GRUG 3 October 2010 opening presentation 20101003

2. Welcome To GRUG
• Meet with local Revit users to discuss and share the platform's use for BIM implementation.
Our group will cover Architecture, Structure and MEP
• Official Website - www.grug.org.uk
• GRUG on YouTube - GRevitUG
• GRUG on Linkedin - Main source of information, events and discussion
• GRUG on FaceBook - For information only – all users to register on Linkedin
• GRUG on Twitter - @glasgowrevit

3. Meet The Team
• Graham H Stewart
• Senior Structural Technician – Buro Happold
• Linkedin - http://uk.linkedin.com/in/grahamhstewart
• Twitter - @StewartGH1970
• Colin Hutton
• Architectural Technologist (BIM Consultant) – Mott Macdonald
• Linkedin
• http://uk.linkedin.com/in/colinhutton
• Allan Brown
• Senior Technician/BIM Coordinator – URS Scott Wilson
• Linkedin
• http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/allan-brown/a/448/832

4. Michael Boyd – WSP
• Senior Structural Technician, WSP Group. BIM lead for WSP’s offices in
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Stockton, Manchester and Leeds.
• Started off at BMJM moving to WSP in 2006 to work on the forth Valley
Acute Hospital in Larbet (Stirlingshire) spending three years on the project,
winning best structural design in the inaugural Revit Design Awards. Now
WSP’s lead technician and BIM Manager for the South Glasgow Hospitals
project, the largest health campus in Europe.

5. Meeting 3 – 14th October 2010
• 6.25pm 1st Presentation by Michael Boyd of WSP -
Based around the Forth Valley Acute Hospital and the New South Glasgow
Hospital. WSP’s Revit journey on FVA, discussing how things progressed,
collaboration with the design team, lessons learned and how they
approached the New South Glasgow Hospital differently.
• 6.45pm Q & A.

6. William Robertson – Crown House
• Currently CAD Manager for Crown House Technologies, the MEP arm
of Laing O’Rourke. 15 years in the position, in the time has been
instrumental in the development of CAD from its inception within the
company to its current position when 95% of all projects are
developed on a 3D platform within the AutoCAD packages.
• Prior to this William was with Babcock for 14 years working with both
Pipework and Nuclear business, based in Renfrew where William was
a Piping CAD Draftsman then section leader.
• William has been using various CAD packages since 1983 including
IBM’s mainframe CADAM system, CATIA through to various AutoCAD.
• Projects worked on include; Glasgow Airport Phase 2 – BAA
Framework, Hairmyres Hospital – M&E Services, Chunghwa Picture
Tubes – Mechanical Services, Hyundai, Dumfermline – Mechanical
Services, Arora Hotel T5, Heathrow and Air Traffic Control Centre,
Prestwick.

7. Meeting 3 – 14th October 2010
• 7.05pm 2nd Presentation by William Robertson of Crown House
• The Current Use of CADmep+ In The Revit Environment and Why
• 7.25pm Q & A.

8. Michael Boyd Project Scotland Article
• Michael has been feature in a Project Scotland (September 2010) article about the New
South Glasgow project. For scans of this project contact Michael direct.

9. Autodesk University 2010
• Are You Attending?
• Have you registered for AU Virtual?
http://au.autodesk.com

10. Events Of Interest
• Autodesk BIM Conference – London, October
2010.
• BSRIA (Building Services Research and
Information Association) – BIM 2010 2nd
November 2010 – The Barbican Centre, London.

11. Revit Gunslinger Event 17-21st January
2011 – Waltham MA, USA.
Graham Stewart and Allan Brown have been invited to a 4 day event at
Autodesk’s office in Waltham MA, USA to discuss Revit and it’s day to
day use.
We want your input!

12. Glasgow Revit User Group Xmas Night
Out
Friday 26th November 2010 – Venue
To Be Determined.

13. AUGI UK Attendance
We have Director of AUGI UK, Kelvin Donaldson
in the group tonight, and wish him a warm
welcome!

14. Edinburgh Revit User Group
Spread the word!

15. Tonight We Have!
Archial Group Plc Laing O’Rourke
Arups URS Scott Wilson
Austin-Smith: Lord LLP WSP Group
Buro Happold
Cadassist
Crown House Technologies
Excitech Ltd
Gilberts
Goodson Associates
University of Glasgow
Keppie Design

16. Lets Get Started!