We invite you to join us at Titanic Belfast on Wednesday 22nd January 2020 to celebrate the results of the BIMcert project, and the creation of our new online BIM training platform.

BIM is a modern digital technology supporting the sustainability targets of the construction sector, and with increased efficiencies being proven throughout all areas of the construction lifecycle, companies are increasingly valuing the benefits of BIM training and investment.

Register for our free to attend conference to find out more about BIMcert, and to hear from a range of experts in digital construction. Full Agenda below.

BIMcert - Digital Skills to Reduce the Energy Footprint in the Built Environment

Programme

08:30 - 09:00 Registration and Coffee

09:00 - 09:10 Opening and welcome:

Paul McCormack, BIMcert Programme Manager, Belfast Met

09:10 - 09:25 Belfast Met delivering the skills set powering the 4I revolution

Marie-Thérèse McGivern, Chief Executive, Belfast Metropolitan College

09:25 - 09:40 Why construction is embracing BIM

Martin Lennon, Managing Director, O'Hare McGovern

09:40 - 09:55 The Importance of the Energy Performance Buildings Directive

Gordon Sutherland, Head of Sector, EASME, European Commission

09:55 - 10:10 How SMEs can Overcome Resistance to the Implementation of BIM - through a BIM Strategy Roadmap

Sarah MacLoughlin, Kavanagh Tuite Architects Dublin

10:10 - 10:25 International Perspective - The importance of BIM in Macedonia

Vlatko Ivanov, CEO Civil Engineering Institute, Macedonia

10:25 - 10:40 BIM and the energy performance of buildings until 2030

Dr James Harty, Copenhagen School of Design and Technology

10:40 - 11:00 Morning coffee break

11:00 - 11:45 Parallel Break Out Session 1: Developing the skills for innovation in construction

11:00 Session 1.1: Developing a world class digital Construction Sector

Challenge: Souheil Soubra, Chair of EU BIM Task Group

BIMcert Solution: Barry Neilson, CEO, Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

11:00 Session 1.2: Digital Innovations Transforming the Construction Sector

Challenge: Elisabeth O'Brien, RDI, Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT)

BIMcert Solution: Dr Barry McAuley, Technological University Dublin (TUD)

11:45 - 12:30 Parallel Break Out Session 2: Digital Construction Opportunities

11:45 Session 2.1: Efficient systems of managing Construction Projects

Challenge: Cillian Kelly, BIM Leader for Ireland & Europe, John Sisk & Son Ltd

BIMcert solution: Andrew Hamilton, Course Director & Lecturer, Architectural Technology & Eduardo Rebelo, Lecturer Architectural Technology, Belfast Met

11:45 Session 2.2: Digital Competencies in the future of construction

Challenge: Paul Surin, IBM, Global Lead BIM & Built Environment

BIMcert Solution: Prof. António Aguiar Costa, IST, Lisbon University

12:30 - 13:15 Parallel Break Out Session 3: Managing Energy

12:30 Session 3.1: Energy efficiency in the building sector, the impact of making changes

Challenge: Ms Maja-Marija Nahod, Deputy Minister for Construction and Energy Efficiency, Croatia

BIMcert Solution: Dijana Likar, Institute for Research in Environment, Civil Engineering & Energy (IECE) Macedonia

12:30 Session 3.2: How BIM can aid the energy efficiency process for the European construction supply chain

Challenge: Prof. William Hynes, Managing Director, Future Analytics Consulting Dublin

BIMcert solution: Toni Borković, Energy Institute (EIHP), Croatia

13:15 - 14:15 Lunch

14:15 - 15:15 Panel Discussion - BIMalliance: The BIM Centre of Excellence

• Chair - Dr Barry McAuley & Dr Avril Behan, Technological University Dublin (TUD)

Panel:

• BIMcert – Dijana Likar, IECE Macedonia
• Net-UBIEP - Anna Moreno, ENEA, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
• BIMeet: Richard Hartless, BRE Academy UK
• BIMplement - Animation
• BIMzeED - Elisabeth O’Brien, RDI, Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT)
• Gervase Cunningham, Course Director Quantity Surveying, Ulster University

15:15 - 15:30 Afternoon Coffee break

15:30 – 16:30 Panel Discussion - What’s next for BIM in Construction?

• Chairs: Dr Sheryl Lynch & Mallika Singh, Future Analytics Consulting, Dublin

Panel:

• Gordon Sutherland - Head of Sector, EASME, European Commission
• Ms Maja-Marija Nahod - Deputy Minister for Construction and Energy Efficiency, Croatia
• Paul Surin, Associate Partner IBM GBS UKI Centre of Competence
• Vlatko Ivanov, CEO Civil Engineering Institute, Macedonia
• Dr James Harty, Copenhagen School of Design and Technology
• Cillian Kelly, BIM Leader for Ireland & Europe, John Sisk & Son Ltd

16:30 - 17:00 Closing