moghayedi
"Digital Twins during the construction phase: Main features and application" by Dr Marianthi Leon and Tamima Alhassan


UWE Session 2¦Additive Manufacturing and Digital Twins

"Revolutionizing Concrete Construction: Reducing Embodied Carbon with AI" by Promise Nukah 
"Machine Learning & Whole Lifecycle Optimisation with BIM" by Dr Mark Ansah 


UWE Breakout Room - Session 3¦Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Sustainability 

How should we be using open standards to specify and deliver information

Building Smart Breakout room - Session 1¦How should we be using open standards

Building Smart - Session 2¦ How to practically specify and deliver information

Building Smart - Session 3¦ Panel session and audience questions.

How Information Management and IFCs are powering the Ministry of Justice’s Digital Twin Pathfinder programme

Glider Breakout room - Session1¦ How Information Management and IFCs ...

The challenges of powering a smart building using an Asset Information Model

Glider Breakout room - Session2¦The challenges of powering a smart building...

The challenges of Information Management in an evolving industry

Glider Breakout room - Session3¦The challenges of Information Management in...

Wrap-up and Closing

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